vanepico
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| posted on 1/8/12 at 07:33 PM |
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Gardner Douglas?
Hi everyone 
So I bought the Complete Kitcar magazine a few days ago and it has been brightening up my lunch and tea breaks at work.
My boss inquired as to the ownership of the magazine and I said it was mine. He then told me that he used to make custom kit cars for people before
working here. He had a look at my magazine and flicked through it then pointed at an advert for Gardner Douglas and a picture of the GDT70 and said
"that's one ours". He said he could show me a photo album of him crafting the bucks from ply wood.
I just thought this was an amazing coincidence that my magazine had this in it and that it might be an interesting story for everyone
Pete
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perksy
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| posted on 1/8/12 at 08:37 PM |
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Had a day at gardner douglas a few years back and have to say i was really impressed by the cars and the friendly staff
Mind you a trip out in a supercharged small block chevy engined version did't hurt either  
[Edited on 1/8/12 by perksy]
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bi22le
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| posted on 1/8/12 at 09:02 PM |
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I love the GDT70 (Lola look alike?). Nice to know its a good company and nice people, I was worried this was "have gone bust \ stole my
money" post.
Has anyone else seen the bonkers 7min 'ring lap in a GDT70?
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 1/8/12 at 09:22 PM |
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I had a similar experience where I was in the same meeting as a guy who claimed he was co owner of the company
Shawspeed
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Build Photo Album
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vanepico
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| posted on 1/8/12 at 10:46 PM |
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There is no way in hell I'd pay £40,000+ for a car!
Unless it was an F40!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 11:40 AM |
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My understanding is that the GD T70 moulds started out being cast from a Lola Heritage project done some years ago. They (lola heritage) built 3 cars.
I didn't think GD built a pattern but Im happy to be wrong.
Fred W B
[Edited on 2/8/12 by Fred W B]
[Edited on 2/8/12 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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vanepico
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 06:38 PM |
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Little update, I spoke to him again and he had his own business making kitcars for people and he was the one who made the moulds for Heritage
Engineering, who made them for 5 years, then sold the rights to Gardner Douglas
Apparently he also made loads of beach buggys for places in the Mediterranean.
Pete
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