This kept the 427 engine happy at high RPMs all day, as evidenced by the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans victory, achieved by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt in their Ford GT40 Mk IV. As used in the Fairlane ...
Ford Mk IV was originally raced in Can-Am as an open-top car, and later converted to replicate the 1967 Le Mans-winning GT40.