Crosslé's first and highly successful Formula Ford started its production run in 1969. This was the beginning of volume production for Crosslé and 40 examples (13 of which went to America) were built in 1969 and 1970. Gerry Birrell won the European Formula Ford Championship in 1969 in a 16F using Avon crossply tyres. In 1970 Brian Nelson campaigned his 16F in the early European races. Other famous names to use these cars included:- Tony Dron; Damien Magee; Nelson Todd; and Derek Boyd.Source - Crosslé
