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Following its introduction in July 1961, Ford’s engineers quickly realised its potential benefits if modified for racing applications. Aluminium block and cylinder head pushrod versions, designed in late 1962, had been constructed by early 1963, in preparation for that year’s Indianapolis 500, and the DOHC four-valve per cylinder 255ci raced in the 1964 and 1965 Indy 500, winning the latter outright.
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