Jim's Hand Built Ford GT40 - Born This Way Modifiers Ep. 1
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2016
- The shape, the brutality, the 1960s race car. Meet Jim Cowden and his Ford GT40 replica, the car built by unlimited passion and 15,000 hours.
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Jim, that had to be the finest example I've ever seen. There's more heart in that car than any other GT.
For a replica, it sounds good, but does not sound just like the track race car.
Dont forget Ken Miles with his love for the car
Aesthetically this is the best I've seen out of all the GTs. Amazing!
Love the almost rat rod look to it, probably the coolest most badass version of the GT40 I have seen.
Huh?
the sound is intoxicating, the body work is really incredible. Aluminium !! Amazing work Jim. A beautiful car, and you drive the nuts off it too!!! AWSOME!!
That exhaust note will be my first born son's lullaby
that shot at 7:41 when its behind the falcon, realy makes you realise how low they are
Incredible craftsmanship sir. Beautiful.
Brilliant car, if you are going to hand build a car may aswell build the best
7:54 "They weren't perfect ya know....I see little imperfections..." 8:28 "It turned out perfect". 😁
Perfectly imperfect.
@@EdgarVE7 😆
I am glad it wasn't painted, it looks awesome!
must be stainless steel?
@@nikolabakich9709 aluminum
I agree the crew have done an awesome job. Thanks guys it was a great day.
_Jim, l too was an Architect from 19 to 24!_
Then in '85, got the break of a Lifetime when David Jones introduced me to Lindsay Fox....for 12 months l restored and Presented to Concours standard 4 different marques ( 4 outright highest points )
Porsche 356, Rolls Royce, Mercedes and VW......
Bryan Tanti moved into the space after l decided to pursue new challenges!
My meeting with Brian at Hawthorn Rd Caulfield years after l departed, left me with some understanding of the mind of an Artist! You and Brian share many traits, and that makes both you guys AMA2!NG in your own sweet ways!!
Thanks
I love seeing people in their element of their passion and especially speaking of it... There is something extra specially about a person of the trades being able to create something from nothing though... Kudos and hats off! This is a sublime effort and mammoth undertaking. The will power to see it through speaks volumes.
Allen Millyard videos.
This guy is my hero. What a stud.
That tone is mesmerizing
The metal work S superb. Carroll Shelby would be proud.
Yep :-)
Imagine the pride one would feel driving a creation like that. Pheewww!!!
I've passed this car a couple of times while driving on the Old Pac Hwy. It is good that he didn't paint it and left it in raw aluminium - makes it unique and really stand out from the other GT40 replicas.
This is a movie worthy monster! Beautiful , organic, amazing.
This Guy work and skills is so under rated .......pure talent .
Simply fabulous work Jim... You're a true master craftsman! Oh and that spin-out on the video - like I used to tell my students back when I was still instructing "Sometimes you don't know just where 10 tenths is until you've been to 11 tenths"... Glad that the momentum of the car bled off through the gravel trap and assume that there was no contact with the tire wall..
Well done video guys! You really captured the story and passion behind this car. I'm an old school DIY modifier myself and love seeing these kinds of stories. Most people just don't believe the kind of passion it takes to build a car of this calibre. Serious respect for the owner.
I've seen the car many times around Sydney events and Nulon Nationals. Thanks so much for giving us the story behind it.
I have to have one of these... I just have to have one. I'm obsessed with them.
Mine will lean a little more into the restomod category, with a modern drive train and brakes etc. Because I plan to use it all the time, it'll be a road car.
I'll probably order a CAV GT+ and have most of it built at the factory for me. I have some skills, but nothing like this guy.
That's the best sounding GT 40 I have ever heard.
Every single GT 40 is a masterpiece and this one is not the exception.
Amazing build. I luv this !!!!
Grants on thew video Jim truly gives perspective on your efforts and passion. That crossover exhaust on a V8 can't be beaten. WOW.
For the love of cars we give up so much..such is life..
Im impressed by this build on many levels..
Like the man said, "It turned out perfect." What an accomplishment.
Absolutely amazing
A beautiful exotic one a kind car built with pure passion and thrilling excitement good job jim and a beautiful sound!
Great feature guys! Captured the story really well.
Passion+obsession+genius+skill gets you a GT40. I have a Toyota. 😣
Gave me goosebumps in first couple minutes thank you
Gorgeous machine!!
Brilliantly beautiful
I remember having an HO slot car (Aurora) GT40 -- it was one of my favorites.
Absolutely incredible. Genius Work!!! Bravo!!!
Beautiful work one of my favorite cars ever
Awesome car, well done! Love it!
Nice job and good to know you take it out and drive it as it should 👍💪
Great job making this movie, greater job building that car😍
Nice craftsmanship, sounds great too.
What can you say?...Just a work of art.
What a sweet sounding motor... Amazing effort.
Thanks for sharing, SUBSCRIBED, LIKED, and DING!!!
That sound is incredible….
THANK YOU FOR SHARING LOVE YOUR GREAT WORKS, YOU ARE TOTALLY ONE OF A KIND GUY LOVE ALL YOUR WORKS HOW YOU DID EVER THING FROM SCRATCH YOUR AN EXCELLENT TRUE MENTOR THANK YOU FOR SHARING I LOVE ALL OF IT. PLEASE CONTINUE WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO.
Love the sound!
Great work! A testament to your skill
Fantastic build!!!
awesome piece of work
Great job mate.
Beautiful build congratulations
Great Jim your artistic skills in building the car in Alloy
There was a guy in NZ had built two cars in alloy,
I like it✅
Damn!! Did you make this video?? Not talking about the content(which is epic already) but the video itself has been put together nicely!
LOVED seeing it spinning off. That's how you know it's being driven exactly the way it was intended. Such an amazing machine. It's almost insulting to call it a rep - it's actually an improvement on the original in many ways.
name one....
@@ardie72 Fuel injection
@@NigelMarston the original gt40 had fuel injection?
@@NigelMarston dude you need to do some research before you post online... seriously
Work of art frame it
Not really a car I like but all those countless hours of work on it and then he goes out and race it hard, that's just awesome!
The shot at 8:40 is amazing. Congrats
All hand made incredible
Great workmanship brilliant car.
Built not Bought.
+10-points for the music selection
Truly a work of art......./
Awesome video, hope you plan on making more.
It's a series. Three videos per month. Subscribe and see them all.
Awesome job mate
Simply an amazing job man
Wow, just wow
This guy is a Legend!
Yes!!!! Awesome vid!!!
Wow!!! ...one bad--ass car!!!
I'm impressed
An interesting choice of engine, not greatly appreciated but I feel maybe a better option than the std 5.0 windsor every goes for to get Registration, fantastic build and i know how it feels to have an automotive passion that gets you excited to wake up early and get into it.
Geez you make me envious. It would be awesome to know how to do the things you do. The car is bloody brilliant.
Absolute pornography.
blehhplehh it's called car porn
You're gonna get this video flagged you dinguses
*cargasm
Grow up!!!
timeless desiign
Good god...this is a marvel...
your a bloody legend.. loads of car love Tasmania
Beautiful car, surprised he didn’t add a front splitter.
To hand beat the body shell out of aluminium yourself just shows the dedication and 15K hours he must have a very understanding wife and no doubt calls herself a garage widow (lol) A beautiful handcrafted car that isn't a garage queen.
Top job!!
Masterpiece!
One of the best cars and tge Builder!
I adore this man!!!!
Good job man...
mate, thats an awesome looking GT!!!
Nice car dude
Unbelievable, super human; by the way this demigod of bodywork, looks and sounds like Ben Mendelsohn.
I'm currently having a bit of a "Matrix" moment, while watching this for the umpteenth time.
,Jim Cowden is a he'll of an engineering stud.
Gorgeous.
The GT-40 is still the sexiest car EVER.
The man🌷thank you
This guy is a genius
masterpiece
What caught my attention hand made wheels and suspension
Throttle body & linkage, suspension, too. Original GT - 40 had steel body & fiberglass bonnet and boot.
👌🏻more please lol
Awesome car
Can you build this for me..i really fall in love with this car✌️
Beauty
Well done
So what are you doing during quarantine?
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Yes
Good on you cobba 😉🙂👍👍