Thursday 7th August 2003
Gardner Douglas T70
Lola replica is one of the fastest cars on the road today
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mungo
Original Poster
18,929 posts
110 months
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 I WANT ONE!!!!!!
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chief-0369
1,195 posts
79 months
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could be a worthy opponent of the ultima.
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PetrolTed
32,917 posts
130 months
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It recently went head to head with the Tuscan and Noble around Rockingham for a magazine test. It acquitted itself rather well apparently, although to be fair they're not quite the same breed of car.
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Mark B
1,221 posts
92 months
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Absolutely fantastic, great looks and if the quality is the same as the Cobras GD produce, it'll be awesome.
I defo fancy one for cruising past Inianapolis at LM 2004.......dream on..
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peetbee
848 posts
82 months
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I've always liked the Lola T70, but I'd prefer a replica of the enclosed version though, it would definately make a nice change to a GT40 replica (although I'd like one of those too!) 
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grahambell
2,695 posts
102 months
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chief-0369 said:| could be a worthy opponent of the ultima. |
While there I had a chat with one of the GD team who previously worked for Ultima and has a lot of experience driving both, and he reckons T70 is the better car.
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Stig
7,937 posts
111 months
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grahambell said:
chief-0369 said:| could be a worthy opponent of the ultima. |
While there I had a chat with one of the GD team who previously worked for Ultima and has a lot of experience driving both, and he reckons T70 is the better car. |
Well, he would say that wouldn't he! 
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aww999
768 posts
88 months
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The T70 is certainly MUCH better looking! I love the Ultima, but next to this graceful, simple, gorgeous creature, it looks like an overblown caricature.
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Stig
7,937 posts
111 months
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aww999 said:| The T70 is certainly MUCH better looking! I love the Ultima, but next to this graceful, simple, gorgeous creature, it looks like an overblown caricature. |
In your opinion that is. Personally, whilst the GD T70 isn't in the Census league, it's no supermodel compared to the Ultima. Look at the sales figures if you're not convinced
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grahambell
2,695 posts
102 months
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Stig said:
aww999 said:| The T70 is certainly MUCH better looking! I love the Ultima, but next to this graceful, simple, gorgeous creature, it looks like an overblown caricature. |
In your opinion that is. Personally, whilst the GD T70 isn't in the Census league, it's no supermodel compared to the Ultima.
Look at the sales figures if you're not convinced |
Wouldn't be a little bit biased there would you Stig?  Hardly surprising that Ultima have sold more considering how many years they've been going and all the publicity they get. Both great cars, but now people have more choice.
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Stig
7,937 posts
111 months
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Of course I'm biased! If I had a T70 I'd be biased the other way. My point was, horses for courses. Besides, what do you do in the T70 when it rains?
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aww999
768 posts
88 months
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I didn't expect you to agree with that one Stig It has much cleaner lines than the Ultima, I prefer that to the (relatively) in-yer-face styling of your car; I guess you must be the extrovert type I would love to see the two of em on the track together though!
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chief-0369
1,195 posts
79 months
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Stig said:
Besides, what do you do in the T70 when it rains? |
change into some waterproofs
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peetbee
848 posts
82 months
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Stig said:
Besides, what do you do in the T70 when it rains? |
Same as you would in the Ultima Can Am?
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Stig
7,937 posts
111 months
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peetbee
848 posts
82 months
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Stig said:
Does the T70 have a soft-top available then? |
erm, apparently not!  in my defence I did post earlier that I'd like an enclosed version
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dannylt
1,899 posts
111 months
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Fastest road legal car on the track? Pa! No chance against a Radical!
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PetrolTed
32,917 posts
130 months
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Get back in your cage LT 
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grahambell
2,695 posts
102 months
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Stig said:| Does the T70 have a soft-top available then? |
Yeah - it's called an umbrella. 
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ultimaandy
1,225 posts
91 months
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dannylt said:| Fastest road legal car on the track? Pa! No chance against a Radical! |
And yet stangelly both me and the T70 were quicker to 100mph than the radical on track...... Seriously, whilst I know the Ultima handles extremelly I have no disillusions of it handling as well as a Radical..... however that GD car is has an extremelly well sorted chassis (I've been in it) and I don't think it would be shamed by a radical. So as a track car I would favour the Lola (plus you can't build a radical yourself!). As a road car I think the Ultima beats them both of cause
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