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Old 03-06-2010, 07:25 PM   #1
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Hi all.

There seems to be a few Ford fans here, so thought I'd sign up and share some photos.

I had the pleasure of helping prepare Iain Pretty's GT40 at Eastern Creek last weekend for the Sports Car Carnival (driven by Iain and John Bowe). And since I'm a photographer amongst other things... there was a bit of overlap in duties.

You can check out the full album for the GT40 and team here: http://www.flamestone.com/gallery/au...-eastern-creek

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Old 03-06-2010, 07:52 PM   #2
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Welcome and thanks for sharing, very nice.
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Old 03-06-2010, 07:56 PM   #3
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nice - needs bigger brakes :P
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Thanks for sharing. That car is HAWT!
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:03 PM   #5
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great pics........... welcome onboard.
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:29 PM   #6
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Wow thats gorgeous...love the wheels it has on it, i want some similar looking ones for the falcon...speedy cheetahs perhaps. Great photos
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Old 03-06-2010, 09:33 PM   #7
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Nice work ... also would be interested in seeing your other photography work as well ... there's a dedicate photography section within the Ford forums as well.
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nice - needs bigger brakes :P
Sssshhhh... don't mention the brakes. They're from Porsche instead of Ford. ;)
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Thanks everyone. Glad you like.

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also would be interested in seeing your other photography work as well ... there's a dedicate photography section within the Ford forums as well.
Will do. I'll dig out some of my favourites when I find the right place here.

But you guys have some serious content around here, so that might take me a while!
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Post them any where I don't care .. Lol...
One thing wrong with that car ...




It's not in my garage....
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You owe me a new keyboard. The drool just shorted mine.
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The new GT's are one of the few cases where I actually like the modern version more than the original......just.
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The second pic is already printed and put in frame in our lounge room...
VERY nice shot..
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Very nice.
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aursome pictures mate, thanks for sharing!

2nd pic is epic.
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great photos.. is there anything John Bowe doesn't drive!
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great photos.. is there anything John Bowe doesn't drive!
No!
I was at a JB drive day in my el xr8. He fanged everything brought along for the day, including a race-prepped r32 gtr, my chooka, and a 1.6 fwd laser!
And he never had a bad word to say about any.
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It's not in my garage....
I say that about almost everything I shoot. Almost.
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You owe me a new keyboard. The drool just shorted mine.
Sorry mate. Blame the website for not allowing me to flag the thread as "not safe without a bib". ;)

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The new GT's are one of the few cases where I actually like the modern version more than the original......just.
So long as you're not including the new-ish Ford GT. They're rubbish compared to this Roaring Forties replica.

This one's been built and race prepared by Corse Motorsport for the sole purpose of being raced. The engineering is fantastic.
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:34 AM   #21
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flamestone great pics there's never any doubting on this forum how hot GT40's are thanks !

Just noticing with the 1st pic rotor gold colour and caliper then on the track in the 2nd pic caliper red no gold colour anywhere ?
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Just noticing with the 1st pic rotor gold colour and caliper then on the track in the 2nd pic caliper red no gold colour anywhere ?
It's a photographer's secret trick of the light (at sunset). I could tell you all about it, but then I'd have to kill you. ;)
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The second pic is already printed and put in frame in our lounge room...
VERY nice shot..
I'm flattered.

But probably looks a little dodgy coming from such a small version of the pic.

I can do full colour high quality canvas wall hangings if anyone is interested.

I may even be able to arrange for JB to do signed copies... Not promising anything, but if there's enough interest I'll ask him.
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Love your photography work. Very professional.
The GT40's amazing to!
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My dream car right there...thanks for sharing and welcome.

Those brakes would just about detatch your retinas I reckon.
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Brilliant - thanks for sharing. My favourite car of all time! One day perhaps!!!

I have had my eye on the blue one on carsales for months now - only problem is the number of '000's in the price.
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I had one to play with for a few days last year. Still have the 315/40s I destroyed up in the shed, lol. Couldn't get grip in any of the first three gears, even in fourth if the road was not perfect it could break away. It is certainly all animal. Looks hot too, but to drive it has nothing on a Porsche.
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Hi all.

There seems to be a few Ford fans here, so thought I'd sign up and share some photos.

I had the pleasure of helping prepare Iain Pretty's GT40 at Eastern Creek last weekend for the Sports Car Carnival (driven by Iain and John Bowe). And since I'm a photographer amongst other things... there was a bit of overlap in duties.

You can check out the full album for the GT40 and team here: http://www.flamestone.com/gallery/au...-eastern-creek

Enjoy.
G’day Shane,
Thanks for posting these fantastic pics. I’ve been following the build of this car from when it was a bare chassis and it’s a awesome bit of gear.

Seeing this thing run when JB sticks the boot into it is an experience that isn’t easily forgotten.

Here’s a few pics of it that I’ve taken showing it in some detail. There’s also a few more pics of it in this thread.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11278858

Cheers.










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