1. Design and development

2. Race history
    1969  1970 

3. References

The Ford G7 is a Can-Am sports racing car that was built by Ford in 1968. Initially fitted with a {{convert|427|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} Ford V8 engine, and later using {{convert|429|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|496|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} versions of the engine, the G7 was extremely unreliable and only ever finished one of the 15 races it competed in.^[1] In particular, it had serious issues with overheating and engine problems; the latter of which often prevented the car from even starting a race.

Design and development

In 1968, Ford rebuilt a Mk IV Spyder chassis for Can-Am racing, and produced the G7A.^[2] Although the new car used the Mk IV's suspension and brakes, the new bodywork included a rear wing inspired by Jim Hall's Chaparral Can-Am cars.^[2] The car used a 2-speed automatic gearbox, and a torque converter from the Mercury and Ford funny cars.^[2] Coupled to this transmission was a {{convert|427|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} Ford V8 engine, capable of producing around {{convert|650|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.^[2] However, despite the power output, the car was amongst the heaviest on the grid, weighing in at {{convert|1900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, and it showed little promise in its first test session; lapping 14 seconds off the lap record in a Las Vegas test.^[2] Not only was it off the pace, but the engine proved incredibly fragile and unresponsive in the test; the special blocks were porous, and allowed water to seep into the oil.^[2]

Race history

1969

In 1969, Agapiou Brothers Racing purchased the G7A, and attempted to run Peter Revson in the Can-Am season opener, held at Mosport Park; however, in a sign of things to come, the engine failed and he wasn't even able to start the race.^[3] It was a similar story at Mont-Tremblant; Revson was unable to start the race.^[4] As a result, Revson left the team, and later joined Robbins-Jefferies Racing Team.^[5] The G7 was not used in the third round of the Can-Am series, but reappeared again for the next round, held at Edmonton; John Cannon was selected to drive it, but the fuel injectors malfunctioned after just five laps, and forced him to retire.^[6] Cannon drove for Young-American in the next round, held at Mid-Ohio, so George Follmer replaced him in the Agapiou Brothers' team; however, the engine failed again and prevented Follmer from starting the race.^[7] Follmer tried again at Road America, but couldn't manage more than two laps before the transmission packed up and he retired.^[8] The team missed round eight altogether, before initially entering Follmer in the eighth round, held in Michigan; in the end, Jack Brabham drove the G7A, and he lasted 46 laps before he lost a wheel and retired.^[9] The team then took a two-race break, before entering the final round of the season, held in Texas; Cannon had returned to the team, but engine problems yet again prevented him from starting the race.^[10] Despite the unsuccessful season, the team entered Cannon in the 200 miles of Fuji, and, for the first time ever, the G7A actually completed a race; Cannon finished second, 12.1 seconds behind the winner.^[11]

1970

Despite the poor 1969 season, and missing the first two rounds of the 1970 Can-Am season, Agapiou Brothers Racing returned to the series in the Watkins Glen round of the series; the car had a new {{convert|429|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} Ford V8 fitted, and was driven once more by John Cannon.^[12] However, history repeated itself, as he retired once more; this time, the car overheated after 46 laps.^[13] David Hobbs was brought into the team for the next round, held at Edmonton; a water leak after just one lap forced him to retire.^[14] An attempt to enter Cannon at Mid-Ohio came to nothing,^[15] and this was followed by Cannon retiring from the Road America race after 19 laps; once again, the car had overheated.^[16] Lee Roy Yarbrough took the wheel of the G7A at Road Atlanta, but he too suffered an engine failure, this time after 22 laps;^[17] even though a new {{convert|496|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}} V8 had been installed.^[18] Despite reverting to the 429 engine, Donnybrooke saw another engine failure, and another failure to start; this time, Vic Elford had been driving.^[19] Cannon was back in the cockpit for Laguna Seca Raceway, in the newly updated G7B; the updates made little difference to the car's reliability, and the car overheated after 50 laps, forcing him to retire.^[20] At the season finale, held at Riverside, Cannon drove again, but crashed out after 14 laps.^[21] This would prove to be the last time a G7 was used in a race.^[22]

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