The Open Sports Ford

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Interestingly the car only raced twice, it arrived for Round 10 of the 1969 CanAm at Riverside driven by Frank Gardner, qualified 10th, got up to 5th during the race and retired with a broken half shaft. At Round 11 in Texas, Jack Brabham drove, qualified 7th and finished 3rd. Now, by Texas some of the regulars cars were probably getting tired, but it was still a great result and I guess another motor racing if only! By the way the engine apparently had a special magnesium block which probably explains why the original engine is no longer with the car.

Re the Ti22, the book 'CanAm Challenger' written by the late Pete Bryant is a must read for anybody interested in CanAm racing.