1,200bhp ready to be deployed
There’s nothing more we like here in the PH office than a bit of Can-Am fever. The no-holds-barred race series reached its peak in the late sixties/early seventies with huge grids, crowds and prizes, along with some of the most outrageous motor vehicles ever to turn a wheel. Not for Can-Am the weasel-like uniformity of the dreaded air restrictor.
So we all reached for our wallets this morning with naïve optimism when we saw this Shadow was for sale. Built as a riposte to Porsche’s all-conquering 917/10 and later 917/30 race cars, the twin-turbo Chevy V8 is reputed to produce around 1,200bhp. Staggering, until you consider the 1,500bhp and Porsche know-how behind the 917/30 - not to mention the involvement of Mark Donohue and Roger Penske. Even the combined driving talents of Jackie Oliver and Vic Elford for Shadow couldn’t prevent a Stuttgart whitewash.
Nevertheless, in its UOP black livery, this DN2 remains one of the most eye-catching race cars of all time, having lived at the Rosso Bianco collection in Germany since departing the Shadow team. Never mind finding the money – who’s going to be brave enough to strap themselves in and turn up the boost…
It’s on sale at Can-Am cars of St. Louis, Missouri, for a whisker under £150,000. Well worth checking out their website of tasty Can-Am and Indy car machinery.