The Shelby Racing Company’s 1968 McLaren M6B, driven by Peter Revson during the ’68 Can-Am season. Images courtesy Bonhams. Shelby had its hands full in 1966-’67, helping to deliver back-to-back wins...
All photographs courtesy of Porsche AG. What some might call a loophole, others might call taking maximum advantage of the rulebook. For 1969, Group 4 sports car racing required cars with engines dis...
The Toyota-powered AAR Eagle Mk III. Photo courtesy All-American Racers. Introduced midway through the 1991 IMSA GTP season, the Toyota AAR Eagle Mk III still managed a pair of wins in its debut year...
Photos courtesy Evro Publishing. Over the course of a three-plus-decade career as a racing driver, David Hobbs – “Hobbo” to his friends – piloted everything from sports cars to Can-Am cars, Formula O...
Initially, the Vega was to be released only as a notchback and as a fastback, no wagon. But thanks to one designer’s after-hours work and a fortuitous visit from Ed Cole, the wagon got added to the l...
One of 15 open-cockpit McLaren M6Bs built for privateer teams. From the seller’s description: McLaren M6B Can Am. Run out of our shop since 2008 and last run in 2013. Re-commissioned in 2017. Lucas i...
The track from the air. Image courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Sports Car Club of America’s Canadian-American Challenge Cup, generally shortened to Can-Am, began as a way of bringing the FIA’s...
In 1965, McLaren introduced the M1B, its latest sports racer for Group 7 (and later, Can-Am) competition, which regulated the number of seats (two) and very little else about a car’s construction. Th...
Bobby Unser’s 1968 Indy 500-winning Eagle-Offy. Photo by Zach Todd, courtesy Canepa. Dan Gurney’s All American Racers has a more than 50-year track record of taking on the world and winning. From bei...
Dan Gurney (#30) and John Surtees (#3) in Lola T70s at Bridgehampton in 1966. Photos courtesy Ford Motorsports, unless otherwise noted. Can-Am evolved as a series that saw one dominating car and driv...
Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme seated on the McLaren M8B that dominated the 1969 Can-Am series with the “Bruce and Denny Show” winning every race. Image courtesy of McLaren. September 6 marks the 50th...
Chris Amon (R) with Jim Clark at Indianapolis in 1967. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Best remembered for his win in the Ford GT40 Mk IIA with co-driver Bruce McLaren in the 1966 24 Hour...
The McLaren M8D at speed. Photo courtesy McLaren Automotive Limited. McLaren might be a small company as compared to the giants of the auto industry, but when it comes to success on the track, few ca...
Porsche 917-30 Can-Am Spyder. Image courtesy of Porsche. Add another event to your Monterey Car Week calendar. A Tribute to the Can-Am 50th Anniversary Gala will be held on Saturday, August 20, at th...
Can-Am cars in the Corkscrew, 1973. Photo courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. How many times do you see two thunderous racing divisions both debut in the same season and, moreover, enjoy wild success...
1973 Porsche 917/30, chassis 004. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding & Company. Introduced to the Can-Am series in 1973, the Porsche 917/30 was the ultimate evolution of the storied Porsch...
Peter Revson’s 1972 McLaren M20 Can-Am car. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1966, the SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship spun off a new series, created in cooperation with the ...