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Fireball Roberts the Michael Schumacher of his day
Fireball Roberts was truly the Michael Schumacher of his day including driving for Ferrari at LeMans in 1962 as well as for Ferrari at a number of races in 1963 . . . therfore the fact the Fairlane handles well becomes much less of a surprise in 1964 or 2006 at Spa, not to mention that the same 427 NASCAR engines soon after end up in the GT40 Mark II's that won Daytona, Sebring and LeMans in 1966.
The second part of the answer to your question is every member of the FIA HMSC now has an extensive dossier on the 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt which includes Ford Motor Company OEM Performance Catologs, history of Glenn Fireball Roberts, Holman & Moody history, ACCUS the USA ASN history, the FIA International Racing Calendars for 1963 and 1964, details of the 1964 FIA International American Challenge Cup race, other GT and Prototypes of 1963 and 1964, the original specifications of the 1964 Fairlane, and numerous personal statements and letters from people who were involved and still alive which confirms the facts and history.
The magic of Historic racing is seeing these special race cars again alive and in action not sitting in a private collection or museum. History, when allowed, can speak for itself as it did in 1964.
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