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A rare appearance by Alan Mann at the wheel of his Ford Falcon (#201) during the “Big Saloon Race” at Brands Hatch on Boxing Day, 1967. Mann went on to win but was then expressly forbidden, by the Ford brass, from racing anymore himself!

Racing with Ford

By Alan Mann on December 1, 2003 2003, All Access Paywall, December '03, Legends Speak, North America, Region, Vintage Racecar Archives, Vintage Racecar Articles, Vintage Racecar Departments

My involveent with Ford goes back a long way and includes some of their most interesting racing projects. Before I did the cars for Le Mans, Ford was big enough to allow me to build two lightweight GT40s to see if we should run 4.7- or 7-liter engines at Le Mans. I built the two...

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