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NEWS
FORCES
Unique partnership
and a unique car
THE FORD GT ’68 Heritage edition features the famous
Heritage Blue exterior with Heritage Orange graphics
and is offered with optional exposed carbon a-pillar and
roundel with #9 graphics on both the hood and doors.
The car sports unique high gloss dark stainless 20-inch
one-piece forged aluminium wheels with black lug
nuts. Orange calipers and silver rearview mirror caps
complete the look.
The Limited-edition Ford GT features exclusive
interior colours, materials and appointments. Ebony
Alcantara is used extensively throughout the interior.
Contrasting blue and orange stitching accentuates the
seats and steering wheel with a new seat embossment
inspired by the original ’68 Le Mans winning car as well
as clear & polished anodized paddle shifters. High gloss
dark stainless appliqués are used on the instrument
panel, door register bezels and x-brace completing the
look.
The ’68 Heritage edition boasts a unique serialised
identification plate plus exposed matte carbon fibre
door sills, air register pods and centre console.
Limited quantities will be available for the 2019 and
2020 model years and, for 2020, the package will boast
an optional No. 6 in honour of the 1969 Le Mans winner.
MOT Wallets from
What could be more fitting
than both brands coming
together to produce this
fantastic motor car – the
modern spiritual successor
to the amazing Gulf-Ford
GT40s that took Le Mans
and World Championship
honours.”
After its launch at Laguna
Seca on Friday, the car
then moved to the Exotics
on Cannery Row (EOCR)
street festival. This unique
event brings an estimated
150,000 people out onto the
streets of Monterey to watch
the parade of supercars and
the car starred as one of the
central features of the Michelin
display area that is
the focal point of EOCR.
Sunday marked the annual
running of the Pebble
Beach Concours, widely recognised
as the world’s number
one such event and here
the Gulf-liveried car was
one of the major attractions
of Pebble Beach’s renowned
Concept Car Lawn, located
on what is usually the practice
putting green of the legendary
golf course, in front
of the famous Pebble Beach
lodge.
The new car was incredibly
well received wherever
it appeared throughout the
launch weekend.
£178/1000
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BRINGING CLARITY
TO LIGHTING
When it comes to aftermarket lighting,
misconceptions regarding terminology
and replacement still remain within the
trade, which naturally gives motorists
mixed messages and can potentially
sow seeds of doubt in their minds.
In order to help tackle the issues, ELTA Automotive Ltd,
the company behind the newly launched VISIONPRO brand of
vehicle vision products, has issued the following information.
Upgrade Bulbs
One of the distinguishing features of the modern vehicle is
the white light emitted from their headlights. Upgrade bulbs
provide workshops with a legitimate opportunity to offer their
customers an attractive option to modernise the look of their
cars, while also improving the real-world visibility for the
driver.
Where the confusion can arise is with the assumption that
upgrade bulbs, such as the VISIOPRO50, 150, BLUE and
BLUE+, are 50% or 150% ‘brighter’. In fact, to conform with
the necessary E-mark specification for road use – which these
bulbs naturally do – their brightness must be within plus or
minus 10% of the original equipment bulb.
However, where these upgrade bulbs really benefit driver
visibility is with the amount – plus 50 or 150% – and spread
of light they provide on the road up to 75 metres in front of
the vehicle. This extra light, rather than extra brightness,
means they can see obstacles sooner and road signs more
clearly, making night driving safer.
Range
With more than 3.5 million bulbs ranging from the smallest
tachograph bulb to the most powerful HID headlamp, VI-
SIONPRO bulbs offer the ideal aftermarket solution. Available
in standard, halogen, upgrade bulbs and HID configurations
and 6, 12 and 24-volt variants, the range covers cars, commercial
vehicles and motorcycles.
Each headlight bulb is tested for light flux, colour temperature
and luminous intensity at ELTA’s in-house test facility,
using state-of-the-art Labsphere equipment, as well as for its
durability, vibration and shock resistance.
For more information concerning VISIONPRO or
VXPRO, or any of the other brands within the ELTA
Automotive product range, please call: 01675 466999,
email: sales@elta.co.uk or visit: www.elta.co.uk
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