Can-Am’s no-holds-barred heyday ran from 1966 ... “It has to be the Shadow or the Porsche 917,” says Oliver, who won the 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours with Jacky Ickx in a JW Automotive Ford GT40.
Headlining the Can-Am demo were seven Shadows from the Jim Bartel collection, fielded by Era Motorsport, including Jackie Oliver in his 1974 championship-winning DN4-1A. 1973 Porsche 917/30 in the ...
The engine would be loosely derived from the Can-Am V12, but narrower ... this and an unfounded fear that Porsche was about to put a 16-cylinder engine in the 917 for 1971, he turned the 512M ...
Sports car manufacturers must be sick and tired of seeing the Porsche 911 constantly scooping ... and the obsession that the motoring world has with it can sometimes make us overlook some very ...
while Porsche’s first and only Formula 1 racecar, the open-wheeled 804, claimed two wins in 1962 with Dan Gurney behind the wheel. Both are on display at Petersen, as are a 917/30 Can-Am Spyder ...
Enthusiasts were not only caught off guard by the prospect of the renowned Porsche aficionado relinquishing one of the brand’s most iconic models, but they were also curious about his choice of ...
As the most extreme iteration of BMW’s iconic M5, the CS takes power, agility, and driving precision to new heights, making it a legitimate rival to dedicated sports cars like the Porsche 911 Turbo.