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GTM delivered Mar 28th, First start Sept 7, First ride Sept 27, LS376 (480hp), New Carquip G50-20 6-speed, Kooks, isis, iForged
The roadster forum abounds with stories of girls flashing their ta-ta's at them and guys finding bras on their seats with a chic's phone number written on them.
hehehe - now THAT is what we're look'in for. Keep 'em coming !!
I figured that it was just a matter of time before someone tried to turn this into a babe post.
This thread was meant to be specifically about owner stories regarding their GTM's. (Whatever that may be). If a car load of women flash their boobs while driving down the road and you want to write, great! But don't use this to post pics of car show models (if that's what you'd call them).
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The Stig
GTM #0081: Some say that I only know two facts about ducks (both being wrong), and that I am illegal in nine US states.[... All I know is that I'm called "The Stig".
I figured that it was just a matter of time before someone tried to turn this into a babe post.
This thread was meant to be specifically about owner stories regarding their GTM's. (Whatever that may be). If a car load of women flash their boobs while driving down the road and you want to write, great! But don't use this to post pics of car show models (if that's what you'd call them).
Thank you Stig!!
While I enjoy the view of a beautiful woman as much as the next guy, I applaud you for trying to keep this thread "ontrack".
In researching some other stuff, on other forums, I was reminded how much I appreciate this forum for not having all the BS of many of the others.
Yeah, it can get a little boring at times on here, but there are PLENTY of other forums for that kind of stuff.
Last night I had to pull into the local grocery store and was with my wife on the way to a friends house. I parked 5 cars deep on one of the rows and left it running with the AC on and my wife stayed in the car. I am running the FFR stock exhaust and have a pretty nice "lopey" cam in it. As I approached the store I could still here my car probably 100 feet behind me. I was not in the store more than 5 min and I guess the word spread through all the baggage boys what was in the parking lot. She asked if they made a PA in the store that a cool car was in the parking lot? I said no, why? She said every bag boy in the store came over to the car and was walking around it. She had sent me a text to "Hurry up!" As I was walking up one of the boys said' "man that's an awesome car!" My wife doesn't like to be the center of attention and the GTM sure does put you there!!
Last night my wife and I were on the way home around 1am. I stopped at the one of the only stop signs in the town I live close to and there was a police officer at the opposite stop sign. My wife says I bet he pulls us over. I made a right turn and then the next left and sure enough the lights came on. I pulled over, turned my car off, turned the inside lights on and rolled down the window. Then the officer said the standard drivers license and insurance. Then he came back and said I pulled you over because you don't have a license plate light. "I don't?" He left again to check my record and then came back and gave me this whole BS story of how criminals turn off or unplug their license plate light and that is why I was pulled over. He was kinda rude about it. Then the other officer went to the passenger side and tried to open the door, which was kinda funny since there are no exterior handles. He leaves then comes back again and taps on the passenger side and my wife opens the door. She had two dishes of left over food in her lap and a six pack with 3 bottles left in it on the floor. The officer asked her twice: "Any open containers in here?" She answered twice - "No there are no OPEN containers in here." Then the other officer that went to my wife's side came around and said, "Hey man what kind of car is this, man it is awesome, how long did it take to build, blah blah blah.." The first officer said that this is a verbal warning and you can go...I told them to be safe and I slowly pulled away...My wife said that if they wanted to check out your car just say so!!
As guys have said before on this site: If you are needing to get in and out of somewhere quick - don't drive your GTM. It will slow you down with people wanting to know about it or talk to you about it!
So I went to a car show today and was entered in the exotic division. I park in my spot and what pulls in beside me?
Only a 1972 Ferrari Daytona convertible
Then
Then
Then
Then Wayne Carrini shows up since he just got finished restoring the Ferrari Daytona. He's very impressed with the GTM but distracted because the Ferrari won't start. Nothing like having a million + dollar car that won't start. It eventually did though. I was hoping he'd suggest the GTM being a part of his TV show Chasing Classic Cars, but it just isn't a classic yet.
Then a 1982 Lotus Excel (can't fit any more pictures) and all the other cars normally seen at a show.
But guess which car takes best in division? Yes the Ferrari Daytona but my GTM took second! Not bad for a 50K car compared to the millions surrounding it.
Friday while participating in a "Hooked on Driving" track day at Thunderhill, we had the chance to have a professional driver from the Rolex Series drive the GTMR............Couldn't get him out of the car for 5 minutes!
Got to bring this on back. Last weekend was one of the world's big car weekends on the Monterey Peninsula with the Pebble Beach Concours, Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca, 5 major auctions and the list goes on.
I had my yellow GTM out in one of the smaller events which is a car show and rally through Pebble Beach and Carmel. The crowds in Carmel were immense, one big street party. Some spectators had signs voting 10 or 9.5.
When the cars were on display, one guy with a 65 inch waist in a fleece warm-up suit with a Ferrari emblem pulled his kid, who wanted to look at the GTM, away telling him, "it's a kit car."
So you can imagine how I felt while going through Pebble Beach when I slowed for traffic and the car coming towards me, stopped, the driver rolled down his window, and said, "great car." Oh, by the way, he was driving a Bugatti Veyron! Made my day.
I've only had the GTM on the road a few times, but my first time out I stopped at a gas station. A lady next to me asked why the car didn't have a steering wheel, and then the gas station employees filed out of the building and stood there about 20 ft away gawking and smiling, some with phones out, but no one saying anything. I was nervous as hell, since this was my FIRST public road test with the car and hadn't tested my warm-start 'fix' that I had just implemented a few minutes prior. Luckily it worked and I got the hell out of there.
Going down the highway yesterday I pass a state trooper in the opposite lane. I watch him in my rearview as he drives over the concrete median making a U-turn, flies up behind me and gets nice and close. I get to the stop lights a mile down the road and figure I'll turn off the highway and pull into a lot and see what he's going to do. Light turns green and while I'm waiting for the arrow he creeps by me at 5mph, slowly looking the GTM over. Smiles and takes off.
GTM #0081: Some say that I only know two facts about ducks (both being wrong), and that I am illegal in nine US states.[... All I know is that I'm called "The Stig".
Yesterday, the local "Make A Wish" chapter rounded up as many "exotic" cars as they could, for a boy named Mauricio.
The GTM was far and away the most popular car, and the 2 Ferrari Daytonas, F430s, and Ford GTs owners did not seem pleased. The Porsche and Vette guys were used to being overlooked.
But, just like everywhere the GTM goes, people can't stop staring and when you tell them that you built it, it blows their mind.
I got sick of being the only one telling stories, so I'm not posting any more. Including the story involving the girl's HS tennis team...
I can't believe that after all this time, there aren't more (meaning quantity, not quality) interesting stories coming from the GTM Owners. Come on guys! I know that we can't all be like Richard Migliori and field a race team which I'm sure generates weekly stories and memories...
But just getting to finally sit in your car and drive down the road has to bring a huge smile to your face. I also know from experience that these cars come with their own rock-star status. That has to drive a few very interesting stories as well!
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The Stig
GTM #0081: Some say that I only know two facts about ducks (both being wrong), and that I am illegal in nine US states.[... All I know is that I'm called "The Stig".
Yesterday, the local "Make A Wish" chapter rounded up as many "exotic" cars as they could, for a boy named Mauricio.
The GTM was far and away the most popular car, and the 2 Ferrari Daytonas, F430s, and Ford GTs owners did not seem pleased. The Porsche and Vette guys were used to being overlooked.
But, just like everywhere the GTM goes, people can't stop staring and when you tell them that you built it, it blows their mind.
Those are some pretty cool pics. Makes it look like the roof height of the GTM is about at the window sill height of the Ferraries! IMHO, the more unhappy Ferrari owners out there, because of the GTM, the better!
I got sick of being the only one telling stories, so I'm not posting any more. Including the story involving the girl's HS tennis team...
Man Spytech that is just plain mean, evil.
How do expect us ‘sidewalk commandoes” to keep the dream alive till we can get too your level, if we can’t live vicariously through you and the other GTM owners exploits
So I'm at the shop last week, and Jeff tells me this story about a kid that was in the shop recently. His accountant was at the shop, and brought his Grandson with him.
From the moment the little guy walked in the shop, he was all smiles. Ear to Ear grinning. He walked around looking at all the different cars. Then Jeff took him for a ride in his Cobra.
Needless to say the kid was bouncing off the wall when they got back.
So Jeff asks the boy what kind of cars he likes. The boy thinks for a second and says Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghini, etc... Jeff looks at him and says "come with me, I have a car to show you". He shows the little guy a GTM.
Jeff said to the kid, "You know that Ferrari Enzo that you like so much?" The kid says, Yep! Jeff says to him, "Well this GTM is Faster than it and the Lamborghini. The kid got quiet, and the smile just kept growing accross his face...
It's really fun to see kids get into the whole car thing. When he gets older, I'm sure that that he will remember that day when he flashes back to his ""Car Memories".
By The way... The GTM that he saw was mine. I think that's kind of cool!
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The Stig
GTM #0081: Some say that I only know two facts about ducks (both being wrong), and that I am illegal in nine US states.[... All I know is that I'm called "The Stig".
I have to say that having kids and watching them discover new things and helping them understand what is going on around them is one of THE most fulfilling things I have ever been a part of.
bringing this thread back from the dead - there have to be some new stories out there.
My latest:
Took the GTM out tonight to one of my favorite twisty back roads. As I turned onto the road I noticed a group of people in lawn chairs sitting along one of the corners. They all wave and take pictures. "This is odd", I thought. I come around another corner and see another group of 10-15 people. This repeats 4-5 times until I come around another corner and see a line of cars approaching (over 100 at least). Turns out there was some car show cruise going through and I had no idea it was going on. I felt bad for the oncoming cars because as I would approach each group of people on each corner they would all turn and point and start taking pictures, with their backs to the long line of cars parading past in the other lane. The one-car GTM parade. Good times.
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