Main Menu
Car List
Driver List
Road Sports List
Back
Next

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Chevrolet Corvette
Engine: Ford 2416cc
Configuration: front engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: Alan S. Van Doren
Class: Production Sports cars
Date taken: March 1974 at Start Line, Croft
Almost universally known as The Stingray, this small engined version, Stingrays usually had engines ranging from 4700cc to 7000cc, competed in Production Sports Car races.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ford GT40
Engine: Ford 4727cc V8
Configuration: Mid-engine
Driver: Steven H. Smith
Class: Historic Sports Cars
Date Taken: October 1973 in Paddock, Croft (top)
Date Taken: at Start Line, Croft (lower)
Image Copyright John Aston (top)
The name GT 40 derives from Grand Turismo and the 40 refers to the height of the car (40 inches - just over 1 metre). The story of the construction of this car goes back to Ford failing to buy Ferrari and then becoming determined to beat them at GT racing. After a poor start, the GT 40 finally won at Le Mans and the legend was born.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ford GT40
Engine: Ford 5000cccc V8
Configuration: Mid-engine
Driver: Christopher J. Carver-Long
Class: GT 40s, Ford V8 Powered Saloons
Date taken: October 1973 in Paddock, Croft
Image Copyright: John Aston
This picture was taken at a Ford Sports day at Croft late in 1973. The race was called the GT40s and Ford V8 Powered Saloon Race and was held over 10 laps. Other notables in the race were Steven Smith (above), Doug Niven in his boss Escort and Brian Hough in his 5000cc V8 TVR. This Car (XBH763F) was track tested in the January '74 issue of Hot Car Magazine
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~