super rare 4WD 65 coupe

[GT350]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C269579

 

[GT350]

a 69 sportsroof 4WD

 

[B67FSTB]

Whats the story behind this?
Built in the sixties or is it some Britisch ingeneering anno 2000 and something ??

 

[Fast68back]

Whats the story behind this?
Built in the sixties or is it some Britisch ingeneering anno 2000 and something ??

Following the Second World War, successful racers Major Tony Rolt and Freddie Dixon formed a partnership; Dixon-Rolt Developments. Inspired by Rolt whilst he was a prisoner in Colditz they began to develop a four-wheel-drive vehicle project.

Irish-born entrepreneur, inventor and engineer Harry Ferguson heard about this project and in 1950 set up Harry Ferguson Research Ltd in Coventry. Ferguson wanted to instil this pioneering technology into the production line of one of the automotive giants of the time. Talks with Jaguar, Rootes Group, BMC and Rover got close but none shared Harrys vision.

The transmission system was refined throughout the 1950s and in 1960 the P99 Ferguson Formula One car won outright at Oulton Park driven by a young Stirling Moss. To this day it remains the sole four wheel drive victory by a Formula One car and a landmark in automotive progression.

The system became known as FF (the Ferguson Formula) and was adopted by Jensen in their luxury sports model named the FF. Importantly predating Audis quattro

quattro of 1980 by more than a decade...!

Prior to Jensen, Harry Ferguson Research had been carrying out development of the system using Ford USAs latest sales hit; the Mustang. It is known that they had 3 examples of the 1965 year model in notchback form and they were used across Europe to demonstrate the capability of the Ferguson Formula to potential clients such as Police and other Emergency forces.

This car was UK registered new DAC 433C on the 21st January 1965 the registered keeper being Harry Ferguson Research Ltd

 

[B67FSTB]

Interesting :confu
Thanks for sharing !!

 

[tarafied1]

here is some interesting reading on the subject, the 69 anyway....

 

[gwstang]

Cool concept. I have an old 1952 Ford 8N tractor that I use around the farm . It's pretty interesting how Ferguson came up with the 3-point hitch and then he and Henry Ford split their ways and then Ford had to pay Ferguson a large amount, for the day, to keep on using the 3-point hitch which btw was very revolutionary at the time and still in use today. Before that, there was no lift...just hitch up and drag it out to the field. Ferguson was quite the genius in his day.

 

[tarafied1]

my dad has a 48 8N.... :sm_NTA

 

[Johnny M]

My Grandfather was the first man in Ireland to import Massey Fergusons tractors......He knew Harry Ferguson well. We still have some old letters that he wrote to my grandfater. And an original Massey Ferguson 135(driving but in need of restoration) :sm_NTA

 

[tarafied1]

cool