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- 1967 Ford Mark IV Race Car - This car was built to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, it accomplished that goal in 1967, beating the second-place Ferrari by 32 miles at a record-breaking average speed of 135.48 miles per hour. The Mark IV combined a sophisticated chassis with a big engine based on Ford's V-8 for stock car racing.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
1967 Ford Mark IV Race Car
This car was built to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, it accomplished that goal in 1967, beating the second-place Ferrari by 32 miles at a record-breaking average speed of 135.48 miles per hour. The Mark IV combined a sophisticated chassis with a big engine based on Ford's V-8 for stock car racing.
- Invoice for AC Cobra Chassis #CSX2451, from Shelby American, Inc. to Virgil Exner, Inc., 1964 - Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Chassis number CSX2451 was sold to former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner. It became the basis for Exner's Mercer-Cobra concept car, built in collaboration with the Copper Development Association.
- April 16, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Invoice for AC Cobra Chassis #CSX2451, from Shelby American, Inc. to Virgil Exner, Inc., 1964
Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Chassis number CSX2451 was sold to former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner. It became the basis for Exner's Mercer-Cobra concept car, built in collaboration with the Copper Development Association.