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AC Bill
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Interesting that this picture includes the one off A98 Coupe (#3), built by AC Cars in the UK This was built totally independently from the six Carroll Shelby's, Peter Brock designed Daytona Coupes.
A little of the A98's history. https://mycarquest.com/2020/02/the-ac-fastback-coupe.html
those can-am cars were nuts, the finally stopped racing because of
to much HP and cars lifting when going over bumps,
like at Mosport in Ontario, 200 plus MPH
and front wheels off ground when they crested end of back straight
hump
Jacques Villenuves uncle Jacquue. famous for driving these and snow mobile racing
AC Bill
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That P68, built by Alan Mann Racing, fitted with a Ford Cosworth 3.0 litre engine, ran in the Group 6 class. As good as it looked, it sure didn't have much success, in spite of having some of the best racing drivers in the world behind the wheel. Apparently the aerodynamics were very hard to perfect. Some drivers that tested the early prototype, refused to race it because it was so unstable. Alan Mann tried to cure the issue, adding spoilers, and wind dams, at one point even adding wings on upright posts.
One of the two built was crashed badly. never to race again. The surviving P68s is now in the N-Anadol Collection in Switzerland is still seen at Historic races all over Europe
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An excerpt from the book written by Ed Heuvink
"The Ford P68 sports car is famous not because it enjoyed great success, indeed rather the opposite, but because it was a beautiful car and because it was powered by Ford's legendary Cosworth DFV engine. When at the end of 1967 the FIA changed its regulations for the Sports Car World Championship, Ford was left without a major title contender. Their successful seven-litre Ford GTs were no longer permitted to compete in the championship which now became exclusively for three-litre sports prototype cars. Thus Alan Mann, the person in charge of Ford’s European racing activities, saw an opportunity to build a new sports car around the DFV engine which was run successfully in Grand Prix racing. Ford agreed and the much-respected designer, Len Bailey, created an ambitious and indisputably attractive race car. However, from its first appearance in the Spring of 1968, the car encountered many technical set-backs including the fact that what was easy on the eye was not necessarily aerodynamically competitive with cars like the Porsche 907/908 and the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.
One of the two built was crashed badly. never to race again. The surviving P68s is now in the N-Anadol Collection in Switzerland is still seen at Historic races all over Europe
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An excerpt from the book written by Ed Heuvink
"The Ford P68 sports car is famous not because it enjoyed great success, indeed rather the opposite, but because it was a beautiful car and because it was powered by Ford's legendary Cosworth DFV engine. When at the end of 1967 the FIA changed its regulations for the Sports Car World Championship, Ford was left without a major title contender. Their successful seven-litre Ford GTs were no longer permitted to compete in the championship which now became exclusively for three-litre sports prototype cars. Thus Alan Mann, the person in charge of Ford’s European racing activities, saw an opportunity to build a new sports car around the DFV engine which was run successfully in Grand Prix racing. Ford agreed and the much-respected designer, Len Bailey, created an ambitious and indisputably attractive race car. However, from its first appearance in the Spring of 1968, the car encountered many technical set-backs including the fact that what was easy on the eye was not necessarily aerodynamically competitive with cars like the Porsche 907/908 and the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.
67 AGAIN
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your right, it is beautiful.
some of the old cars have incredible heritage
and in many cases were works of art.
Like some of the can-am cars, 1000HP
wicked aero, but some were crazy dangerous
killed more than a few people and eventaully banned.
Jacque Villneuv Sr. would be doing over 200 MPH and end
of straight at mospsport, 1 mile long and at crest front wheels off ground
Normal person would slow down, he wanted to win LOL.
Not normal
Legendary snowmoblie racer, never quite made it to F-1
but amazing career, just ran in shadows of Gille.
some of the old cars have incredible heritage
and in many cases were works of art.
Like some of the can-am cars, 1000HP
wicked aero, but some were crazy dangerous
killed more than a few people and eventaully banned.
Jacque Villneuv Sr. would be doing over 200 MPH and end
of straight at mospsport, 1 mile long and at crest front wheels off ground
Normal person would slow down, he wanted to win LOL.
Not normal
Legendary snowmoblie racer, never quite made it to F-1
but amazing career, just ran in shadows of Gille.
this is my lottery car, ever win I will own one of these
