Neil
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Yes, it is. There was a race going on there when my wife and I visited ten years ago.
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If thats the case, i dont think the 65 race was at the norsring.
It looks more like it was at the Nürburgring
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Here you can see GT103 - #12 going through what looks like the Carousel. Its also a good image of the asymmetrical ducting on the rear of the prototype. There also seems to have been a taller gurney flap added to the rear deck since Daytona, but this may just be a perculuratiy of the photo.
Pit buildings looking in the other direction
Here is an image of GT104 - #11 at this race, from a slightly different angle, showing the buildings on the other side of the track.
Does any of that help identify the location of the 65 race?
Its all a long way away from Australia (Kangaroos, not Motzart) where I am, and well before my time. Maybe one day I will get there.
Ryan
It looks more like it was at the Nürburgring
Nürburgring - Wikipedia
Here you can see GT103 - #12 going through what looks like the Carousel. Its also a good image of the asymmetrical ducting on the rear of the prototype. There also seems to have been a taller gurney flap added to the rear deck since Daytona, but this may just be a perculuratiy of the photo.
Pit buildings looking in the other direction
Here is an image of GT104 - #11 at this race, from a slightly different angle, showing the buildings on the other side of the track.
Does any of that help identify the location of the 65 race?
Its all a long way away from Australia (Kangaroos, not Motzart) where I am, and well before my time. Maybe one day I will get there.
Ryan
The mechanics could do the oil level check and refill from the filler breather just behind the B pillar, so it’s not engine oil. Brake and clutch fluid would have been up the front in the usual place (have seen photos of 103 to confirm).
Could it be a valve to allow refilling of the cooling system?
The header tank is right behind there?
Neil
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Solid brake rotors?
Brake and clutch in the usual spot.
Cant tell if this is 103 or 104 from this angle. maybe 104 based on radiator details.
only vented for the MK IIs. it was only the MK II's that got the 4 piston calipers (Girling 16/4 & 18/4) as well.
Bill Kearley
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Very nice. Another one I like very much is the 05 Mustang add. Steve Mc Queen, build it they will come. by the way, I love baseball. It's on youtube
Thanks for posting these pictures, what web site or other source are they from.
Brake and clutch in the usual spot.
Cant tell if this is 103 or 104 from this angle. maybe 104 based on radiator details.
Knock your socks off.
I have only had a chance to go through 65 at this stage.
Dave Friedman collection, 1946-2009
The son of a movie producer and silent film actress, Dave Friedman spent most of his professional career as a still photographer on many well-known film productions. After service in the U.S. Navy, Friedman attended and photographed local amateur sports car races around his native Los Angeles...
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Neil
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Thanks for posting the link to hose nice photos. On the last page of the 1973 Riverside Can-Am collection I found a picture of our car. A McLaren M8C #64.Knock your socks off.
I have only had a chance to go through 65 at this stage.
Dave Friedman collection, 1946-2009
The son of a movie producer and silent film actress, Dave Friedman spent most of his professional career as a still photographer on many well-known film productions. After service in the U.S. Navy, Friedman attended and photographed local amateur sports car races around his native Los Angeles...
Neil
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Thank you for posting that collection. I found a picture of Bob Peckham's M8C McLaren on the last page of the 1972 Riverside Can-Am photos. That race was particularly memorable for our finish- 11th place. However the 10th place car, a Ferrari 512M pulled into the pit at the end of the race and the owner jumped in and drove his girlfriend around the track! Naturally he was black flagged and that car was disqualified. We moved up to 10th place and earned an additional $1500 for that.Knock your socks off.
I have only had a chance to go through 65 at this stage.
Dave Friedman collection, 1946-2009
The son of a movie producer and silent film actress, Dave Friedman spent most of his professional career as a still photographer on many well-known film productions. After service in the U.S. Navy, Friedman attended and photographed local amateur sports car races around his native Los Angeles...
Neil
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True, too. The next year, 1973, we finished 6th.
Does anyone know what the round fitting in the B pillar was for?
The mechanics could do the oil level check and refill from the filler breather just behind the B pillar, so it’s not engine oil. Brake and clutch fluid would have been up the front in the usual place (have seen photos of 103 to confirm).
Could it be a valve to allow refilling of the cooling system?
The header tank is right behind there?
More time spent researching, and the answer was here in another thread all along.
GT103 and GT104
A month or so back I was contacted and was honored to make the head and running light covers for GT103, which as most know is one of the original twelve prototypes and is the oldest Ford GT in existence. It was being restored back to the number 73 car that won the 1965 Daytona 24 hours for the...
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This photo from @Mark Clapp shows the connection and the route of the hose during restoration. You can see the hole in the B pillar, a 90° fitting inside the duct, and a hose that runs up to where the header tank would be. Also note the perforated lightweight bulkheads in the ribs that made up the side sill structure as well as the revisions and additions to the upper rear radius rod towers.
@Mark Clapp thanks for sharing the photo.
Ryan
Neil
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Thanks. A bit more info- the driver of the disqualified Ferrari was David Hobbs. Needless to say, Hobbs was not happy as he had worked very hard to place a car that was not really suited to Can-Am racing as high as he did.
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