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 ...
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 ...
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.