Thread: What happened to the Brock Coupe?
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Old 01-30-2010, 10:15 AM
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Nobody made a road-legal tire (sorry - a UK thing) of the correct depth of sidewall, as per the originals, to fill the wheelarch properly AND be speed-rated to 200mph. SPF could have used a 200+ tire but it would have been an ugly modern 'rubber band' tire that was lost in the wheelarch. It had to look right and be speed-rated before the car could be launched since a poor compromise was unacceptable. If memory serves it was Dunlop (?) who finally added such a tire to its range (luckily!)

There are numerous variations on the MkII Coupe including electric windows. Most are under the skin though. The door handles are from the GT40, mounted flush to the body, and are far more practical than the 'pop-and-hope' system on the MkI. I'm sure it worked fine but even so - plus it was possible to lock youself out on the MkI as happened to me twice. I now know how to enter a MkI illegally. Send a $100 bill to.....
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