Ford G7

The Ford G7 is a Can-Am sports racing car that Ford built in 1968. It was initially fitted with a 427 cubic inch (6,997 cc) Ford V8 engine and later used 429 and 496 cubic inch versions of the engine, and it proved extremely unreliable, finishing only one of the 15 races it competed in because of serious overheating and engine problems. In 1968 Ford rebuilt a Mk IV Spyder chassis for Can-Am racing and produced the G7A, which kept the Mk IV's suspension and brakes but had new bodywork with a rear wing inspired by Jim Hall's Chaparral Can-Am cars, and a 2-speed automatic gearbox and torque converter from the Mercury and Ford funny cars. The 427 produced around 650 horsepower, yet the car was among the heaviest on the grid at 1,900 pounds and lapped 14 seconds off the lap record in its first test at Las Vegas. Agapiou Brothers Racing bought the G7A in 1969 and ran it through 1970.