GTM & Son, LLC Issue #1, Spring 2016

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Out with the old, Issue #1, Spring 2016 in with the new! The Daytona Project

When we make a statement like this, you can be “ The demands of mass production assured that we are never talking about the cars.. are contrary to my temperament.. ” Enzo Everyone will hopefully be clean all of those impossible to see page 2 aware by now that we have reach places. moved into our new 5,000 Sq. Ft. location, our office space We rolled out our new website Interesting facts! has been reduced, allowing at the end of last year, so be for more workshop space, and sure to check us out on-line at; “ You need great passion, because everything you do with great everything is now under one www.gtmandson.com pleasure, you do well.. ” roof. And last but not least, do Juan Manuel Fangio We also have a new Ultra not forget to follow us on see page 2 Sonic tank for cleaning your facebook. parts, this enables us to better

A typical winter at GTM

We see a lot of special vehicles come If it is; Classic, Exotic, Race, or simply As this is GTM, our winter would not be through the doors at GTM, some stay your dream that you cannot complete without working on at least with us for just one day, and some are trust to just anyone, then bring it our one De Tomaso Pantera, and last but here a little longer. way. One thing is for sure; she will be in certainly not least, we got to work on good company. this Ford GT in Gulf Stream Colors. We offer our customers everything from a simple oil change to a full We were playing catch-up at the start restoration or race conversion. of the year, following the big move, but by the end of January we were back in full swing. So what have we put back on the road in the last few months, well here is just a teaser; We had a very special 1949 Ferrari 166 Coupe . There was the 1967 Ford Shelby GT500, at least 4 Porsche’s, another 12 Ferrari’s, So how did you spend your winter? and we must not forget that 1970 S.

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The Daytona Project: A Ferrari in need of a restoration

Here at GTM we love to get that call However Concours requires perfection, from the customer who wants us to do and if this is what you are looking for a full Concours restoration. you have come to the right place, because this is something that the GTM team takes pride in, and excels at. First things first, we need to disassemble the car, piece by piece, so that it can be sent to the body shop.

This is a 1972 GTB4, but most of us know her simply as the . I know what you are thinking.. 1,284 of this model were produced between; 1968 & 1973. With a 4.4L V12 She does not look like she needs a full , she has an estimated top speed restoration! of 174 mph, and reportedly makes it from 0-60 mph in just 5.4 seconds, not From here the car is placed on a bad for the late 60’s, early 70’s. Slight rotisserie. This makes it easier to strip modifications were made for the US the paint from the chassis, check for market, but this particular model was defects, assess any damage, and to originally sold in Italy. make the necessary repairs. The designer; Leanardo , Now she is ready to be prepped and re- claimed during a television show painted. interview that he designed her in just 7 days. To be continued ...

Interesting facts!

Concours is actually short for; Concours accordance to the original build sheet. d’Elegance, which is French. If the judges feel that a part, which It represents a gathering of prestigious should have been manufactured in cars and dates back to the 17th Century, the 1970’s, has the markings of more when French aristocracy would parade modern technology, then they will horse-drawn carriages in the parks of deduct points. Paris. There is no such thing as artistic license Did you know that at a Concours event if you are looking for maximum points you can actually loose points for ‘over’ While Concours is all about perfection, it must at a Concours event. restoration, yes, that is right!! be in keeping with the original car, and in

Photo courtesy of; CNCPICS [www.cncpics.com], 1966 GTB 2 restored by GTM.

At GTM we have 65+ combined years in automotive restoration, and the servicing and repair of classic, exotic, sports, and race cars. The original GTM was founded in 1977 in Brussels, Belgium. At that time we specialized in exotic car service, and were an official De Tomaso service center. From 1989 -1998 we were also an official Ferrari dealership and service center. In 1998 we went back to our roots to focus purely on servicing, repair, and restoration, until 2004. In 2008 the new GTM & Son was born in the USA. We initially concentrated on European high-performance, vintage vehicles, however at the request of our customers we soon branched into the V8 Shelby, and Cobra models. Vehicles restored by GTM have won numerous awards at Concours.

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