FORD J Chassis J1
Thinking of the future, it had been decided to design a replacement for the Mk2s. The new car, called "J", for the new "Appendix J" of the FIA regulations, had a new lightweight chassis made in aluminium honeycomb sandwich which was 150 lbs lighter than the Mk2.
J1, the first of the 12 chassis of the J series built, was completed in March 1966. After some testing at Dearborn and Riverside it was sent to the April Le Mans trials weekend where it set the fastest lap. Back to the States it went back to a series of testing but due to poor handling the project was put on hold for Le Mans. In August when it took off again J1 was replaced by J2 for testing and the car went in storage for some years until a private enthusiast bought it . In 1982 Rick Nagel tracked it down and acquired it for the Shelby American museum.
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Ford "J" - Chassis J1 - SAI - Le Mans trials 1966
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| J1 at the 1966 Le Mans trials |
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| J1 at the 1966 Le Mans trials |
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| J1 at the Daytona test early 1966 |
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| J1 at the Daytona test early 1966 |
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| J1 at the Daytona test early 1966 |
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