This is the other of the two factory Mustangs, of George Follmer. Follmer was another who'd come from more of a sporty car background, having contested the Can-Am series with great success, and who would eventually go on to become Can-Am champion in 1972, driving the mighty Porsche 917/10, run by the Penske team. Penske driver/engineer Mark Donohue had developed the 917 alongside Porsche engineers in Germany, but in an horrific testing shunt early in the year, was forced out until later in the season. Follmer was drafted in at last minute, and went on to win, thus eclipsing McLaren's dominance in the series.

The 1970 factory Mustangs were essentially the same cars raced by Moore and Shelby in 1969, although these were newly constructed. The development from 1969 meant they hit the ground running in 1970. on the surface, the most notable changes apart from the obvious sheet metal changes, were the much deeper front spoiler, and the single 4-barrel carb, which all teams were forced to run in 1970, with multi-carb set-ups being banned.

It didn't matter, the Ford motors were producing more power, and Firestone were producing bigger, stickier tyres.

Regarding the front spoilers, new-for-1970 rules allowed non-factory spoilers, but these had to fit within strict standards, but were essentially a flat-pane made of alloy or fibreglass, with most teams opting to have a couple of brake duct holes cut into them.

Name: JRH Photo.2.jpg Views: 2944 Size: 139.4 KB