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[Tmeranda]

This is a true shame. How can Ford let this happen. The same sad state of affairs can be seen on their Lotus 38 Indy winner too. Shame on them.

[raceannouncer2003]

A couple of friends and I attended this event today. Good fun.

http://www.saacnw.or...2007_Page_1.jpg

Also there was former Shelby crew Bill Eaton. Apparently, others were asked to contribute their belts to the fixing of the bonnet on J6. When Shelby was asked he said, "No, it's my alligator belt!" But Bill said "Yes you will"...and he did. Apparently Bill has a photo of it. Bill is a very quite and gentle person, who apologizes for his lack of memory. Apparently he had a stroke in recent years. Here is a photo of him holding my diecast of J5:



Vince H.

[jj2728]

These pics taken by my father are from the 1967 USGP at the Glen. I wonder if this is the LeMans winner or one of the others painted up as such. BTW, that's my younger brother standing next to the car in the second pic. I'm standing behind the fence wearing the maroon jacket with my mom standing next to me.

[biercemountain]

Originally posted by MKIVJ6
Me driving J6 at the FOS and on the street.

A MKIV driving down the street must get A WHOLE LOT of attention!!!! :yawn:

[chuckbrandt]

If I follow this all correctly J9 became the G7A Can-Am car which was sold to Charlie and Kerry Agapiou. As of a couple of years ago they still own it and supposedly are putting it back together. These pictures were posted a couple of years ago by Kerry's son.

http://picasaweb.goo.../chuckbrandt/J9

Chuck

[MKIVJ6]

Photo's and track test of J6 in September Car and Driver.

[Pils1989]

Here is Tom Malloy's GT 40 seen in the background of this picture at The William K. Vanderbilt jr Concour d'Elegance at Newport, RI this year.
(steering-wheel is 1913 Fiat Tipo 55 Speedster)

[chuckbrandt]

I just put up a bunch of Mk IV pictures from Monterey in 2003. I only wish I could make that event this year

http://picasaweb.goo...dt/Monterey2003

As you'll see in the pictures Tom Malloy's J-11 was really nicely prepared. And it was running a tunnel port 427.

Enjoy,

Chuck

[metalshapes]

Which Mk IV showed up at the Bonneville Saltflats sometime in the mid '90s?

Red with white stripe.
Was that J11 or J6 before it got repainted yellow?

It swapped ends, if I remember correctly, and lost some bodywork.

I wanted to spend some more time looking at the car, but I was busy wrenching on another racer....

[MKIVJ6]

Originally posted by metalshapes
Which Mk IV showed up at the Bonneville Saltflats sometime in the mid '90s?

Red with white stripe.
Was that J11 or J6 before it got repainted yellow?

It swapped ends, if I remember correctly, and lost some bodywork.

I wanted to spend some more time looking at the car, but I was busy wrenching on another racer....

Hi

That was J 11. J6 has a Shelby nose. (No visable front brake inlets they're behind radiator) J11 has H&M nose.

J6 and 0846 will be at Quail and if you're there please say hello.

Best

[Tmeranda]

Hate to seem dim, but what is Quail. I would love to see your cars.

[MKIVJ6]

Originally posted by Tmeranda
Hate to seem dim, but what is Quail. I would love to see your cars.

Concourse At Quail Lodge this Friday during Pebble Beach Weekend.

[JuniorMason]

My father Jim Mason who build the frame for all MK4 at Brunswick Aircraft Corp., repaired J2 with two of his colleagues and I still have the title for it, later the car was sold unfinished.

[B Squared]

I did a search and this was the best option for the following:
(please feel free to re-locate if I missed a design thread on the MkIV)

In the July 1967 Road & Track, Dennis Cipnic wrote the race report for the Sebring 12 Hours won by McLaren and Andretti in the Mark IV. He is quoted as saying, "...Ford took home all nine (points) with its big, yellow boxy thing."

I don't recall overall derision regarding its design. Am I wrong, or has time turned it into legendary status?

Edited by B Squared, 19 June 2018 - 12:32.

[Emery0323]

I have no clear information of Ford Mk4 now.

But I think there are 2 Ford Mk4s at Carrol Shelby museum.


And from 2003 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.
All machines were there !!

http://www.pac1.net/...es/DSCN0213.jpg

I just discovered this thread, revived after > 10 years - Steinbacher-hohl and I must have been milling around the MkIV corral next to each other at the 2003 Monterey Historics!   I'm pretty sure the guy in the blue shirt with the backpack and the camera taking pictures at the fence is me!  

 

I did a search and this was the best option for the following:
(please feel free to re-locate if I missed a design thread on the MkIV)

In the July 1967 Road & Track, Dennis Cipnic wrote the race report for the Sebring 12 Hours won by McLaren and Andretti in the Mark IV. He is quoted as saying, "...Ford took home all nine (points) with its big, yellow boxy thing."

I don't recall overall derision regarding its design. Am I wrong, or has time turned it into legendary status?

I don't recall reading negative negative comments on the design either, maybe next to the Ferrari sports cars it looked ugly.  It might just be an appraisal unique to Dennis Cipnic.  I suspect the slab-sided shape is why he described it as "boxy".

[doc knutsen]

I just discovered this thread, revived after > 10 years - Steinbacher-hohl and I must have been milling around the MkIV corral next to each other at the 2003 Monterey Historics!   I'm pretty sure the guy in the blue shirt with the backpack and the camera taking pictures at the fence is me!

 

I don't recall reading negative negative comments on the design either, maybe next to the Ferrari sports cars it looked ugly.  It might just be an appraisal unique to Dennis Cipnic.  I suspect the slab-sided shape is why he described it as "boxy".

That is interesting. I had never seen a Mk IV in the flesh until the white one that was among the GT40s at Goodwood a couple of years ago. I was surprised, the Mk IV to my eyes was so small and delicate.

I had imagined a big beast, which it most definitely was not.