As I said previously I am doing this slowly, step by step, hopefully avoiding the hash that I obviously made of the original GTL install. I do enjoy the older cars in GTL and am sorry for the hassle I am giving you guys with my ineptitude.
My intention is to get the virgin install fully ( with all the option settings matching my current install) functioning and tested before I commit to racing with it. If in the meantime I cannot join a race using my old install because there is a mismatch...so be it. I hope to treat this as a one off lesson in what to do and what not to do!! As far as I am concerned this process can take as long as it needs, so please don't bust a gut trying to answer my questions instantly.
Anyway...........
I double checked the New install, and there is indeed a new "Extra Cars" folder, but no Barracuda of any type in sight.
So, I ran the 3 downloads again as listed on the Race Post, and allowed them to do their thing. ( American V8s, V8s 1960s, and V8s 1970s ). The installation appeared to run a "data validity check" on each file prior to install and everything ran smoothly. The track was installed and works no problem.
Now, Extra Cars contains 5 car folders, no sign of a Barracuda?
1971 AMC Javelin TA
1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe
Dodge Charger
Falcon Sprint 351
Shelby GT500 GCMCL
After checking all of the TEAM files on the virgin, the only evidence of a Barracuda is in the GTC-65 folder for a Plymouth SC Cuda
Interestingly ( or maybe not!) I checked the old suspect GTL install for the Extra cars folder and I have:-
68 Firebird
1965 Mustang TA
1966 Ford Mustang
1968 Plymouth Barracuda1971 AMC Javelin TA
1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe
Dodge Charger
Falcon Sprint 351
Shelby GT500 GCMCL
Can I simply copy and paste the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda folder from my OLD GTL into the virgin install???........I am reluctant to do this as I have a nagging suspicion that this is where things went wrong before!!!