Ford Falcon Sprint 1964
Race Car - 2011 spec

 

 
Driver/Owner - Jon Wolfe
FIA Appendix K Ford Falcon race car

Racing Falcon Specification as per homologation 1250

  • Restored 1964 Ford Falcon 2 door coupe

  • Roll cage by Custom Cages

  • Ford 289 cu in V8 engine using genuine 1965 block and heads

  • Borg Warner T10 gearbox

  • Oil cooler

  • Large foam filled alloy fuel tank (for those long range distance races)

  • Ford Mustang brake calipers with vented discs

  • 5.5J15 Compomotive ML wheels with Dunlop 550 15 M section historic tyres

  • Glass fibre bonnet, boot, front wings, bumpers and doors

  • Heated front windscreen

  • Polycarbonate side and rear screens

  • Plumbed in 4 litre fire extinguisher

  • Cobra race seat and TRS 6 point harness

 

 

 

1964 FIA Ford Falcon Appendix K historic touring car is now - SOLD

 

A rare opportunity to acquire my fully-sorted, FIA Appendix K spec, Ford Falcon. Built to FIA Homologation papers 1250 and with current HTP. Painted in homage to the 1964 Monte Carlo rally cars and has its full exterior trim. This car is a regular at the Silverstone Classic and has been raced in HSCC Touring Cars, Masters and CSCC Classic K. Class winner in the 2014 CSCC Classic K series.  

Major features of the car

Professionally restored steel shell with Custom Cages roll over protection (ROPS); the car weighs in at 1140 Kg dry
Fully computer modelled for dynamic race behaviour by a well-known, top-flight chassis development engineer
Mass Racing 289 small block ford engine developing 420+ BHP.  Zero hours since full winter rebuild.  Dyno sheet and all receipts available
Lightweight, Alunox stainless steel exhaust system. FIA compliant up-and-back manifolds
Race spec, alloy case, T10 close ratio, 4 speed transmission with custom built prop shaft
Final drive;  4.1:1 with Gripper limited slip differential
Rear axle; 8" type with Strange drive shafts
Large stub/bearing front uprights
105 litre fuel tank, foam filled with gauge on dash
Holley Blue fuel pump with pre and post pump filters
GRP bonnet, boot lid, doors and front wings
Polycarbonate side and rear screens
Heated, laminated glass front screen
Aluminium bumpers (GRP ones supplied too for less strict FIA-type events)
Sportline double-adjustable shock-absorbers (built into Koni bodies) 1 1/8" front anti-roll bar
Quick ratio steering box
Dual circuit brakes
4.5 litre plumbed in fire extinguisher system (serviced by Lifeline in November 2014)
Smiths instruments
Odyssey race battery
Wheels; 5.5J x 15 Compomotive ML with Dunlop CR65 historic tyres x 8
Mota-lita steering wheel with SPA quick release
Massive and comprehensive race and servicing history file

 

Check out the Silverstone Classic web site for a few pictures of the car there in 2013 and 2014. Plus these

http://www.flickr.com/photos/masterob1/9423750868/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/masterob1/9423708588/


Jon Wolfe in the Appendix K 1964 Ford Falcon, CSCC Classic K Snetterton in 2013                          Photo: Howard Wolfe 2013

 

 

 

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