Piper GTR

[fuoriserie]

I love this flamboyant late 60's racing car design.....
http://www.piperracingcars.co.uk/index.html

Is the windshield that of the Lola T70?, does anybody know the dimensions ? how wide and tall ?
Thanks for your help guys...

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 1st April 14:58

[fuoriserie]

a few images.......

[joelee]

The windscreen may be from T-70 also Ferrari P4,
I have a Windcreen form NFauto ferrari P4,what dimension you want to know?

[Chris71]

I recognise those pics!

I prefer the graduated version though:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/2365440029_a50...

Article may be of interest: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/?shownews=108

It's not strictly a kit car at present, but it's a great piece of kit (excuse the pun). The only real issue I can see is that anyone who's even vaguely tall would have issues getting in with a helmet on.

edit: PS Italo - it's 34 inches tall. I can't remember the width, but I think the specs are on the Piper website.

Edited by Chris71 on Tuesday 1st April 15:38

[fuoriserie]

joelee said:

The windscreen may be from T-70 also Ferrari P4,
I have a Windcreen form NFauto ferrari P4,what dimension you want to know?

Hi Joelee, just for personal info, I needed to know how wide was the windscreen ?, 1.40m. ? more or less?

Is it the same as the P4 replica?
Thanks for the info

Italo

[fuoriserie]

Chris71 said:

I recognise those pics!

I prefer the graduated version though:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/2365440029_a50...

Article may be of interest: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/?shownews=108

It's not strictly a kit car at present, but it's a great piece of kit (excuse the pun). The only real issue I can see is that anyone who's even vaguely tall would have issues getting in with a helmet on.

edit: PS Italo - it's 34 inches tall. I can't remember the width, but I think the specs are on the Piper website.

Edited by Chris71 on Tuesday 1st April 15:38

Hi Chris, are those your pics?, I like them...... 34 in. tall is very low indeed, and I thought the Gt40 was low.....and the new one is 44in.

I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 1st April 15:50

[Chris71]

fuoriserie said:

Chris71 said:

I recognise those pics!

I prefer the graduated version though:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/2365440029_a50...

Article may be of interest: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/?shownews=108

It's not strictly a kit car at present, but it's a great piece of kit (excuse the pun). The only real issue I can see is that anyone who's even vaguely tall would have issues getting in with a helmet on.

edit: PS Italo - it's 34 inches tall. I can't remember the width, but I think the specs are on the Piper website.

Edited by Chris71 on Tuesday 1st April 15:38

Hi Chris, are those your pics?, I like them...... 34 in. tall is very low indeed, and I thought the Gt40 was low.....and the new one is 44in.

I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 1st April 15:50

The bottom two are, as are some of the shots in the gallery.

I'm pretty sure the figure was 34 - I seem to remember that it was half a foot shorter than a GT40. I'm 5'10ish and my headroom would have been pretty marginal with a lid on. The other slight issue was the fact those gorgeous front wings are actually higher than your eyeline, so forward visibility is a little compromised. Rearward visibility is pretty much non-existent, but it's a 1969 Le Mans racer essentially, practicality isn't really a huge issue!

The guy who runs the company - Tony Claydon is a very pleasant chap and he used to race an original GTR privately, IIRC he was also one of their works drivers with their road car, the P1.

[joelee]

fuoriserie said:

joelee said:

The windscreen may be from T-70 also Ferrari P4,
I have a Windcreen form NFauto ferrari P4,what dimension you want to know?

Hi Joelee, just for personal info, I needed to know how wide was the windscreen ?, 1.40m. ? more or less?

Is it the same as the P4 replica?
Thanks for the info

Italo

I just measured my glass,showed 122cm wide,the one is from P4 replica.

[fuoriserie]

joelee said:

fuoriserie said:

joelee said:

The windscreen may be from T-70 also Ferrari P4,
I have a Windcreen form NFauto ferrari P4,what dimension you want to know?

Hi Joelee, just for personal info, I needed to know how wide was the windscreen ?, 1.40m. ? more or less?

Is it the same as the P4 replica?
Thanks for the info

Italo

I just measured my glass,showed 122cm wide,the one is from P4 replica.

Thank you for measuring it for me.

cheers
Italo

[fuoriserie]

Chris71 said:

fuoriserie said:

Chris71 said:

I recognise those pics!

I prefer the graduated version though:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/2365440029_a50...

Article may be of interest: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/?shownews=108

It's not strictly a kit car at present, but it's a great piece of kit (excuse the pun). The only real issue I can see is that anyone who's even vaguely tall would have issues getting in with a helmet on.

edit: PS Italo - it's 34 inches tall. I can't remember the width, but I think the specs are on the Piper website.

Edited by Chris71 on Tuesday 1st April 15:38

Hi Chris, are those your pics?, I like them...... 34 in. tall is very low indeed, and I thought the Gt40 was low.....and the new one is 44in.

I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Tuesday 1st April 15:50

The bottom two are, as are some of the shots in the gallery.

I'm pretty sure the figure was 34 - I seem to remember that it was half a foot shorter than a GT40. I'm 5'10ish and my headroom would have been pretty marginal with a lid on. The other slight issue was the fact those gorgeous front wings are actually higher than your eyeline, so forward visibility is a little compromised. Rearward visibility is pretty much non-existent, but it's a 1969 Le Mans racer essentially, practicality isn't really a huge issue!

The guy who runs the company - Tony Claydon is a very pleasant chap and he used to race an original GTR privately, IIRC he was also one of their works drivers with their road car, the P1.

Chris, i'm sure you're right on the 34in. figure, and thanks for the background info on th car and its creator.

cheers
Italo

[Joe T]

Tony Claydon is a nice guy met him a few times.
The Lola screen is different from the Piper one as we had the opportunity last year to compare the 2 bodies on a similar chassis.

The Piper is a really nice looking car in the flesh.

[fuoriserie]

Joe T said:

Tony Claydon is a nice guy met him a few times.
The Lola screen is different from the Piper one as we had the opportunity last year to compare the 2 bodies on a similar chassis.

The Piper is a really nice looking car in the flesh.

Hi Joe,
thanks for the info....do you know if the the Piper screen is custom made or readily available? I like the shape very much, and would like to use it someday...

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Wednesday 2nd April 08:28

[FlossyThePig]

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

[fuoriserie]

FlossyThePig said:

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

True.......a great design, but you had to get in through the sliding roof.......

[joelee]

fuoriserie said:

Joe T said:

Tony Claydon is a nice guy met him a few times.
The Lola screen is different from the Piper one as we had the opportunity last year to compare the 2 bodies on a similar chassis.

The Piper is a really nice looking car in the flesh.

Hi Joe,
thanks for the info....do you know if the the Piper screen is custom made or readily available? I like the shape very much, and would like to use it someday...

Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Wednesday 2nd April 08:28

Sorry Italo,
I have no info about that, but from the side view of the Piper, seems not from P4,

[Chris71]

fuoriserie said:

FlossyThePig said:

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

True.......a great design, but you had to get in through the sliding roof.......

Entry into the Piper would be more or less impossible without the gullwing doors. As it is, the only challenge is finding a way to keep the door open whilst you get in.

[fuoriserie]

Chris71 said:

fuoriserie said:

FlossyThePig said:

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

True.......a great design, but you had to get in through the sliding roof.......

Entry into the Piper would be more or less impossible without the gullwing doors.

True...but I like it, because it's a very unique design.....

Edited by fuoriserie on Wednesday 2nd April 12:01

[Chris71]

fuoriserie said:

Chris71 said:

fuoriserie said:

FlossyThePig said:

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

True.......a great design, but you had to get in through the sliding roof.......

Entry into the Piper would be more or less impossible without the gullwing doors.

True...but I like it, because it's a very unique design.....

Edited by fuoriserie on Wednesday 2nd April 12:01

God yeah - not a criticism, merely an observation - the gullwing doors make maximum use of the space, which is fortunate.

The basic shape not surprisingly conforms pretty closely to the aerodynamic knowledge and packaging philosophies held in 1969, but in the flesh you realise that Piper did so in miniature!

[fuoriserie]

Chris71 said:

fuoriserie said:

Chris71 said:

fuoriserie said:

FlossyThePig said:

fuoriserie said:

[I believe 44in. is the lowest you can go, for a minimum of confort.......
Italo

Slightly OT but the Adams Probe 15 was 29" high.

True.......a great design, but you had to get in through the sliding roof.......

Entry into the Piper would be more or less impossible without the gullwing doors.

True...but I like it, because it's a very unique design.....

Edited by fuoriserie on Wednesday 2nd April 12:01

God yeah - not a criticism, merely an observation - the gullwing doors make maximum use of the space, which is fortunate.

The basic shape not surprisingly conforms pretty closely to the aerodynamic knowledge and packaging philosophies held in 1969, but in the flesh you realise that Piper did so in miniature!

Chris, I totally agree with you...