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Re: Roundel cover photo



It's a GT40.  

First, look at the cover:
http://www.bmwcca.org/roundel6/1196cov.htm

Then look at these pictures of GT40s:
http://www.mame.mu.oz.au/salman/Ford/gt40race.jpg
ftp://triumph.cs.utah.edu/ktud/pictures/Vintage_Racers/gt40_4.jpg
ftp://triumph.cs.utah.edu/ktud/pictures/Vintage_Racers/gt40_3.jpg

Now look at the McLaren F1 pictures at this site:
http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~rshoup/

Jim Moran
'88 M6

From: Andrew D.Mendez <AMENDEZ@domain.elided>


>As for the Roundel cover, think to yourself  ...
>why would the official BMW CCA magainze have an
>old Ford GT40 on the cover?  It's a McLaren F1
>road car, powered by hellacious BMW V-12 engine.
>You can get one used for upper six figures; see
>classifeds in Autoweek.  Not sure if they still
>make them; they did in '96-97. 
>
>Andy '95 M3
>
>
>

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