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Can-Am Cars in Detail

Author : Pete Lyons
Publisher : David Bull Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Automobiles, Racing
ISBN : 1935007114

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Can-Am Cars in Detail by Pete Lyons Pdf

The original Canadian-American Challenge Cup series lasted only 8 1/2 seasons, from 1966 into 1974, but what ground-shaking, car-shaping years those were. With minimal rules and lavish prize money, the Can-Am attracted top-flight teams and superstar drivers. It also encouraged innovation, and racing's most inventive minds brought out novel and astounding ideas. Chaparral, Lola, McLaren, Porsche and Shadow are among 22 of these epic machines revisited through stunning studio photography by Peter Harholdt and vivid descriptions by Pete Lyons, long considered the dean of Can-Am journalists.--Publisher's description.

Lola

Author : Gordon Jones
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1910505536

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Lola by Gordon Jones Pdf

This important new book exhaustively records the racing history of the Lola T70 and the Can-Am models that followed -- from T160 to T310 -- complete with a superb array of over 600 photographs.

Can-Am Racing Cars

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583881344

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Can-Am Racing Cars by Karl Ludvigsen Pdf

It was a golden era. Horsepower was unlimited; designers, builders, and drivers just needed to harness the horses of massive engines and deliver their thrust to the track. It was an age of 8-liter aluminum Chevys, turbocharged Oldsmobiles, flat-12 Porsches, and the best and brightest designers from McLaren, BRM, Lola, March, Shadow, AAR, Caldwell, Kar Kraft, and others who designed cars to suit them.

Can-Am 50th Anniversary

Author : George Levy
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781627888783

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Can-Am 50th Anniversary by George Levy Pdf

Forget the rule book and relive one of the most exciting race series ever with Can-Am 50th Anniversary! The first rule of Can-Am: There are no rules. Or at least damn few rules. The bodywork had to enclose the wheels and there had to be something that loosely resembled a passenger seat--if your passenger was a badly misshapen human or perhaps a lab monkey. Otherwise, set your racing mind free. No limits to engine options or output, no restrictions on aerodynamic aids or body shape. It was as close to unrestricted road racing as racing had ever gotten or would ever get again. And it was fantastic. From its introduction in 1966 to the end of its classic period in 1974, North America's Can-Am series was the most exciting, technologically advanced, and star-studded racing series of the day. Its essentially rules-free formula attracted everyone from crazed backyard engineers to specialists like McLaren, Chaparral, Shadow, and Lola to manufacturers like Ford, Ferrari, Chevrolet, and Porsche. Top drivers including Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Parnelli Jones, Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Jim Hall, Jody Scheckter, Chris Amon, George Follmer and John Surtees competed on tracks across the US and Canada taking time off from Formula One schedules and other duties to drive in Can-Am because the racing and the cars were so exciting. Can-Am 50th Anniversary offers a heavily illustrated look back at what is arguably the greatest race series ever to grace the roadracing circuits of North America. Photographer Pete Biro was Goodyear Tire’s official photographer and followed the series throughout the entire run from 1966-'74. The vast majority of the book’s images are unpublished or long out of circulation. Biro brings his unique perspective and his close relationship with the drivers, team owners, and constructors to bear on the captions while former AutoWeek editor George Levy provides an exciting text reflecting the thrill of Can-Am racing.

Can-Am Racing 1966-1974

Author : R.M. Clarke
Publisher : Brooklands Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1855205440

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Can-Am Racing 1966-1974 by R.M. Clarke Pdf

Filled cover-to-cover with race previews and reports from Mosport; St. Jovite; Edmonton; Watkins Glen; Mid Ohio; Elkhart Lake; Donnybrooke; Road Atlanta; Laguna Seca; and Riverside. Contains detailed results on the McLaren M6A; The Can-Am Cars; Group 7 McKee-Oldsmobile track test; the Ferrari 612; the Chaparral 2H; Stewart's Lola Challenger- T260; and much more.

Can-Am

Author : Pete Lyons
Publisher : Osceola, Wisc. : Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Canadian-American Challenge Cup
ISBN : 0760300178

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Can-Am by Pete Lyons Pdf

The first-ever complete history of the unique race cars, racers, and races, including all 71 races including starting grids, results, and annual points standings.

The Cars of Trans-Am Racing: 1966-1972

Author : David Tom
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613252697

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The Cars of Trans-Am Racing: 1966-1972 by David Tom Pdf

The legendary history of the pony car wars comes to life in this softcover edition of The Cars of Trans-Am Racing. The SCCA Trans-Am Racing Series launched in 1966 and was designed to showcase a new class of sporty domestic cars racing on road courses. Each major automotive manufacturer participated heavily in the Trans-Am Series, and in a few short years, it became the ultimate American automobile showdown. When the modified muscle cars of the series were seen performing well on the country’s finest tracks, fans wanted a model of their own in the driveway. These "pony cars" boasted a new look and style not seen before, and their all-around performance eclipsed anything accomplished by production-based American GT cars up to that point. This softcover edition of The Cars of Trans-Am Racing is unique in that it focuses on the cars used in this legendary series. These vintage Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, Barracudas, Firebirds, Cougars, and Javelins all are extremely popular with collectors and enthusiasts today. Seeing them in their “full-competition” versions when they were new will bring back many fond memories for those who were fans of this series. In addition, enthusiasts who enjoy these cars today look to the Trans-Am Series cars for styling inspiration and performance hints as part of the growing Pro Touring trend. Many of these historic cars have been restored to race-ready condition. Additional insight and interviews from the original builders and the teams that maintained the cars provide an insider’s viewpoint never before seen in print.

Can-Am Cars

Author : David McKinney
Publisher : Osprey Publications
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 185532900X

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Can-Am Cars by David McKinney Pdf

Profiles the cars and drivers from the Can-Am Series of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Cars such as the Lola T70 Mks, Chaparral 2G, Ferrari 612P, Porsche 917/30 are described and illustrated together with their full specifications, chassis and engine numbers, and bodywork changes.

CAN-AM Challenger

Author : Peter Bryant
Publisher : David Bull Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Automobile mechanics
ISBN : 1893618862

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CAN-AM Challenger by Peter Bryant Pdf

London-born Peter Bryant gave up a career as a front-line Formula One mechanic to begin an entirely new life in American auto racing, where he eventually became a leading Can-Am car designer. His experiences, recounted here in vivid detail, offer a compelling and often very humorous look into one of motor racing's most exciting eras. Peter fell in love with the United States when he visited to prepare a factory-loaned Ferrari for John Surtees in the 1963 U.S. Road Racing Championship. Peter returned to America as a mechanic for Mickey Thompson's team at the fateful 1964 Indianapolis 500. This time he stayed, working first with Carroll Shelby's Cobra team and later with the Dana Chevrolet and Carl Haas Lola Can-Am teams. It was in the Can-Am series that Peter made his mark as the designer and builder of several unique cars. The first was the innovative Autocoast Ti22, which featured the extensive use of titanium components and construction. In 1970 the Ti22 became the first American-made car to lead a Can-Am race since 1968. Peter continued to fight the McLarens and Porsches that dominated the series with his famous UOP Shadow cars in 1971 and 1972, which made pioneering use of ground-effect aerodynamics and ran on unleaded gasoline. In Can-Am Challenger Peter tells his own story in his own engaging style. Though packed with technical details and insights into building a successful race car, his account also includes a wealth of colorful characters and hilarious stories from a life spent behind the scenes with great cars, teams, and drivers.

Chaparral

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583880666

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Chaparral by Karl Ludvigsen Pdf

Few sports-racing cars have captured the imagination as did the Chaparrals. The menacing white machines from Texas oil country cut a swathe through American sports car racing in the 1960s, and even won at the Nurburgring and Brands Hatch. Created by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp -- and ultimately with the help of GM and Chevrolet -- the Chaparrals pioneered such innovations in racing as the wing for aerodynamic down force and the automatic transmission. Great photos from the author, Stanley Rosenthall, and Max Le Grand show the exotic Chaparrals at rest and in action. Photographs include the first front-engine cars, the 2, 2C, 2E and 2G sports-racers, the 2D and 2F endurance racecars, and the wildest of all, the 2H and 2J -- the first car to use a fan to generate suction down force. The book is a rare treat for fans of the exciting and popular Can-Am racing series.

McLaren Sports Racing Cars

Author : Dave Friedman
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Automobiles, Racing
ISBN : 9780760307243

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McLaren Sports Racing Cars by Dave Friedman Pdf

Bruce McLaren's performances as a F1, endurance, and Can-Am driver were almost always impressive. But it was the New Zealander's career as an innovative carbuilder which forever etched the McLaren name in the annals of motorsport. This photohistory examines McLaren's legendary endurance and Can-Am racers beginning with the formation of Bruce McLaren Racing Limited in 1963, continuing through his death at Goodwood in 1970, and finishing with the completion of the Can-Am series in 1974. Splendid photography gives readers views of the cars under construction and in action, and candid glimpses of Bruce McLaren and other personalities associated with the organization, including long-time teammate Denis Hulme. Dave Friedman is a prolific motorsport photographer and historian. His recent MBI titles include Lola: Can-Am & Endurance Race Cars and Pro Sports Car Racing in America 1958-1974. He lives in Newport Beach, California.

Shadow: the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery

Author : Pete Lyons
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1910505498

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Shadow: the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery by Pete Lyons Pdf

This book reveals the story of Man of Mystery Don Nichols's Shadow, the only US-based team to win a Can-Am championship, and one of only three to win in F1.

David Kimble's Cutaways

Author : David Kimble
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613251737

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David Kimble's Cutaways by David Kimble Pdf

For enthusiasts reading magazines such as Motor Trend, Road & Track, and others, David Kimble is no stranger. His brilliant cutaway artwork has been gracing the pages of those publications for years. Whether he illustrated engines, transmissions, full-car chassis, sports cars, race cars, or classics, his cutaway artwork revealed, in excruciating detail, things that a camera lens could never capture. In David Kimble's Cutaways: The Techniques and the Stories Behind the Art, Kimble reveals the secrets, techniques, procedures, and the dedication to craft that is required to produce these amazing illustrations. He covers the step-by-step procedures while producing fresh artwork for this book featuring a McLaren Can-Am car as well as a vintage Harley-Davidson. Although the procedures covered here are unique to Kimble, and pretty much a pipe dream to mere mortals, this title provides an inside look into how he does it. Also included are the stories and tales of how it all started, traveling the world to illustrate cars, behind the scenes with manufacturers, the Corvette years, as well as a gallery of many illustrations. Never before has David Kimble provided a look into his cutaway "skunkworks," or shared the procedures for bringing these beautiful technical illustrations to life. This book is a must-have for any automotive or art fan.

Porsche 917

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583881808

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Porsche 917 by Anonim Pdf

After knocking on the door for decades, Germany's Porsche finally stepped into the big time of international auto racing with its Type 917 in 1969. Its phenomenal air-cooled flat-12 engine powered the 917 to 15 wins in world sports-car championship races from 1969 to 1971, after which it was outlawed by a rules change. Included were two wins at Le Mans in 1970 and '71. First built in a series of 25 coupes that Volkswagen chief Ferdinand Piech called the biggest risk he's ever taken in business, the 917 was raced in both short- and long-tailed forms, pumping out 630 bhp by 1971. It went on to even greater glory in turbocharged roadster form in Can-Am racing as the 917/10, series champion in 1972. In '73 the incredible 1,000-horsepower 917/30 Porsche dominated the Can-Am series in the hands of Mark Donohue, who called it "the perfect racing car". The 917 stands proud in Porsche's history as the costly and daring machine that decisively ended the company's underdog status in international motor sport.