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GT40 - Original/Mk V / Re: Original Ford GT - Transporters
« on: March 12, 2024, 09:51:23 PM »
Found this photo appears to be loading damaged GT/111 following 65 Targa Florio into the FAV transporter?

jim p

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Shelby American Racing / 5R103 additional race history?
« on: March 08, 2024, 04:48:12 PM »
per the latest registry, 5R103 "never raced again" following being stuffed into a sand bank 1969 12 hrs of Sebring.

found a photo from 1970 Daytona, and according to Racingsportscars.com;

#94   Cummings / Stumes   Shelby GT350   Susan T. Cummings   327 laps   DNF

I'm adding this to my race history table

regards

jim p

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GT40 - Original/Mk V / GT40 1 of 1 GT/112
« on: March 08, 2024, 01:45:21 AM »
I have not seen much discussion of GT/112, that was one of the "trial" (IMHO) designs produced as part of the "prototype" series GT/101 ~ GT/112.

 finding a couple of photos from 1967 Spa 1000 Km shows the unique roadster/targa (removable roof panels) features.

regards

jim p

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Shelby American History / 1967 Paris Auto Show GT350
« on: March 08, 2024, 01:29:24 AM »
My search (in this Forum) did not find any prior discussion of this event,  should have checked Coralsnake.com
records show the 1967 Paris Auto Show was Oct 7th, 1967, so having a 1968 model GT350 would not be surprising?

Is there any records suggesting the Sn # ?  coralsnake.com = 8T02J110578-00339
 I see what looks like a side marker lamp in the fender, Euro requirement?

Regards

jim p

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I will have to look in my files at home for the name,
  but there is a "Paul Harvey...  the rest of the story" here with the Green Valley Valentines Day inaugural race for SAI GT350 program.

The famous "Flying (Miles) Mustang" photo of 5R002, where he got air under all 4 tires each lap when he hit the hump in the track, the crowd was thrilled at the "show" Ken was providing.

The ( I believe local "Dallas Times" news photographer ) that took the photos that day is also the photographer that took the infamous photo of Jack Ruby shooting Lee H Oswald in the basement of the Dallas PD headquarters!

I doubt this is a Trivial Persuit question,    but now you know the rest of the story !

jim p

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I too am a member of The Henry Ford and contacted the Benson Ford Research center regarding research.
Since Whuan COVID they have been closed to the public and refer you to online staff for inquiries.

I requested any documents from the 1963~1967 Total Performance programs and was informed "they don't have much material or documents from 1962 and up, most of their material is pre 1960".
FWIW

jim p

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1st race of the IMSA 2024 season, 1st win for Mustang !

In Race 1 of the VP Racing Challenge Series meeting at Daytona International Speedway,
17-year-old Luca Mars drove from the back of the 20-car Grand Sport X (GSX) class field to take the Ford Mustang GT4’s first win in its global competition debut.

Mars was placed at the back of the grid when his #59 KOHR Motorsports Mustang GT4 failed post-qualifying scrutineering and had all of its lap times deleted, but using the strength of the Ford’s V8 motor, he gradually fought his way into podium contention.

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2 Mustang GT3 cars running in Rolex 24hrs  #64  #65   picking up on the GT programs car numbering for significant years?

https://youtu.be/l76WBXpSXiw?si=lceLGwqnUagD2uTC  part 1
https://youtu.be/f2iQiS2fmcs?si=PABwLWuyKfWqldN1   part 2
https://youtu.be/ZKRNcosZcdo?si=P61AWW6Zt9YmnVnR   part 3

gotta say the V8 sounds just evil !!

some familiar drivers from GT program, hope they can bring the same kind of success.

enjoy

jim p

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Shelby American History / Re: Its a big day...
« on: January 09, 2024, 02:11:42 PM »
also remember several Pantera's parked in the Dearborn test track infield with "scrap, parts only" spray painted on the hoods!

just used up cars then !!  :-\

jim p

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Shelby American History / Re: Its a big day...
« on: January 09, 2024, 02:02:10 PM »
In the "new items' there is discussion of "engineering cars" and their ultimate disposition...

there is a member here "66GT350" that was involved in the mid 70's with arranging the disposition of an engineering car.

66GT350 worked in the manual transmission engineering team in the Market street building just west of the Livonia Trans plant, Livonia, MI
the project was developing the overdrive trans package to be released in the Granada platform, so they ordered a production Granada with the 3.03 3sp 250 CID 6 cyl with the 2.79 diff as I recall. 
I believe this was prior to the SROD was developed for the F series truck platform, so it still had the external shift rods.
The car was modified with the toploader OD trans, and 3.00 diff.  It was a feasibility study not a certification/calibration car as I recall.
When the work was complete the manager tasked 66GT350 to "return the car to production" and ready it for sale on the "B Lot"

So "somehow" a mistake was made and the car went to the B Lot WITH the OD trans still in it & the 2.79 diff reinstalled ( better OD gearing ), extra set of brake pads and a new clutch were "left in the trunk" and he also "Tagged" the car for purchase from the B Lot! ??

His dad ended up as the actual purchaser of the "special gas economy" spec Granada when retiring to Columbus IN.

so I've "outed" this insider scheme to configure an engineering car.

regards,
jim p

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Shelby American History / Re: The haulers
« on: December 15, 2023, 12:57:11 PM »
1965 Daytona Continental 2000Km SAI HT1000 rig

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The Lounge / Lessons learned ( or not ) Ford Indy 256 CID
« on: December 08, 2023, 12:13:48 PM »
Indy Speedway Museum restoration of Dan Gurney's Lotus 29/1 1963
This segment shows reassembly wok on the 1963 pushrod 256 CID "Indy" engine.....

seems there was alot of unique design features, such as the better head fastener design,
that had they incorporated into the 289/302 FSB racing engine development,
they may have not had the GT40 Mk-I engine failures in 1964, 1965 that weren't resolved until JWA received the abandoned FoMoCo
small block patterns and adapted the Gurney-Weslake heads to produce the 1968/1969 JWA/Gulf successes?

What would have been the implications if they further developed into the Trans-Am program instead of messing around with the TP302 ??
It seems Hi RPM performance works for NASCAR,    mid-range torque works best for powering out of corners in Trans-Am and Chevy seems to have had the head start with SBC development 

https://youtu.be/Qa5PiDRhV7Q?si=bvhHTDDxP70H_Rqc

enjoy

jim p

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The Lounge / Re: Ferrari - the movie
« on: December 07, 2023, 01:15:33 PM »
What a ridiculous comparison...was that Patrick Dempsey?   

I drove the Porsche F2 car from 1960-ish that was Dan Gurney's car in Targa Florio or Monaco, or similar (haven't looked it up recently.)

Porsche took it out of their museum for me to drive at their 50th anniversary event at Laguna Seca in 1998.

With just about zero instruction, they sent me out on the track. Narrow-gate crash box, rock-hard museum tires, leaking brake cylinder on the floor by my feet...all kinds of fun stuff to deal with, on track, with my learning curve that was 100% vertical.

Fortunately, I didn't crash, lag behind, or make an idiot out of myself.  Amazing opportunity and memory. Kudos to Porsche for trusting me.

Now, that's a race car!   I could drive any new Ferrari with one hand tied behind my back.

reading the comments, my take was Dempsey's comments were regarding the "movie cars"....

but cars in the movie’s action sequences were actually Caterham chassis with vintage bodywork built on top, Dempsey explained.
He described the feel of driving these cars as “a bit like being in a Ferrari 550 Spyder,” complete with concerns about the lack of any sort of protective cage.


just my take
jim p

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The Lounge / Re: Ferrari - the movie
« on: December 07, 2023, 12:59:06 PM »
I watched an ESPN documentary on a flight a couple of years ago, but haven't been able to find it again.

It covered the controversy of Ferrari drivers killed during the "deadly decade" of the 1950's for Ferrari team drivers.
Enzo was also charged for criminal negligence as the car manufacturer of spectator deaths at an Italian race, ( can't recall right now the event).

Peter Collins, Luigi Muso (CS's friend), Alfonso de Portago

Ferrari famously said to his drivers: "Win or die, you will be immortal."

SO I'm interested in which version of "Enzo" is presented??

jim p

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