AJ's Birthday

[BruceS]

It's AJ Foyt's 80th birthday!  Attached is a photo from the Houston Chronicle dated 1967 that says he is checking out the new engine for his boat.  So check out those zoomies!   '67 was a good year for AJ; he won the Indy 500 for the second time and also won LeMans with Dan Gurney in a Ford Mk. IV. 

Hope you enjoy!
Bruce

[thatdarncat]

I'm pretty sure that boat is still around with the blown SOHC. I remember seeing a photo not too many years ago. Maybe in Hot Rod magazine? Cool picture of just the engine!

[cjshaker]

Cool shot. I wonder what the thing hanging off the back of the bell is? Looks like a starter, but the stock starter is still visible.

[BruceS]

Maybe 2 starters?  Not sure why you would need 2 though; it shouldn't be that tough to crank a blown Cammer should it?  I was thinking the one hung off the back of the bell might be a generator but there are 2 solenoids so they both must be starters.

Bruce

[RJP]

Cool shot. I wonder what the thing hanging off the back of the bell is? Looks like a starter, but the stock starter is still visible.

It is a starter, wound to rotate opposite the one in the stock position. H/M saw the need for dual starters on high compression marathon boat engines where starting a heat soaked engine was a problem.

[shady]

Oh no, not fords, dats dem chebys that don't start when dare hot.