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Can-Am Cars in Detail
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Part Number: DBCA1
Manufacturer: David Bull Publishing
Part Number: DBCA1
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Giant engines. Revolutionary aeroforms.
Thunderous power, lap speeds faster than those of Formula One cars, and
a freedom from regulation that todays racers may not even be able to
dream of. That was the Can-Am.
The original Canadian-American Challenge Cup series only lasted from
1966 to 1974, but what ground-shaking, carshaping years those were. With
minimal rules and lavish prize money, the Can-Am attracted top-flight
teams and superstar drivers from sports cars, F1, and Indy car racing.
It also encouraged innovation, and for almost every round, racings most
inventive minds brought out novel and astounding ideas. Chaparral produced cars with wings and suction fans and two engines.
McKee made a car shaped like a wedge. Lola tried a car shaped like a
bullet. Shadow investigated Tiny Tires. Ferrari built its biggest-ever
engine for the Can-Am. And the first successfully turbocharged road
racer was a Can-Am Porsche.
But the most successful Can-Am cars were those built to survive on
North Americas most demanding road courses. McLarens were big and
powerful and fast, but they were also technically conservative, with
each seasons car no more advanced than was necessary to win. And win
they did: McLaren cars dominated the series, winning five championships
and better than 60 percent of all Can-Am races.
Can-Am Cars in Detail revisits 22 of these epic machines
through stunning studio photography by Peter Harholdt and vivid
descriptions by Pete Lyons, long considered the dean of Can-Am
journalists. Can-Am cars are beautiful blends of art and action,
pinnacles of engineering and craftsmanship that express the heights of
human imagination and ambition and achievement. Seen in the
chronological order that they appeared at Bridgehampton, Mosport, Laguna
Seca and other classic road courses, these machines invite us to join
them on a journey.
The following Table of Contents lists the cars featured in the book:
1. Chaparral 2E
2. Lola T70-Ford
3. Genie Mk 10B
4. McLaren M6A
5. Honker II
6. Caldwell D7
7. McLeagle
8. McLaren M8B
9. Ferrari 612 P
10. Ford 429er
11. McKee Mk 10 Wedge
12. Chaparral 2H
13. AVS Shadow Mk 1
14. Porsche 917PA
15. Chaparral 2J
16. McLaren M8F
17. Lola T260
18. Porsche 917/10K
19. McLaren M20
20. Lola T310
21. Porsche 917/30
22. Shadow DN4
11"x11" Hardcover with slipcase, 244 pages, 157 color photographs.
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