1979 Dulon Mp21 Formula Ford
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Serial Number: not known
Logbooks: SCCA since new (4)
Condition: Very Good
Price: $7,900 $6500 USD OBO
Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Description
This rare English design was completely rebuilt in 1997 and has had 14 races since.
It is accompanied by an exhaustive set of spares, including a trailer. It is the perfect entry-level
Formula Ford package.
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History
Dulon is another once well-respected English Formula Ford marque which
has slipped into relative obscurity. Bucking the trend of converting Formula 3 cars
for the then new Formula Ford engineers Andrew DUncan and Bill LONgley
actually adapted a Lotus 24 F1 into the first effort, unlikely titled the LD3. The
LD4 was a purpose built device for 67. A total of 24 follow-on models; the LD4B for 68,
and the LD4C for 69 were produced. A clean slate produced the LD9 for 1970 which
as far as we can tell was little changed over the production span. In 1972 Ian Taylor
won the inaugural Formula Ford Festival as well as the BOC Formula Ford Championship
and the Daily Express Formula Ford Championship, besting Titan, Lotus, and Merlyn.
A change in ownership in 1973 resulted in new letters prefixing the design number
and the Mp15 was driven to good effect by a teen-aged Eddie Cheever. Derek Lawrence won
the '73 Formula Ford Festival in one. Dulon was by now a major player in the English
Formula Ford scene in this year which saw the first ever Van Diemen produced.
The 1975 Mp17 was a very good looking car but the firm was unable to capitalize on
their Festival success and never produced the cars in major numbers. The later Mp19 and
Mp21 were evolutions of the design, the Mp21 believed to be the final model offered by
the firm after a brief revival by British rock-star Ken Hensley.
Recent Competition History
14 races in the regional COMMA series, Track Champion 1997
Engine
- Ford Kent 1600cc
- Weber induction
- rebuilt 1997
- dry sumped
Fuel System
- fuel cell
- 7 gal. capacity
Oil/Water System
- side mounted water rads
- engine oil cooler
Electrical System
Gearbox
Final Drive
- Hewland in unit with gearbox
Body
- fibreglass, original integral nose and cowling, side panels
- custom tail cover
- good condition acrylic enamel
Chassis
- multitubular spaceframe
- Dampers: tbd
- Front Suspension: dual a-arm, pushrod
- Rear Suspension: top link, dual trailing links
- Steering: rack and pinion
- Brakes: dual system, f/r disk, LD20 calipers
- Wheels: Revolutions with mounted slicks
Interior
- fire system
- safety harness
Spares
- 2nd set Revolution wheels
- 1 set rain tires on steel wheels
- 1 spare nose
- nose mold
- l rear cowl - original style
- 1 rear cowl mold - new style
- 12 gear sets
- 2 rear half shafts with CV joints
- 1 flywheel, 2 clutches - used
- 1 camshaft, 1 intake manifold, 1 oil pump - rebuilt
- Weber carb parts and jets
- misc. ignition spares
- original style sway bars
- 2 original style radiators
- 2 lower front A-arms
- jigs for A-arms
- spare rear suspension trailing arms and misc. linkage
- jumper battery and box
- trailer - ugly but usable
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