Equipment
RHD. Centerlock alloy wheels, Hoosier tires, Cibie halogen headlights, Marchal fog lights.
Condition
Attractive but thick paint. Orderly chassis and engine. The issue with this "Mk IV" is that it was never built by Ford Advanced Vehicles. It was an unfinished tub sold to the Agapiou brothers in Los Angeles and built into an open top Can-Am car, the G7A, and driven with little success by John Cannon, Jack Brabham, Vic Elford, George Follmer, David Hobbs and Peter Revson. It has one notable Can-Am result, at Fuji in 1970 driven by Cannon, otherwise a string of DNFs. Crashed by Cannon at Riverside, the parts and damaged tub were put aside. Acquired in the early 90's by Marty Yacoobian who began to reassemble it to Mk IV specs. It languished until 2013 when the current owners finished it up with replica bodywork, 427 power and Kar Kraft T-44 transaxle.
Market commentary
What is this? It isn't a J-car. Nor is the extent to which the tub was damaged at Riverside described and it might be just as easy to build a new one and confer J-10's identity upon it. The services of a forensic examiner are needed to establish how much is old and how much is new but the lack of documentation offered here suggests it's more new than old. A documented J-car is worth a bundle, but the reported high bid here is generous enough for this car's history.