Ford J Car and Revised Ford J Car, 1966
| Description: |
Text on photograph reads: Original Ford J Car. April, 1966-- the Ford J Car, an experimental vehicle designed to succeed the Ford Mark II-A, made its first public appearance at the LeMans trials and circulated at near-record speeds. However, subsequent tests showed the car was not ready to race and none was entered in the 24-hour road race. First Revised Ford J Car. August, 1966--A highly-modified, lightweight version of the J Car was tested at Riverside Raceway in California. The test ended in tragedy when veteran driver Ken Miles lost his life in a crash, the cause of which remains a mystery despite an intensive investigation. |
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| Origin: | 1966 |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/SCCA/id/948 |
| Collection: |
Sports Car Club of America |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Sports Car Club of America. Copyright permissions granted for non-commercial use by Sports Car Club of America |
| Subjects: |
Sports Car Club of America Sports car racing Sports cars Ford Motor Company Ford automobile |
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