by Audi1 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:52 am
OK, thanks for the feedback.
Let's make it Ford vs. Porsche Wars and leave the inclusive dates for the cars at 1960-1975.
That brings in a lot of Porsches! Of the straight racing cars, such as the Le Mans-type cars, you have:
Porsche 718 - intro '58 (still racing well into the '60's)
Porsche 904 - intro '63
Porsche 906 - intro '66
Porsche 907 - intro '68
Porsche 908 - intro '68
Porsche 910 - intro '67
Porsche 917 - intro '69
But, we're still left with only a small number of Fords that ran during that period:
Ford Cobra - intro '62
Ford GT-40 - intro '64
Ford P68 - intro '68
However, I guess the way that the GT-40's performed last season; both the NSR's and the Slot.It's (finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd), I should be too concerned about that - right! ;)
I'm less sure about how to handle the "street" Porsches that raced during that period of time (including at races like Le Mans). They are:
356 - still racing actively in the first half of the '60's
911 - intro '65
914 - intro '70
Maybe we should just leave them out, but they are a fun group of cars to build and run...........
So, a little more feedback on the street Porsches, please. Thanks!
And while you're at it, think a little about the Ford Mustang; introduced in '64, but never ran in the big sports car races like Le Mans. As others have said, they're well represented in other proxies, such as the current TransAm proxy, but there's a lot of attraction to the Mustang and it's certainly a street Ford, that fits with the street Porsches................. Thoughts?
Allan