1969 Tecno Formula Ford
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Serial Number: never assigned Frame Number: never assigned Gearbox Number: tbd Logbooks: SCCA Condition: very good Price: $27,000 U.S. Location: Northeastern U.S. |
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DescriptionThis incredibly rare and desirable Italian Formula Ford has achieved almost legendary status in the Northeastern U.S. Campaigned not in Historic Formula Ford but incredibly in SCCA Club Ford and Formula Ford the owner has won regional championships and placed in the top ten in Divisional points numerous times. All this in an almost 30 year old race car. The car competed in all three FF 1600 classes at the Lime Rock Formula Ford 25th Aniversary and made the podium in two classes and the top ten in the third! The car has over 120 races and is on it's fourth or fifth logbook. The current owner has had the car since 1973.The car was the object of a ground up in 1994 in preparation for the 25th Aniversary meeting. Three of the photos show the car while undergoing this restoration. Despite it's strong showing against modern Formula Fords the car has not been at all updated and runs in effectively period trim save for safety equipment. It has accumulated a number of races since the last resortation but the owner is in the process of going through the car in preparation for sale. The car is accompanied by a wealth of spares. The car is a proven race winner against even modern Formula Fords. To our knowledge it is the only other Formula Ford design, besides a Lotus 69, that is adapted from an F2 car. |
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It was in this climate that Skip Barber approached the Italian firm to build a pair of Formula Fords to carry him on his National Championship quest in 1970. He sent ace mechanic Terry Secker to the works to prepare two cars to Formula Ford specification. Two F3 cars were adapted and sent back to the U.S. The cars never carried chassis tags. Skip used one car to win the Runoffs in 1970, becoming National Chapion. The other car went to Gene Mason who ran it in 4 or 5 Formula C races and then sold it to the current owner in 1973. The car has been raced more or less continuouosly since.
