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I have heard that the Turd was suppose to be powered by aluminum big block, but the Ford NASCAR guys said no, so it was real nose heavy! As for handling, the Daytona's won the 65 Class III with leafsprings. Alan Mann hated them, seems every time they adjusted one corner of the suspension, the other corners would go out of whack! They finally just left them alone, and as one of the drivers said, if one driver could not handle the car, they just unbolted him and bolted in another driver. The last FIA race of 1964, not Monza, that had already happened, I am talking about the Tour de France, the last shot at points to win the Class III for Shelby! Five Cobra's were entered, one was damaged on the transport, so one by one the remaining cars succumbed to drivetrain and suspension problems, thus giving the Ferrari GTO's not only class victories, but overall first and second place wins! The next year Mann learned, you have to baby the Daytona's to win the Class III! Cheers, Dennis
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