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Press Release



December 2004



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Gardner Douglas announces the introduction of a new alternative 427 body shape.



Orders for the company’s GD427 are at an all time high resulting in a current 9 month lead time for their superb semi-monocoque body. To ease the demand on production, GD are working to produce a second set of moulds, but rather than duplicate their existing body, they will be introducing a complimentary shape to their range which will fit either the GDEURO or GDJAG backbone space-frame chassis.



The actual shape is genuine AC coming from MK4 Light Weight, from which tooling was made to provide carbon fibre body shells.



The photographs show the first body shell produced from the carbon moulds, sat in position on a GD chassis, this body has been adapted to the GD inner tub and is now undergoing surface finishing and final preparation before making new GD production moulds.



Even before the moulds are started, GD have secured nine confirmed orders for the new body, which indicates this addition becoming a roaring success for GD and ultimately sharing production with the current sleeker MK3 inspired GD427.



This move will mean Gardner Douglas now offer the complete “one stop shop” offering unrivalled customer choice in selecting their dream car backed up by parts, servicing and after sales that is second to none.



With long lead times GD currently accepts a nominal £200 deposit for anyone wishing to add his or her name to the production list for either the GD427 or GDT70.



An interesting fact file;

The AC Light Weight weighs in at around 1025kg and has a Ford 5.0Ltr Motor Sport engine producing 350 bhp giving a power to weight ratio of 341bhp/tonne. The GD (EURO version) with a standard normally aspirated production GM LS6 (sample only, any SB will fit) weighing 960kg returns a power to weight ratio of 442bhp/tonne running on GD’s standard exhaust system, figures confirmed after recent rolling road testing. Better still, with GD’s proven space frame chassis and modern double wishbone suspension the GD427 rides and handles like no other, bringing the legend in to the 21st century.





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