Can-Am 50th Anniversary

Can-Am 50th Anniversary
Title Can-Am 50th Anniversary PDF eBook
Author George Levy
Publisher Motorbooks
Pages 256
Release 2016-09-30
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1627888780

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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 The vast majority of the book’s images are unpublished or long out of circulation.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 Cars in Detail

Can-Am Cars in Detail
Title Can-Am Cars in Detail PDF eBook
Author Pete Lyons
Publisher David Bull Publishing
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Automobiles, Racing
ISBN 9781935007111

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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.

Can-Am Racing Cars

Can-Am Racing Cars
Title Can-Am Racing Cars PDF eBook
Author Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher Enthusiast Books
Pages 0
Release 2005-04-15
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9781583881347

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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.

Shadow: the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery

Shadow: the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery
Title Shadow: the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery PDF eBook
Author Pete Lyons
Publisher Evro Publishing Limited
Pages 0
Release 2020-09-15
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9781910505496

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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.

Chaparral

Chaparral
Title Chaparral PDF eBook
Author Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher Enthusiast Books
Pages 0
Release 2002-07-14
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9781583880661

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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.

Pontiac Firebird

Pontiac Firebird
Title Pontiac Firebird PDF eBook
Author David Newhardt
Publisher Motorbooks International
Pages 211
Release 2016
Genre Transportation
ISBN 0760350426

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Pontiac Firebird: 50 Years chronicles the Firebird's rich history, from its inception in 1960 to its continued popularity today.

Can-Am

Can-Am
Title Can-Am PDF eBook
Author Pete Lyons
Publisher Osceola, Wisc. : Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers
Pages 0
Release 1995
Genre Canadian-American Challenge Cup
ISBN 9780760300176

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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.