https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/ Global Car Culture Since 2008 Fri, 30 May 2025 03:31:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-235533 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-235533 Glen Quagmire 
That’s why they built a special convertible version for the James Bond movie “You only live twice”, Sean Connery did not fit in the car.

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-210368 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:21:53 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-210368 I see a slight resemblance between the rear of that 2000GT and the rear of the new GT86………….

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-210062 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:28:44 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-210062 What a nice change after enduring all that SEMA rubbish

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209879 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:38:45 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209879 The 2000GT is by far the most beautiful car ever. A car you must see in person. Smaller then I thought. Being 6’4″ . I couldnt drive it. Let alone sit in the passenger seat. My friend allows me to come over and visit his in the garage. Many hours just sitting in silence sipping a beer looking at it…..

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209857 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:18:20 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209857 @LastPilot the 2000GT was on a Top Gear special on James Bond cars last week. I forget which film this car was in. I don’t recal ever seeing or hearing about this car before (I’m quite young though) which is a shame, apparently they fetch big figures (£250’000).

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209852 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209852 yes @ian, that’s what i was getting at…

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209851 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:31:49 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209851 @ericbauer or it could be the first step in the re-plating process. I believe that chromium plating requires an etch coat (the copper).

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209848 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:20:17 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209848 @ericbauer You use copper as a build up to block out trim before chrome. They copper plate it, block it out to get it straight, wave-less, and ready for chrome, then it is typically nickle and chrome plated.

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209835 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:52:17 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209835 it looks like they’ve re-made the trim from scratch and are test fitting it to the car…
once that’s done, it’ll go out and get chromed.

]]> https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/jd-classics-1/#comment-209834 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:49:43 +0000 http://www.speedhunters.com/?p=94858#comment-209834 i’m guessing they’ve re-made the chrome bits from scratch and they are fitting them to the body now before they send them out to get chromed.

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