Between the end of World War II and the mid-to-late-1960s many specialty manufacturers of sports racing cars sprung from humble beginnings. The Crossle Car company Limited of Northern Ireland was amongst them. The company began when founder John Crossle climbed into his home built 1172 cc Ford Special in March 1957. From that time forward Crossle built and maintained a reputation for building quality race cars that are both competitive and sturdy. Crossle may have begun producing Ford specials, and their forte has always been Formula Ford, but prior ot the series 16F Formula Ford cars of 1969 they produced cars to compete in Formula Junior, Formula 2, Formula B (as in the present lot) and Formula 5000. The company's reputation took a major leap forward in 1967 with the series 12F produced for competition in formula B. American Crossle importer Roger Barr won the 1968 SCCA Formula B title in a 12F. Six 12F cars were produced, of which four were shipped to America. The present lot is one of the four originally imported to America, consigned by the original owner. The car was raced between 1967 and 1972 at East Coast venues, recording 11 wins and several top place finishes including Watkins Glen, NY, Marlboro, MD, and Reading PA. This car recorded the fastest time of the day in the opening race at Pocono Raceway in 1968. The 12F was a monoposto, mid-engined car with space frame, powered by an inline 4-cylinder Lotus twin cam version of a 1600cc Ford motor. In 1968 Crossle built two cars called 14F equipped with the Vegantune 212 hp versions of the Lotus engine. This car has been upgraded with the 14F specification head. The car was revived and made race-ready again in 2000. It has a new SCCA-legal fuel cell, detachable wheel, 6-point SCCA-legal driver harness, fire-control system, dual ignition system with switch on dash, front and rear brake balance, in-car driver control, in-car rear roll bar adjuster, SCCA-lega rain light, and in-car air fuel gauge. All modifications could be returned to original specifications for vintage racing or show. Although the car has been repainted several times (most seasons), it has bever been wrecked or rebuilt. The original and desirable Hewland Mark 5 transmission is still in place now upgraded to mark 8/9 specifications. A host of spare parts including head, starters, fly wheel, Weber carburator parts, body wings, towing gauges, shocks, transponder and a towing trailer are included. The car is eligible for either vintage racing or SCCA. While the design of the race car is a result of its function, the present lot exhibits the influences of the modern design moment and is an excellent example of 1960s design. .