Photo Gallery «Ford and the Can-Am - Scenes from a marriage»
As much ambition as Ford invested in its Le Mans commitment, there was little interest in the new Can-Am series at the end of the sixties. Consequently, it was left to the private racing teams to develop a winning shell for the Ford engines. The result was four years of failure. This article tells the story of Can-Am racing cars with Ford engines, which was marked by setbacks, and shows a lot of historical footage.
The Ford G7 A was based on the GT 40 Mk IV endurance sports car, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. Here, Mario Andretti drives the racer with the unusual, two-part rear wing through the steep bend on the Ford test track in Dearborn.
© Ludvigsen Partners, 1968
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