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Formula Ford Market & Values
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Formula Ford Market & Values

 Mark Leonard

Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the theory that the best drivers would win if they were racing identical cars. The idea for this low-budget Formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke, who had a driver’s school called Motor Racing Stables, based at the Brands Hatch Circuit. Clarke received support from Ford’s competition manager, Henry Taylor, and Ford’s director of public affairs, Walter Hayes. Ford supplied its 1600-cc Cortina GT engine, as well as its backing and name. Lotus Components built a car based on the Lotus 31 Formula Three car, calling it the Lotus 51 Formula Ford. Ironically, this early car had a Renault gearbox. It sold for the affordable price of just under £1,000, making racing in this series very affordable, since an F3 car of the day cost more than £3,000. The Royal Automobile Club, Britain’s governing body, established a set of racing regulations. The first official race was held at Brands Hatch on July 2, 1967. From 1967 to the present, Formula Ford has produced some very exciting racing among many different makes of racing cars, as well as some great drivers and future champions, including Emerson Fittipaldi, Jody Scheckter, Ayrton Senna, Michael Andretti and Tim Schenken. Today, Historic Formula Ford is an entry-level racing category and, for the purposes of this guide, covers cars from 1967 to 1972. Keep in mind, however, that the greatest single factor in determining the value of a Formula Ford is the quality and cost of its preparation.

Make

Model

Acceptance

Level III

Level II

Level I

Change

Notes

Alexis 14 3 $8,000 $12,000 $17,000
15 3 $8,000 $12,000 $17,000
18, 18B 3 $9,000 $14,000 $18,000 3
22 3 $9,000 $14,000 $19,000 3
Beach Mk II 3 $7,500 $15,000 $21,000 3
Bobsy 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000
Caldwell D9, D9B 3 $8,000 $16,000 $23,000
Crossle 16F 3 $9,000 $13,000 $17,000 3
20F 3 $10,000 $13,000 $20,000 3
Dulon LD4, 4B, 4C 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000  
LD9 3 $6,000 $11,000 $17,000  
Elden PH6 3 $5,000 $11,000 $17,000
PH8 3 $5,000 $12,000 $18,000
PH10 3 $6,000 $13,000 $20,000
Elfin 600 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 3
Forsgrini Mk 12 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 3
Ginetta G-18 3 $7,000 $12,000 $17,500 3
Hawke DL2, 2A, 2B 3 $7,500 $11,000 $19,000
DL9, 9A 3 $10,000 $12,000 $21,500
LeGrand Mk 10 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000
Lola T200 3 $6,000 $11,000 $18,000
T202 3 $6,500 $12,000 $20,000
T204 3 $7,000 $13,000 $21,000
Lotus 51 A,B,C 3 $12,000 $18,000 $29,500
61M, MX 3 $9,000 $15,000 $20,000
69 3 $19,000 $26,500 $37,000 ­ 3
Macon MR 7B 3 $4,000 $9,000 $14,000 3
MR8, 8B 3 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 3
March 709, 719, 729 3 $10,000 $14,000 $21,000
McNamara FFA 3 $4,000 $9,000 $15,000 3
Merlyn Mk11, 11A 3 $12,000 $17,000 $25,000
Merlyn Mk17, 17A 3 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000
Mk20, 20A 3 $12,000 $17,000 $22,000
Mirage Mk5 3 $5,000 $9,000 $15,000 3
Mistrale 3 $5,000 $9,000 $15,000 3
Nike Mk 4, 6, 10 3 $5,000 $9,000 $15,000 3
Royale RP2 3 $5,000 $10,000 $17,000
RP3, 3A 3 $7,500 $11,000 $19,000
Tecno FF 3 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 3
Titan Mk 4, 5 3 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 3
Mk 6,6A,6B,6C 3 $10,000 $15,000 $24,000
Winkelman WDF1,2,3,4 3 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000

 

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