One of the absolute highlights of this year's Goodwood Revival was the race for the Fordwater Trophy. Held for 1960s production GT racers early on Saturday, it was easily overlooked in the jam-packed schedule of the event. The race saw experienced historic racers Andy Newall and Martin Stretton dice it out at the head of the field with two of the rarest and spectacular cars on the grid in an old-fashioned David vs Goliath fight.
The Goliath of this race was the roaring Ginetta G10. Powered by a Ford V8, this represented the manufacturer's attempt to step from the small displacement sports cars to directly rival the likes of the Shelby Cobra. Although the car showed great potential, it turned out to be a failure and only a handful were constructed. The example featured in our 12-shot gallery was the prototype, which was driven to a debut victory back in 1965. Newall did not get a taste of the champagne as he was forced to retire from the lead with a wheel-bearing failure.
This left the victory for pole-man Stretton with his unique and much smaller Lotus Elan Fastback. This even rarer machine was built in 1964 by Ian Walker Racing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and features a unique low drag body. Sadly, the car never made it to Le Mans as damage caused by a crash at the Nurburgring could not be repaired in time. Like the Ginetta, it had shown great promise and was driven to a debut (class) victory by a young Jackie Stewart. Restored in recent years to its original configuration the one-off Elan IWR Fastback is also pictured in a 12-shot gallery.

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1965 Ginetta G10 - Images, Specifications and Information

1965 Lotus Elan IWR Fastback - Images, Specifications and Information