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Colin Chapman's stunning Lotus Type 66 Can-Am design lay rolled up in a draw for over 50 years – James Elson speaks to the people who brought it to life in 2023
He could hear voices from behind closed office doors. Loud ones. It was not a good sign. It’s early June 1971. The first Can-Am race, at Mosport, is less than…
Recently, Classic Team Lotus unearthed a fireproof case packed with 28 rolls of microfilm, which contained images of the Team Lotus original design drawings, a record initiated by Peter Warr…
McKee (1966-69) Bob McKee was an Indy 500 mechanic in 1961 when he performed one of the first-ever swaps of an American V8 into a British chassis, making a Cooper-Buick…
John Surtees is nine parts steely determination, one part cast-iron cussedness. By his own admission, he walked away from a probable Formula 1 world title in 1966 when he tired…
You can look at Can-Am 1974-style in two ways. The embers of a once-great series given a chance to glow one final time. Or proof that it takes only two…
