A total of two J-Cars and six Ford GT MK IVs were completed in 1967. This MK IV debuted at Sebring in April of 1967, where it led from the start and took victory with Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti behind the wheel.

Because this new racer was designed to comply with Appendix J of the FIA’s regulations, it was known as the J-Car. This would be the final, most advanced version of the GT40. Entirely new from the ground up, the J-Car shared almost nothing with the GT40 beyond a 427 engine.

Already two months later in 1966 Ken Miles died at the wheel of the Ford "J-car" at Riverside Raceway. The J-car was a GT40 prototype that included several unique features, most notably an aluminium-honeycomb chassis-construction and a "bread-van" body-design that experimented with "Kammback" aerodynamic theories. Miles' fatal accident was ...

Jul 29, 2004 · All of the twelve J car chassis were original designed and built with the sole aim of winning at LeMans. Had the French not legislated them out of existence following the 1967 race, the four "left over" chassis; J-9, 10, 11 and 12, would have, …

Ford Motor Company intended to compete at Le Mans in 1967 with the all-new J-Car, seen here during a 1966 trial at Daytona, Florida. Those plans changed in August 1966 when driver Ken Miles died in a rollover accident while testing a J-Car at Riverside, California.

Aug 13, 2013 · Two J Chassis were used for the G7A CanAm Car. I saw pictures of J-9 a few weeks ago and it is already converted to MK-IV body and specs. J-10 which was the other G7A is at Kenny Thomson shop in the process of being rebodied to MK-IV specs. J-11 and J-12 were spare chassis and were finished MK-IV body long time ago.

Chassis J-4 was prepared by Ford engineers with a new body, incorporating a longer front nose, a Can Am-style tail section and a new roof line with a rear window. During this transformation the J-Cars officially became known as the GT40 Mark IV.

Feb 14, 2018 · Originally dubbed the J-Car, in reference to the FIA’s Appendix J regulations under which it competed, Ford’s GT40 Mk IV was built to be an all-American assault on the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, further rubbing salt in Ferrari’s endurance-racing wounds.

A total of twelve J-car chassis were built with early-type J-car bodywork and the next four, J-5 to J-8, were completed with revised bodywork as Mark IVs. This car is powered by 427 cid V8 developing 500 horsepower and is coupled to a Ford/Kar Kraft T-44 4-speed transmission.

1966 Ford GT40 Mk IV 'J' Car The #11 John Wyer Automotive Ford GT40 Mk I was driven to a 6th place finish by Dick Thompson and Jacky Ickx, who can been seen sitting on the pit wall. Note the red and yellow Alfa Romeo GTA in the background.