1964 Fairlane
Sports Car - Holman Moody is building 3 new Fairlane Race Cars. The original Fairlane was raced in 1964 by
Holman Moody and Alan Mann Racing. These new cars are complete
with 427 race engine, aluminum top loader, fiberglass fenders
& doors, Ready to race in historic events.
The first new 1964 Fairlane raced in Europe in 2004, winning its’
class in the first race! Holman & moody has now sold three of these road racing ThunderBolts.
The first of our new Fairlanes has proven to be a real race winner.
It can be seen on youtube look for (Ford Fairlane 500 (1964))
The only vintage car that can give the Fairlane ThunderBolt a run for the money is a Mark II GT!
Now with FIA Chassis type approval our new Mark IIs are being sold with FIA vintage passports for racing in Europe.
GT
P Mark II
Car Class: GT Mark IIA Race Car
WE are now taking orders for the next two new Holman & Moody Mark IIs
Chassis GT40P 202 will be a Mark II "A" coupe
Chassis GT40P 204 will be a copy of the Mark II Sebring winning Roadster
Current Description:
Color: choice of the new owner
Wheels: Halibrand design Knock off
Engine: Correct Dry sump Aluminum head 427 Ford
Carb: 1 4v Holley Rear Fenders: Standard GT Mark II A
Oil coolers: Two, one engine, one trany
Hood Scoop: Yes- two rear brake NASA type on rear deck
Roll Bar: No, as raced in 1965-6
Exhaust: Stainless Steel headers
Modifications: Has 1967 Mark II B oil tank
To Built to full Le Mans race ready condition
GT Mark II
Lee Holman,
President of Holman Automotive, Inc. and Holman Moody Inc., is
producing new 1966 specification GT Mark II LeMans race cars.
These cars are built at the Holman shops in Charlotte, NC using
the original Ford GT Mark II blueprints, specifications, and
base chassis that Holman Moody used to build their GT Mark
IIs.
Ever since the Ford GT Mark II won LeMans more than 30 years
ago, Holman Moody has been asked if an original Mark II could
be remanufactured. Due to high tooling costs for such a small
number of cars, Holman Moody only repaired or restored the few
existing Mark IIs. Now, with the interest in vintage racing at
an all time high and the number of inquires growing substantially,
Lee Holman and a number of the original Ford LeMans team members
decided to build a limited production of authentic racing LeMans
Mark IIs.
These cars
will have the advantage of the Holman Moody teams' vast racing
experience, blueprints, race reports, and paper work from the
Ford LeMans program. The Holman cars will be built just as they
were raced, using original Mark II body molds, chassis from original
tooling, Kar Kraft style transaxle, new 427 Ford dry sump engines,
and a number of the original spare parts.
The parts that make this a true Mark II will all be just as raced
so the owner will not only have the sound and the look, but also
the feel of a true LeMans racing machine. Holman Automotive will
offer the car as a Mark II A or Mark II B.
One of the most important aspects of this project is the people
that Mr. Holman has pulled together to build these new Mark II
race cars. These are the workers that helped Ford build and race
the original LeMans GT, Mark IIs, and Mark IVs. They will
assure that these new Mark IIs will be true to original design
and as great as the Mark IIs that made history.
Specifications
Chassis
Construction
Pressed
steel monocoque made to the original Mark I GT drawings.
Modified to Mark II specifications at the Holman Shop by Jimmy
Tucker and Jim Rose. Both men have extensive knowledge of
the car and its history having built some of the original
Mark II's and both were crew chiefs for Ford at LeMans.
Front
Suspension
Independent
double wishbone, anti-roll bar, adjustable shock absorbers
with coil over springs, all parts interchangeable with the
original cars Holman Moody built. There is an option of the
Alan Mann style upper front A-arm which would allow for more
front end adjustment.
Rear
Suspension
Double
trailing arms, lower wish bones, anti-roll bar, adjustable
shock absorbers with coil over springs; all parts interchangeable
with the original cars Holman Moody built.
Front
Brakes
Girling
C R type calipers, 11.56" vented disc, Girling master
cylinder, bias bar as standard on the Ford Team cars; all
parts interchangeable with the original cars Holman Moody
built.
Rear
Brakes
Girling
C R type calipers, 11.56" vented disc, Girling master
cylinder, Aeroquip lines and fittings, all parts interchangeable
with the original cars Holman Moody built.
Steering
Magnesium
casting original GT type rack and pinion; all parts interchangeable
with the original cars Holman Moody built.
Wheels
Magnesium
or Aluminum cast Mark II type wheels. Size will vary if the
car is built as a Mark II A or B.
Tires
Type
and quality appropriate to the use anticipated by the car
owner.
Instrumentation
Standard
is the Mark II A dash with tachometer, water temperature,
oil temperature, oil pressure, differential and transmission
oil temperature and fuel pressure. Optional is the Mark II
B aluminum dash with the same gages but switch locations are
changed to a large dash box.
Seats
Mark
I style cloth seats are standard with the option of the Mark
II B fiber glass molded seats.
Wiring
Original
Mark II type wiring loom made using the Ford blueprints.
Drive
train
Engine
Ford
427cu. in. medium riser with aluminum heads and intake, original
new Ford cast iron block, built at the Holman Shop by Jimmy
Tucker, the builder of race engines for the original GT
Ford race teams as well as hundreds of 427 NASCAR engines.
Carburetors
Mark
II A - one Holley four barrelMark II B, two four barrel carburetors.
Exhaust
Stainless
steel 2.250" headers interchangeable with the original
headers Holman Moody built for all the Mark II team cars.
Oil System
Ford
style magnesium cast oil pan with pumps mounted in the aluminum
front cover, aluminum oil cooler, aluminum Mark II B style
rear oil tank, Aeroquip lines and fittings. The Mark II A
front mounted oil tank is not recommended, but can be mounted.
Cooling
System
Aluminum
radiator, stainless steel and aluminum water pipes, aluminum
water tank, twin cooling fans (not on original Mark II's)
Fuel
System
Two fuel
cells similar to original, each with its own fuel pump. A
complete Mark II system which used 3 pumps and a number of
valves can be mounted as an option. This system was hard to
maintain, however, and is not recommended.
Transmission
Kar Kraft
T-44 style 4 speed with magnesium case castings, ratios are
changeable. This is the correct and original transmission
for these cars.
Body
Mark
II A or B style bodies are available with the parts made using
original team molds and/or parts. Original air craft body
latches are used. The glass work is fitted to the chassis
better than Holman Moody did in 1966 and 1967. (TOP)
