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The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 35th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1967. It was also the seventh round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship . Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt , driving a Ford Mk IV , won the race after leading from the second hour, becoming the first and as of 2025 the only all-American victors ...
This engine was used in the 1966-67 Tempest and Le Mans and 1967 Firebird. An optional high-performance Sprint version featured high-compression pistons, hotter cam, dual valve springs, split/dual exhaust manifold, stronger coil, and the then new Rochester Quadrajet carburetor. rated at 207 hp (154 kW). [5]
The Sprint-optioned Tempest and LeMans models were not popular choices for performance enthusiasts during their four year run, being outsold by the bigger-engined GTO. The Sprint option and SOHC six-cylinder engine were discontinued after 1969, and replaced with a Chevrolet-built 250 cu in (4.1 L) OHV six-cylinder engine, becoming the base ...
The season ran from 4 February 1967 to 3 September 1967 and comprised 14 races in total. This was the last championship season to include a hill climb event, due to safety concerns. Also, growing speed at Le Mans caused a controversial CSI decision to limit the engine capacity of Group 6 Sports-Prototypes to 3 litres, beginning in 1968.
Overhead Cam Inline 6 with the "Sprint" Package. The Pontiac Custom S was a one-year only Pontiac nameplate offered during the 1969 model year car as a replacement for the "Tempest Custom" trim level in the Division's line-up. Originally to be called the "Pontiac TC", [1] it was slotted between the Tempest and LeMans in price and features. [2]
Porsche won the 1976 World Sportscar Championship with the Group 6 Porsche 936.The type also won the Le Mans 24 Hour in 1976, '77 & '81 and was runner up in '78 & '80. In 1976, the FIA reintroduced the Group 6 classification, now officially called “Two- Seater Racing Cars”.
1966–1967 Tom Walkinshaw Racing: 1988, 1990 AF Corse: 2023–2024 Most consecutive wins by specific cars. Wins Car with serial number Year Cite 2
Engine offerings for the abbreviated 1971 model year included a 250 cu in. six cylinder or 307 cu in., only the 307 was available for the Sprint option in '71. For 1972, a Pontiac-built 350 cu in. V8 with two-barrel carburetor was added to the option list and became the base V8 for 1973 and 1974.