Ford, not satisfied with the 1966 GT-40 MK II win at LeMans, set out to develop a new lightweight chassis of honeycomb aluminum. Considered an experimental car, the new GT-40 was simply known as the ‘J-car’, referring to Appendix J, on the regulations to which it was constructed.
To leave nothing to chance, four completely new chassis were constructed for LeMans, 1967, Two (J-5 and J-6) were handed to Shelby American for drivers McLaren/Donohue (#2) and Gurney/Foyt (#1), and two (J-7 and J-8) were entered by Holman and Moody.
The qualification sessions were dominated by the McLaren/Donohue J-6 clinching the pole. Unfortunately, the J-6 lost time in the pit after the rear body panel blew off down the Mulsanne Straight. The Gurney/Foyt J-5 (#1) finished 1st with a trouble free race and the Ford MK IV J6 (#2), driven by Bruce McLaren and Mark Donohue finsished 4th overall at this 1967 LeMans.
The J-6 is the only Mk IV that finished LeMans that is still running and remains totally original as last raced.
The current owner James Glickenhaus has put over 40,000 road miles on the MK IV J-6 since 1990.
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