Can-Am [Hardcover]

Peter Lyons (Author), Pete Lyons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2002

The thundering and innovative Can-Am race cars were the fastest ever built. A great history.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International; First Edition edition (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760300178
• ISBN-13: 978-0760300176
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE only book on the PROPER CAN-Am, April 12, 1998

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David O. Saville Peck - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can-Am (Hardcover)

As I played only a very small part in the history of the Can-Am, I am deeply moved that Pete Lyons took the trouble to telephone me prior to the publication of his fabulous book. That he covered the Can-Am series in such detail as to include me is a measure of his dedication. I must say that it was an honour to be included. Those Can-Am days that nearly ended in tragity for me at Road America in Aug 1975, after the series had been canceled in 1974, were times of good racing,great friends and fabulous spectators. I shall never forget Mark(Donahue) comming to see me after a race (in which he lapped me twice!!)to suggest that I might want to change the rear roll stiffness of my car as he followed me for a lap to see what my car was doing!! or George(Fullmer) storming off in a huff at Mid Ohio after retiring with "driver brain fade!!" Pete...thanks for all the hard work and dedication for a "work of art of a lifetime" I am very glad that Doug Waters lived long enough to see the finnished work. He died alone watching his beloved Jaques win the World Championship accompained only by Lella and Kingfisher his two siemese cats.END

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate book on the ultimate series, December 3, 1997

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Michael F. Hollander - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can-Am (Hardcover)

Pete Lyons lived the Can-Am in its glory days and he's got the photography and grey hairs to prove it. One of our finest motor sports writers, Lyons has crafted a book that makes the reader a part of the most amazing series that motor sport has ever seen. The Can-Am featured the most powerful road racing engines ever built, an unlimited series that attracted major manufacturers from Porsche to Chevrolet and top designers, team owners and drivers who are still major names in the sport today. Your library absolutely must include Can-Am. Michael F. Hollander Managing Editor Racing Information Systems

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings back the Glory Years of real American road racing!, October 6, 1998

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David Norton "Mr. Shrike" (Temecula, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can-Am (Hardcover)

Reading Lyons' book is like reading the race reports at the time in Competion Press and Road & Track, with the added perspective of knowing how it all turns out after the rubber dust has settled. The candid driver shots of Bruce, Denny, Dan, Mark and the rest of these heroes of my college days, with the exquisite on-track shots and hardware close-ups, bring it all back in a great rush. It's a very difficult book to set down, time just seems to fly, as it seems those years did. It's a marvellous reminiscence of those larger-than-life men and the fastest road-racing machines ever built.