Ford GT40 | The Imposter

In the second instalment of our BOM Classics series we captured the story of Ege Ferguson, owner and restorer of a Ford GT40 replica. Having desired a GT40 since its launch in the mid-1960s, it wasn’t until 1990 that a freak fire created an opportunity for Ege to realise his dream. Here he tells the story of his fascination with the legendary car and his ten year restoration project.
With thanks to Ege, James, Mark & Michael Ferguson and the GT40 Enthusiasts Club
Direction, filming and Editing: Ben James
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[@flyingRich]

Took 10 years, is that a faster build than Binky? Love the content guys!

[@unavailable8681]

Only if they take until next year to redo all the small things.

[@lovecraftcat]

Fella wasn't filming it, was he.

[@davidcamp4507]

Maybe true, But he didn't have to film the build... 3 years right there

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

If only building a project/labour of love was as easy as typing a throwaway comment on youtube.. lol

[@Ade_1]

Very nice.... Shame we didn't get to see any close ups of custom brackets though.

[@mikeferguson8037]

So proud of my Grampa for making a great GT40. Love you xx (Llewelyn Ferguson age 7)

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

Oh my, that shot of the garage opening to reveal such a masterpiece gave me goosebumps. The fact that it's not sitting in a warehouse with 50 other unused beasts makes me so happy.

[@catey62]

Yes, cars like this were made to be driven. not hoarded and kept away from the public as they slowly rot away.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hi, here's another beauty. Another imposter too. KZbin video: Jim's Hand Built Ford GT40 - Born This Way Modifiers Ep. 1

[@phd3333]

His car may bo "The Imposter" but the man is as genuine as they come among motorsport enthusiasts.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

This guy is absolutely head over heals in love with his car and i think the contrast between the two is amazing, Because he's very modest and soft spoken whereas the car itself is very loud and obnoxious when driven hard but the noise that it makes is still music. Its almost like this car embodies the louder half of Ege's quiet personality.

[@richardprice5978]

yah some of us do that with are classic car's 🚘, shy ones. and then there's the nob-heads among the crowd 2 unfortunately 😑 who aren't very friendly to the shy1's and some of the regular non car people

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Well said @RoseOfHizaki !

[@crooklyneny]

💯

[@olympiand4073]

how can you not fall in love with this machine? especially after caressing each part for years.

[@Zofsm]

It may not be a “real” ‘40, but that’s clearly not the point. It’s a labour of love, passion, skill, and time that clearly gives great joy, not some trailer queen destined to do less than 5 miles a year lest it’s investment potential be negated. Bravo.

[@chrisred87]

Awesome car. I wish I had the skill, commitment and patience to build something like this. I know what the guy means about having the tach front and centre. It's one of the things that makes me smile about my Forester STI.

[@OllamhDrab]

Well, especially since the real ones are kind of too precious to get or drive in the wild too much.

[@esh92]

the point he made about every owner of a GT40 replica finding a different way to solve a problem and then everybody copying a better idea they see on another car makes me think that the replicas are better cars than the originals and they will keep getting better. who cares if it's "real", that's a rediculous question.

[@Fizz-Pop]

It's probably more reliable now than it was was out the factory.

[@DanielIsaacs]

I think it's real. The Chassis is legit, some new body panels and updated drivetrain. But I'd consider it real.

[@PuntoboyRST]

There's nothing "Imposter" about this car, to me it is absolute perfection. What a brilliant watch

[@beachcomber2008]

Impostor.

[@Lemma01]

Wonderful to watch such a genuine man talking of something he truly loves: impossible not to admire them both, and wish them well. Lovely way to start the weekend!

[@garygerard4290]

perfectly said

[@Jafromobile]

I'm sitting through this 49 minute ad because you featured my favorite car of all time.

[@BadObsessionMotorsport]

😘

[@ABeans07]

49 minute!

[@DiscoveringSpain]

Download an add blocker from the app store & never have to watch another add again! 😁👍

[@fernanaquino2482]

Hi Jafro lol

[@MudRFunR]

@@DiscoveringSpain If everyone blocked ads, there would be no more creators on YT. No more videos to be made if no one gets paid.

[@kens6652]

As a fellow builder that's 10 years into a Super 7 build, I so understand this man and what he's done. Need to learn his mantra about keeping it moving forward! Even a few bolts a week would have meant I was done a few years ago! BoM... I love these films!!! Great inspiration filling the gaps between episodes of Binky with solid thought provoking content!!

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

I'd love a Super 7 build.

[@mopedmarathon]

One job every day. Even if it’s only ordering nuts and bolts or researching the next step. The hardest part is starting. Where you based?

[@nerbs101]

I had bought a GTS ae86 shell in 2013 and it took a few years getting it on the road, now i took it back down to a shell for a beams swap and engine bay shave/full restore. just and hour a day sometime helps your mind and the car.

[@asciimation]

I also just try to do one small thing a day. It's always ups and day and a struggle some days.

[@kens6652]

@@mopedmarathon The car started in WA, was cut up and moved to Winston-Salem NC, now it's a roller again, but that's where it stopped s couple of moves ago. This video really got me motivated to get it all back out of storage and get it moving again!!

[@ParallelSyntax]

The bare bones of it is real, the guy just made it into _his_ GT40. And a fantastic job he did too. Utterly superb.

[@wrxzboost]

they keep saying "restorer of a replica gt40" which implies it was not an original gt40 to start with.

[@andrebartels1690]

What a beautiful piece of art. I like the owner's attitude: It's a real one, in terms of it exists. Looking at Binky, we all agree that it's the same Mini, although so much of it was replaced during the build. It's not only the material that makes things real, it's the spirit in the things.

[@JohnRolyAU]

What a brilliant little film, at the very end I was waiting for the cheers and clapping of the crowd, and then I remembered I wasn't watching a Top Gear film. Well done.

[@1BCamden]

Thank god it’s not top gear

[@StMidium]

I don't care if it's a "real" GT40 or not. That engine sounds glorious, and the car has the looks to match!

[@BlackWolf-di9gq]

Yes, i agree. 100 %

[@fzr400rr100]

Working as a mechanic all my life, mostly racing, there's few motorised things will give me goose bumps now. Well done Sir, absolutely stunning piece of history to have preserved and enjoy. Best start to a Saturday I've had in a while.

[@stevel1973]

True passion. Not shouty, just quietly enthusiastic. What a gent.

[@tomypreach]

Mechanics, documentary filmmakers, joke writers = a couple of skilled story tellers. Id love to see the uncut interview.. Must have been such a rewarding experience. Damn this is good !!

[@jondonnelly4831]

Same I want to see it uncut without the plinky piano music

[@TheGinger1]

This could have been an interview with my brother. He spent all of his uni student loan on his initial kit. He's been tinkering on it for the last 15 years. It'll never be "finished" as there's always be something to improve. It's as much a part of his family as his wife and children. I'm super proud of him being able to apply such passion and devotion to building it. Great video guys. Keep it up.

[@TheGinger1]

One day, he might even let me drive it 🤞

[@grahamx8623]

I had the white with a blue tripe Matchbox toy as a small child in the early 1970's. Nothing stirs the emotoions like the passing of time. Thanks...

[@jdrichards11]

I would like to buy this man a pint and stand around in the pub car park looking at the car and hearing his stories about it. The car is brilliant! Its as real a GT40 as it needs to be and there is nothing wrong with that.

[@malcolmjcullen]

If this is the type of output we're going to get once Binky's finished, I'll be thoroughly delighted. Who am I kidding... Binky will never be finished!

[@PlasticAstronaut]

I have faith! Every time Richard says something about the Binky delay lately, I can almost hear his teeth grinding to dust. They've got to be champing at the bit to get it finished.

[@theoneandonlyAeth]

@@PlasticAstronaut Gotta make room for a new, even dafter project of course!

[@billh230]

@@theoneandonlyAeth Much like Escargot.

[@michaelcarr1623]

I really liked that story and of course the car which was the "eyeball" for my all time favourite the XJ13. What a lovely story, so modest and so reflective of our many Petrolhead aspirations, grounded in the real world of mortgages, kids, wives (did I really say that ? lol! ..true!) . A great achievement by Ege. 10/10!

[@383mazda]

This was refreshing! No bros vlogging about pointless unrelated junk, just a real car guy and his car with no fanfare.

[@Tom-xn7zc]

Fantastic car, just the right music, soothing voice, the occasional beautiful exhaust noises, just perfect all around!

[@67bajaconv]

The GT40 will always be one of my favorites of racing cars, road going racing cars, and super cars. Not just for the beauty of the car itself, but for the legacy of the story behind it. This gentleman understands the intrinsic beauty of this marque.

[@BubbaSmurft]

Lola or Ford?

[@andrewhigdon8346]

@@BubbaSmurft BOTH!

[@geoffrey6000]

What a well spoken gentleman! Extreme amount of hard work and dedication went into this, absolutely beautiful!

[@darkonnis]

This is the type of content BOM should keep coming in the future. Love a bit of Binky, Escargo etc but you can understand how labour intensive it is and how hard it is to generate 45 minutes of content. Vs this, it's a very welcome addition! There's a lot of viewers with ace cars where you could do these films, and the way its shot, is ace, not loud and in your face over the top. Tasteful!

[@naibafabdulkobor4301]

No. I want this MG XPower SV Project to happen first. 😇

[@77magnuss]

That thing is so gorgeous and raw all at the same time. I love how he's blasting down a road that says "slow" on it, haha.

[@steinarne79]

What a story. A story of a humble, passonate induvidual spending time - on THE project of a lifetime - when it felt right to do so. To create - in his image - a beautiful representation of what the Ford F40 did to the automotive scene. And the honest reason for doing it - not to brag about it - but to show the world what a beautifull engineering masterpiece this car represent. Thank you BO for bringing this story to our attention.

[@A2KLAU]

That was a beautiful story. You can see the dedication and care to restomod it. I would say it was done in a very sympathetic and tasteful way too.

[@mrp7387]

A humble man talking about his love of a genuine piece of automotive art, Great content BOM !

[@mark2too]

This is what cars are about. The fact that you make a car your own, you give it a soul that only you understand and feel. An absolute credit to the owner. Stunning.

[@xzombiex19x]

Professional video as usual, great story, Beast of a car... did not disappoint. Why do you guys hate content creation so much when you are so dang good at it? Thanks

[@fredericrike5974]

Check the credits- they have got a true "dedicated" video shoot/edit and direct for this series. Love the content and it actually fits well with Binkie's spirit, don't you think? FR

[@parttroll1]

What an excellent video and such a humble guy who’s undertaken an incredible rebuild of a classic in his own way. Done a fantastic job there and wish him many more years of happy motoring

[@bzuidgeest]

There really is no way to associate the word humble with such a loud car. But I do get what you mean

[@branchandfoundry560]

Eat your heart out Petrolicious--THIS is the feature car video style we want!

[@D.Ashlaw117]

I’ve always been a Chevy guy and always will be, but the GT40 is a piece of art. Such a beautiful car with such a great history.

[@tda2806]

For a period of time seeing a "GT40" or "Lola T70" parked in my road didn't seem at all unusual, because a company, GT Developments was just round the corner in an industrial estate producing them.

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

My sleepy little NH 'city' of ~16k people had the highest volume Viper dealer in the country. Carrol Shelby was regularly there, and one signed special edition had the final prep done here in town, not by Dodge. 'Tuning marks' were all over certain roads lol.

[@jfan4reva]

What I'd have given to live in your neighborhood in the 60s/70s!!!!

[@richardprice5978]

@@UmmmmmmmWhat do you or know about the viper engine and or common failures? as a rumour i was hearing said the cam-in-cam and or phasers gen4&5 was being difficult to deal with and or was harder to mod or tune with in place and not remove it aka going to a sold 1peace camshaft . and or may be the culprit for stock engine damage/locking up, as is i don't believe the rumours but thought 💭id ask anyways to test the water 😉. using the same basic design and ideas for my v8 mopar

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

@Richard Price Unfortunately, I'm not very mechanically inclined and have never done engine work, especially on a viper v10. I just thought it was an interesting tidbit to share since it involved Carrol Shelby, it was the '96 Viper rt10 CS Limited Edition cars prepped and signed here. You would regularly see car haulers from across the US dropping off customer cars to tune, while you were sitting across the street at the McDs drive-thru.

[@richardprice5978]

@@UmmmmmmmWhat thanks for the reply i just wondering if you or a contact of yours knew the answers to the rumour mill and you did say your town was full of vipers and owners of the car's ect. .

[@FourRulesRacing]

You can't stereotype a Gearhead. See this guy on the street and you'd think he's got 2 Honda Accords (4 cylinder base model) sitting in the garage. Then he opens the garage and the Brotherhood of the Gearhead is instantly revealed!

[@stuart207]

Gave me chills listening to him talking about her, truly a beautiful work of art. I love her.. It's a testament to the dedication of the people who toil away in their sheds, who dream of building something unique and special and I salute you 👍

[@clippzzorito1420]

What a special man. You're the reason lots of people love cars and engineering. MAN SHED CREATION.

[@jamesf8864]

This was beautifully put together, guys. Thanks for sharing his story with us. That car is magnificent.

[@Madogen]

Very well done sirs. What a stunningly beautiful car, oh, and that sound!

[@martijnvandoorne5613]

I absolutely adore the passion of this bloke, it make me want to finish my bike like, yesterday. it is amazing how his story has evolved in to inspiration. I love it. I love this channel. I love the way its just what you want to do no matter others opinions. you guys keep it real and that's just something you don't see much at all these day and it's inspiring. very inspiriting.

[@eefneleman9564]

I couldn't agree more. It's beautiful. The shape. The sound. Incredible. Very good job.

[@stephenschofield2836]

Ben, Richard, Nik, this video........... has just knocked it out of the fekkin park for me. Excellent, I want one a week please 😁😁😁

[@BenJames_76]

Working on it 😅 Thank you!

[@dannyhyland2911]

What a fantastic car and what a fantastic story. A true car enthusiast

[@SimsAndStuff]

Brilliant. Just Brilliant. The Car, The Passion, The Filming, The Editing, The Music. We need more of these. Awesome job.

[@grichgeordie]

Perfect car, perfect film, perfect sound……one of my all time favourite KZbin films….thank you 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@zvautobuild8832]

Doesn't matter if your car is a GT-40 or Toyota Starlet, it's the passion of building a car. Very beautifully explained in this video. Thanks for sharing

[@phildavenport4150]

Something I never got my head round. I have had plenty of success racing Minis, but I never had the passion to build one from the ground up. Friends wax lyrical about windscreen motor differences, and how to work out what works and what doesn't, but it never grabbed me. However, I take my hat off to anybody who gets their rocks off building and problem solving. My interest has always been solving the problems associated with winning races, given what my arse is sitting in.

[@martij30]

"Original" is awesome, but giving it your own personal touch is even more special. That's a beauty.

[@Hster68]

Candidate for not only best vid of 2022 but nicest guy in You Tube history

[@mikeferguson8037]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 🍕🍕👍👌👌🙌😁

[@pauljenkins2501]

What a machine. And what a lovely guy who rebuilt it....

[@CalumLawson]

What a great video, captures the love and passion that Ege has for his car. Ege, also don't worry, you most certainly don't come over as "more money than sense". You are a true enthusiast. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@lalo_triolo]

Well done! The attention to detail, quality and the story is masterful. It conveyed a serene feeling anchored in a deep appreciation that this person exists in this often mad world and had realized his dream all in 11 minutes.

[@LeChardon]

Watched this, and smiled at various points. Nodded, sagely at various other points, empathetic to the personal commentary. "Shall I buy it.... my Wife wasn't pleased - oh, how we can relate. 10yrs! A genuine, labour of love - and vision, to build something that fits your dream, tweaking, improving, engineering. Is it real? As real as what brought us the original. Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic. Inspirational. There's hope for us all. Thank you.

[@burbt6069]

Great doco guys. Ege was brave taking on such an unknown fire damaged project. And if that wasn’t enough, he flares the rear arches which would be a massive job on its own, swaps out the gearbox and makes a new gear change linkage, adds aircon to a race car and reworked the headlights etc.etc. Well done Ege, the car is a real credit to your insight and determination. It definitely stood out from the other GT40’s and sounds amazing too. Love it!!

[@smartin2174]

Wow, simply wow. What a thing of beauty! Absolutely stunnning!

[@Mr_Min]

Stellar production values, love the mix of music and the crackle from the exhaust. I can see that this is no garage queen and like the Healey is driven, used and enjoyed.

[@kajko168]

The Goosebumper! An orgasm of motoring sinuousity. Tanta roba. Thank you BOM, much appreciated!

[@mreckes9967]

Attitude is everything in life, and boy does this chap have the perfect attitude towards this lovely motorcar, well done that man.

[@stuartingham]

Knew that road from the first shot, one of my favourites 👌

[@djordjeblaga7815]

Incredible story and an exceptionally well made documentary about it. Of all my favorite videos, this one is certainly near the top!

[@stickyredpostit2864]

Seeing this depresses me a little bit. I was born too late - and made the wrong choices - to be have a chance of owning and driving something like that before it becomes too late for me to own a proper, old fashioned V8 sports car. A car built with precisely one purpose in mind - to be fast, and damn the noise and expense, it's gotta be fast! I don't regret it; I'm enjoying my life now, car or no car. And maybe I'll learn to love electric, or maybe petrol will outlive me, in the same way that film photography (my current main money sink) outlived the expectations of most. It's a true testament to the team at BOM that they can do several build vlogs in arguably the most entertaining fashion on KZbin, and deliver some absolutely top-tier content like this. Thank you all, and I suspect when I lose and break my BOM mugs and hats and masks that the only replacement will be available on the BOM store ;)

[@afeudale]

"Is it a real one? Yes it is" and the conversation that follows is brilliant! This man is amazing...and so is his car...and so is this video. Well done!

[@R55ENS]

Great seeing a local car on the big screen! I saw this, or should I say heard this a few weeks ago for the first time. Sounded unreal!

[@MrVolksbeetle]

Jeez, what a gorgeous car. The GT40 was about the only time Ford actually built something properly. The determination to beat Ferrari drove Ford to a place they haven't returned to since. Thank you guys so much for sharing Mr. Ferguson's story.

[@andrewhigdon8346]

Ummm, F150, and the Mustang, and don’t forget the Crown Vic. But definitely forget about the Mustang II.

[@MrVolksbeetle]

@@andrewhigdon8346 I stand by what I said. None of your examples were built to any decent standard beyond the dollar. How many of those turds are still on the road is inconsequential. GT 40 was built to win a specific race, not be sold to anyone and everyone.

[@catey62]

What a lovely gentleman, and what a gorgeous car, thank you for this video, loved it.

[@G58]

This chap quite simply nailed the build, and everything the car is about. Thank you for sharing

[@jongmassey]

Not wanting to spend the money so waiting til it burnt down, that's some proper Yorkshire right there

[@Hybridesque]

Beautiful car, beautiful video. Cheers lads!

[@cruisasaurus9863]

Ege, you should always remain proud of your work. A beautiful car, built to be exactly what you wanted it to be for yourself with the plan to be driven and enjoyed... that is the way all projects should be handled. Thanks for sharing your story and passion and also thanks to the BOM blokes for bringing this to us.

[@keithbaldock5304]

This guy is definitely rich in that he has something that he has loved ,building, driving ,showing off, talked about , and admired lucky man and a great video guys.

[@axel_x8954]

Good production, good car, good person, good sound, everything is good 💙

[@mikeysmyth7125]

What an absolute pleasure to watch , really enjoyed that. Great watching and listening to the mans passion for his car. its a credit to him! And the sound of it!!!!!!!! love this type of content guys , great work !

[@felixcat9318]

This was truly a labour of love! He is a wonderful, proud and immensely skilled man whose meticulously precise craftsmanship is visible throughout the car. This was a fascinating look into how this beautiful car came to be this way, with countless hours and investments over the decade. There are some things which cannot be rushed and need to take their time to meld into what they've become, and this is one of those!

[@TheDjcarlos67]

I really enjoyed that short film fellas. The car is the star but it's great to see someone who appreciates that he has a sublime GT40 🙂

[@danduntz9112]

Absolute brilliant film! Thank you for creating this and all the other content that you have on the channel!

[@alexcrouse]

Awesome car. Awesome video.

[@lougubrious9624]

I love Project Binky, as any person with eyes and a spleen would. But I am very excited for it to wrap up to make more room for this channel to do more of this and things like it and things completely unlike it. Good on you boys.

[@theenthusiast9708]

The last part with the standing in the garage and pausing to looking at its beauty put something wet in my eye. Lovely car, man, and soul to this video! Hope that the new generations of enthusiasts keep some of this serene outlook on cars.

[@drink__more__water]

I'm loving what you guys are making lately. Keep up the good work guys!

[@JMassengill]

Such a beautiful car. Automotive art at its best.

[@hendersonjohnson3750]

One of my all time favorite cars with heritage, and a soul. EV’s are good but listen to that exhaust. Look at the headers and exhaust piping. Look at the carbs. Look at the wheels. Look at the stance. This car has a soul.

[@jackkirmond9587]

Stunning, Efffffing SinSational and that sound? God Given

[@garagewizzard]

This was amazingly well put together, much like the car! Well done all!

[@morkovija]

Love those breaks from binky and stories of others like you, chaps!

[@nyftn]

having trouble finding words. love to see and hear stories like these .

[@marcosspagnol7488]

What a piece of art, the car and the video. Hands down!!!

[@jasonzecchin4539]

I love videos of this format! More please!!

[@keithevans5667]

Love it! Saw the Gulf no 6 one in Goodwood and it was amazing ...What a super project.

[@shaunh227]

Perfect approach to a project car - doing what you want to do because it makes you happy. Excellent feature and a very humble presentation of an amazing car

[@Kaptain13Gonzo]

Those cars are so beautiful. The curves and their interplay are magnificent. The car came from an amazing time in auto racing. I grew up miles from a major race track and the sound of the Can-Am cars at that distance still shook my insides. That roar is instilled in my bones. The GT40 encapsulates all of it. I'll never afford one but seeing and hearing one still moves me. The car is a classic for excellent reasons. Thank you for a great interview. Now, about that Mini ..... =D

[@TheNismo777]

Well made vid, I love when ppl actually take their fair share of time to build something special :) Its a replica yes, but its unique since its owners view how the car should be.

[@dnltbrca]

it sounds as good as it looks

[@richardstickland]

Thats a brilliant film of a stunning car, great cinamatography, cool shots, great sound and what a car. Thanks to all.

[@TechIOwn]

When I saw the title in my subs didn't realise it was a BOM video, amazing dedication and a fitting tribute. Also happy to see the positivity in the comments, hopefully encourages more BOM Classics.

[@BenJames_76]

😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX_Ri42krbSffJo

[@TechIOwn]

@@BenJames_76 Thanks, did see that but my recollection was a lot of people complaining it wasn't Binky, good to see the sentiment has improved at least. Hopefully BOM can continue to showcase these classics.

[@ARustySpork]

Absolutely Cracking video, a really well put together video and will love to see more!

[@SkylarkCamperAdventures]

What a beautiful missile!....what more can you say, the look, the sound etc...and a well made documentary as well. Congrats!

[@barrettdent405]

A stunningly beautiful and violently powerful sounding machine. Clearly a labour of love.

[@NathanNostaw]

What a beautiful machine. Love it in white. Thanks for such a good interview.