The most innovative cars in race history shown in action photos and commissioned art detailing legendary car from Lola, Chaparral, McLaren, Porsche, and others. Ideal for modelers.
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This review is from: Can-Am Cars: 1966-1974 (Osprey Auto Champions) (Paperback)
This short book has some nice photographs but leaves the reader with many inaccurate and counterfactual impressions of the marvellous Can-Am series of the 1960s and 1970s. For instance, McKinney, an apparent fan of the big-budget turbo Porsches, asserts that the McLaren team was lucky to win the 1971 series. This is obviously a second-hand impression that contradicts well-known racing facts as presented, for instance, in Pete Lyons' excellent Can-Am books. The turbo Porsches were fascinating but actually inefficient and heavy pieces of machinery.This book is written from a biased viewpoint since the McLaren team won 8 of 10 events in 1971 and Revson beat Stewart, who at the time was at the top of his form. Also, the book's organization and layout are unbalanced as the size of the photos and text placement vary in an erratic fashion, giving a less than professional appearance. I would recommend this book for Can-Am collectors but not for racing historians.
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THE AMERICAN TRADITION WAS much newer, having sprung from the postwar sportscar-buying boom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sportscar racing, aluminium monocoque, championship standings, turbocharged engines, similar car Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Watkins Glen, Elkhart Lake, Las Vegas, Formula One, North American, Road Atlanta, Roger Penske, Grand Prix, Mark Donohue, Carl Haas, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Chuck Parsons, Carroll Shelby, Chris Amon, Chris Anion, David Hobbs, Geoff Brabham, George Follmer, Milt Minter, Sam Posey, Bob Bondurant, Jim Crawford New!
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