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27/07/2021 3:14 pm
Although this Exoto model isn't "branded" with a number or sponsors, it has a minor issue with the left rear wheel alignment (probably racing damage), so I got it for a good price on eBay. I did a little homework this time:
After Ford’s 1-2-3 win at LeMans in 1966, Ford revived the J-Car program to compete against Ferrari’s 330 P4. The MK IVs were powered by the 427 Ford V8 and the MK IVs used a space age honeycomb aluminum tub (for the first time ever in a race car) for higher rigidity and lower weight. A total of two J-Cars and six Ford GT MK IVs were completed in 1967. Four MK IVs were entered for the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1967, and that race was won by J-5 driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt.
This J-4 had been kept in the United States and was used for testing at Daytona before being put into storage. It was sold to the first of several private owners in 1970.
27/07/2021 3:34 pm
Nice car, numbered or not, Ford and Shelby both pulled out after the 1967 Le Mans win, John Wyer Won Le Mans in 1968 and 1969 with a Ford GT40 MK I using a 4.9 liter engine as the rules had changed and the 7 liter was no longer allowed.
27/07/2021 3:35 pm
I love the lines on the Mk IV...just beautiful.
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27/07/2021 7:24 pm
Forget that the 2021 Ford GT's price makes it virtually unobtainable and just appreciate its dramatic design and incredible performance. And never mind that it’s a Ford product that costs at least half-a-million dollars. This car has a racing history—it won its class at the 2016 24 Hours of LeMans—that shows it belongs alongside the world's most desirable supercars. (Car and Driver)
28/07/2021 6:58 am
All the manufactures forgot what made muscle cars so popular and that was just about anyone could afford one even in the most wild version, today they price these cars so high that only the rich can afford them.