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| Category | Sports prototype | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Alan Mann Racing | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Len Bailey | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque, with steel bulkheads | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Single top link with reversed lower wishbone and twin trailing arms | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 2993cc 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Fuel | Burmah | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Alan Mann Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Bruce McLaren Mike Spence Chris Irwin Jochen Rindt Pedro Rodríguez Frank Gardner Richard Attwood Denny Hulme | ||||||||
| Debut | 1968 BOAC 500 Brands Hatch | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Ford P68, also commonly known as the Ford 3L GT or F3L, is a sports prototype racing car model introduced in March 1968. It was designed by Len Bailey, a Ford research engineer, funded by Ford Europe and built by Alan Mann Racing at Weybridge, Surrey, UK. The first competition appearance of a Ford 3L prototype was at the BOAC 500 race at Brands Hatch in Kent. It delivered a good pace, but was criticized for instability at high speeds. It did not finish any of the races in which it was entered, due to mechanical and electrical failures.
For the 1969 season the P68 was used as the basis for an aborted, fully open Spyder, dubbed the Ford P69. The P69 sported large, free-standing aerofoil wings, which were vital to the car's stability at high-speeds. However, these were banned by the European sanctioning body early in the season, thus the P68 was not eligible to race in the respective class any longer.