{"id":96172,"date":"2022-04-11T14:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/spectre-r42\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:59:49","slug":"spectre-r42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/spectre-r42\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectre R42"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What would a modern interpretation of the Ford GT40 look like? This was the question facing British engineer Ray Christopher at the end of the 1980s. At that time, Ford had no plans for a new edition. The GT wasn’t available until 2005, and the current model with a turbocharged engine didn’t debut before 2017. Since a direct collaboration with the Ford Group didn’t seem possible, he only took the racing car as an indirect model. He knew the exact design very well, as he produced faithful replicas with his company GT Development. His new project was given the same wheelbase and a similar chassis construction. However, aluminium honeycomb components were used for the monocoque, while steel was used for the subframes and the integrated rollbar. Ray Christopher wanted to compete at Le Mans with this new sports car, which is why some road cars had to be built for homologation in the GT class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42 inches high<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Ford GT40 got its model name from the GT category and its target height of 40 inches (101.6 centimeters). Ford narrowly failed to achieve this figure, but the name remained. Ray Christopher took the first letter of his first name and the height of his first prototype for the R42 designation. In the design, he incorporated elements of various other sports cars. Thus, car fans see details of the Ferrari Testarossa and 288 GTO, the Jaguar XJR-15 or even the Lamborghini Countach in the R42. At the end of 1992, work began on a wind tunnel model and a first road-ready prototype. He presented the R42 to the public at the London Motor Show in October 1993, but the high development costs had eaten up all financial reserves of GT Development. The company went bankrupt and in March 1995 sold the production plans for the R42 to Spectre Motors Inc. of the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n

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