Jan 3, 2023 · A Ford GT40 Mk IV is for sale at this year's Mecum Kissimmee auction. Though the car never saw Le Mans, its open cockpit saw real racing.

Aug 5, 2021 · Unfortunately for Ford, there were still a pair of 7-liter GT40s under construction, but rather than scrap the effort, chassis J-9 and J-10 were assigned to Kar Kraft, in Brighton, …

Jul 20, 2021 · In 1968, when the rules for Le Mans suddenly outlawed the herculean 7.0-liter V-8, the MK IV suddenly found itself all dressed up with nowhere to race. The solution? Point it at …

Feb 14, 2018 · The J-Car body was designed by stylists, with a long, flat roof ending in a Kamm tail and a narrower cockpit for improved high-speed aerodynamics.

Aug 13, 2021 · J-9 was completed in August of 1967, as a Group 7 Can-Am open cockpit car and fitted with larger sponsons to accommodate larger fuel tanks. A special, 3-valve all-alloy 427 …

Dec 8, 2016 · The oversized, reinforced rear spoiler was needed to counter turbulence created by the open cockpit. McLaren’s goal was to shave a significant amount of weight out of the GT40 …

Aug 10, 2021 · What you’re looking at above is not your average Ford GT40 — no, this 1967 Mk IV example has the chassis number J-9, meaning it served as the prototype test mule …

Aug 8, 2021 · While the Ford GT40 MK IV started its life as seen in the images here, it was in August 1967 converted as a Group 7 Can-Am open cockpit car. During restoration, it was …

Mar 5, 2000 · The Lola GT had a shorter more bug like nose. Call me stupid or naive but I still believe the 1962 Mustang I prototype to be the starting point for the creation of the Ford GT40. …

Jul 18, 2011 · Leave the windows in and duct some free flowing air into the cockpit - at anything over 20mph you have plenty airflow (up to 30 degree outside temp - after that you will get hot …