This March FF is currently at Bills home in Lompoc, CA
(Updated - Price Reduced / Trades and Offers Considered)
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me
text or call 951-764-2468 or email lateapex42@gmail.com
Bill Will Consider Offers, if you are at all interested give him a call
The following text is from the owner Bill Pierce
Bill Can be reached at 805-588-8787
For sale. 1972 March 729 vintage Formula Ford.
This car was built in 1972 in San Diego by Wayne Mitchell Engineering under license from March Engineering of the United Kingdom. Jim Johnson of Seattle bought the car as a basket case and restored it and raced with Sovern until he crashed heavily and stopped racing. The car was basically rebuilt from the ground up with meticulous attention to detail. I have Jim's account of the rebuild which I will be happy to share. The engine was rebuilt by Jay Ivey in 2015 and had one race weekend on it when the accident occurred. The engine was sent to Ivey and the lower end was rebuilt and the entire engine was dyno'd. I have copies of the dyno sheets on request. The transmission was also rebuilt after the accident as well. I have only run the car for three weekends since I owned it. That is the best I can do in terms of hours on the drive train. Since buying the car I have done the following. All new master cylinders and calipers rebuilt. Brand new custom fitted fuel cell by Harmon Racing Cells. Moved the shifter forward two inches. Relocation of the fire system. The car, under my ownership, has been race prepared and maintained by Dwayne and Mike Anderson in Temecula.
So, why sell? A few reasons. Some years ago I was injured in a Formula Ford at Buttonwillow. Since then, I cannot fully straighten my right arm which makes shifting very difficult. We have tried to solve the problem many ways (hence the forward placement of the shifter). It is better but still difficult and often painful. Secondly, I will soon be 71 years old and close open wheel racing, which typifies Formula Ford competition, may be in the past for me. I still like to go fast but we can't all be Bob Hatle, can we. I can tuck the car in here at home and smile at it whenever I see it, or, sell it to someone who can drive it as it was meant to be driven.
The body of the car is nearly perfect. It runs extremely well. There is a tiny invisible leak in the transmission case. Dwayne has been looking into this for me and tells me that several people who are very knowledgable have strongly recommended against attempting to weld on the case. It is literally a few drops per session. We have tried epoxy but have not run the car since the epoxy was applied. To my knowledge, it is the only issue with the car.
Spares include 6 gearsets, body molds for the nose and engine cover. A new unmounted set of tires, 4 steel rims, miscellaneous suspension parts and other odds and ends.
Please check out the links to a wonderful article on the car done by British Racecar magazine when Jim owned it. There is also a video of me in the car at Buttonwillow.
The car is for Sale or Trade. My interests tend toward vintage cars and motorcycles. I really like racing vehicles but would consider something street legal.
Also Check out this beautiful article from the previous owner Jim Johnson
Here is a YouTube video of Bill driving at Buttonwillow