Jalopnik: Can-am

The Porsche 917 Was Scary Fast

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:30:00 EST

The Porsche 917 is what happens when Ze Germans focus all their energy on global domination... in a good way. More »

Artist Builds Amazing Vintage Racer From Cardboard And Hot Glue

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Denny Hulme's 1969 Can-Am victory in a McLaren M8B was one of the high points of motorsport for enthusiast Bob Rubin, who commissioned artist Chris Gilmour to make this amazing full-scale M8 from cardboard and hot glue. More »

Mama, Don't Take My Einspritzer Away

Sam Smith — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:15:00 EDT

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The BRE Datsun 240Z a few weeks ago reminded me how much I love old-school slide film. This is a 1972 Porsche 917/10 that I shot on Kodachrome in 2006. Could anyone else stare at this all day? More »

Chaparrals In Nevada, Toranas In New South Wales: Stardust Grand Prix '66, Bathurst '75!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST

Scroggs just keeps finding us the great vintage racing videos! How about the final race in Can Am's first season, followed by the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst? More »

Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman, by Matt Stone

Murilee Martin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

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This first words in this book come from the pen of Mario Andretti: "Paul Newman was one of us." More »

Shadow CanAm Car Catches Fire At Infineon

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Last weekend's 2009 Classic Sports Racing Group Charity Challenge saw more than hot vintage racers mixing it up at Infineon Raceway. One of the Shadow CanAm team cars caught fire, making for the seriously dramatic imagery below. More »

Can Am or Group B?

Murilee Martin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Anything goes! That attitude can get dangerous in a hurry with racing, especially when sponsorship bucks start to pile up, but it results in brain-melting machinery! Now you must choose between the two craziest series! More »

Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!

Peter Orosz — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EDT

The biggest, baddest, meanest Porsche ever made turns 40 today. Happy birthday, Porsche 917. More »

$700,000 Kiwi-Flavored Hulme CanAm Revealed At A1GP

Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:45:00 EST

The Hulme CanAm debuted last week at the New Zealand A1GP after almost five years of development. The independently-built Caparo T1 competitor is the brainchild of 68-year-old Jock Freemantle, and totally radical. More »

Ironhide Spotted With Can-Am Spyder, Motorcycle

Travis Hudson — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:20:00 EDT

More details regarding everyone's favorite movie sequel trickle in by the day. We know that filming is set to begin next week in the Philadelphia area and Ironhide, better known as the GMC Topkick, was spotted en route to the location for filming. The interesting item to note is what was being hauled along with Ironhide. A motorcycle was spotted in the bed of the truck as well as a Can-Am Spyder being hauled alongside. We could get all excited speculating about whether the motorcycle and Can-Am Spyder are miniature Transformers, but they're probably just props or stunt vehicles for the less robotic stars of Transformers 2. Click through for more details about the first shoot next week.
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2008 Can-Am Spyder Now Available in Red

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:20:00 EST

Love it or hate it, the 2008 Can-Am Spyder is now going to be available in red. The backwards trike will be offered with the color beginning two days ago in addition to silver and yellow. We have to say we rather like the new color on the motor vehicle which defies naming. The new color is nice and all, but we'd much rather see a less aggressive tractions control nanny and a more wallet friendly price, but we suspect those are both wishful thinking. [Can Am Spyder Showroom]
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CM426 Merlin

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:45:00 EST

Man, we got the best readers around. You are looking at reader Marjin van der Poll's entry into a niche vehicle design project sponsored by Vredestein tires. Some of you may remember that Maybach Exelero was also a design contest winner sponsored by a tire company. In this case, Marjin designed the CM426 Merlin to look like a Can-Am racer, which means that he is our kind of designer. So much so in fact, that we're just going to let him take it from here:

...the car was built on top of a VW chassis, which I always use for my cars, it was fitted with disc brakes, 18 inch Breyton rims and sits on Vredestein Sessanta tyres (designed by Giugiaro), they were sponsors of the project.Wheelbase is 240cm , the car is appr. 175cm wide and 426cm long hence the name CM426.

Because One Can Never Have Too Much Can-Am

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDT

We've already yammered at length about the glory of Can-Am. It's one thing that Los Jalops can all agree on. Detroit brawn, Euro-sportiness, Texan ingenuity and enough sheer gobsmackery to make the most jaded automobile fan remember why he or she fell in love with cars in the first place. Little in this world is more awesome than even the most pedestrian Can-Am car. We had the action gallery the other day. Here're some shots from the paddock at Laguna Seca on Sunday. Go forth and drool, minons. Then drool some more. More »

Monterey Historics Can-Am Action Gallery

Mike Bumbeck — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDT

The 1966-1974 salad days of Can-Am racing were a result of the Sports Car Club of America and the Canadian Automobile Sports Club joining forces. The adoption of Group 7 FIA rules spawned a North American racing class with no restrictions on engine size or boost pressure. Tire size was wide open. Weight was optional. While there were no rules on construction materials, Can-Am cars had to have an open cockpit, two seats, and two doors. Unlimited rules encouraged innovative thinking. The Jim Hall Chaparral 2J featured not one but two engines. A snowmobile mill spun a set of rear-mounted fans that generated over 1000 pounds of downforce without need for drag-inducing wings. We didn't see the 2J or driver Jackie Stewart at the Monterey Historics, but we did catch Chris MacAllister of Indianapolis, Indiana drive his number 5 1971 McLaren M8F to the checkered flag.[Can-Am History via Vintage RPM] More »

Porsche 917

Jonny Lieberman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Photo: Lothar Spurzem. More »

Texas' Finest in the Motor City

Davey G. Johnson — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:45:00 EDT

A while back, the boys over at Winding Road got to spend some time around the Chaparral 2E Can-Am car at GM's spread across the street from the Ham Center in Warren, MI. Somebody suggested earlier today that Ed Welburn deserves a raise. We'd forgo a raise for some seat time in a 2E, which still stands as one of the manliest, most forward-looking racing cars of all time. – Davey G. Johnson More »

Jalopnik Drives The Can-Am Spyder!

bwojdyla — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:00:00 EDT

When it comes to segment blurring, the team at BRP's Can-Am have aimed a shot across the bow of both ultralight sports car makers and motorcycle manufacturers with their new Spyder. We've been following the release of this snowmobile with wheels since spy shots first surfaced back in December. And now we've just made sweet, sweet test-driving love to it. Given this is such an oddball vehicle, it makes a lot of sense to get into the hands of reviewers and early adopters to build some buzz before it's on the show floor, thus the TrySpyder campaign. Authorized dealers all over this great nation are passing around a couple of Spyders and letting the eager public (and dealership employees) beat them like rented mules. Test drive a 106 hp, Rotax-powered, first-of-its-kind, backwards trike for free? No strings? Thank you sir, I believe I will. More »

Faster Miles an Hour: The Chaparral 2E

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:30:00 EST

Our pals at the road that tends to have little to do with straightaways posted this video of a car designed for adjustable drag/downforce given the state of said roads. Oh, and it also happens to be wicked-awesome. Yes, it's the Chaparral 2E. Yes, we will buy one as soon as our number comes up. And no, we won't think less of you if your girlfriend leaves you for it. – Davey G. Johnson More »

Can-Am Spyder Website Goes Live, Trike Fanatics Hearts Aflutter

bwojdyla — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:00:00 EST

So the Can-Am Spyder is a bit of an oddity, and it was pretty much off everyone's radar, but we're on it like crazy on Congress now. The real deal grown up website is going live at 11:00pm which is like now and that means specs, new pics, maybe some vids, certainly some wacky marketing pitches. I can't promise I'll be posting the wacky goodness instantly since it's ~~Saturday~~Friday night and I'm lazy/half drunk, but I WILL be checking it out when it goes live, as all of you should too. Everyone should be a little bit psyched by tthe rollout of an all new niche, the motorcycle-automotive hybrid. Oh yeah, the possibilities for hyphenated hybridization are so exciting. – Ben Wojdyla More »

So That's What That Was: The Can-Am Spyder

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:48:38 EST

When pics of that unidentified trike — shot during a burn through Tail of the Dragon — hit earlier this year, the kids were abuzz. Had BMW taken over Volkswagen's GX3 mantle and built a three-wheeler for the sporting set? Turns out, as the New York Times reported yesterday, the mystery bike was called the Spyder, a product of the Sea/Ski Doo people, Bombardier Recreational Products of Canada. That company relaunched the Can-Am brand this year as a maker of ATVs and this thing. It's powered by a 106-hp V-Twin and comes with traction and stability control and antilock brakes, all for around $15,000. We'll know more when the trike launches officially later this week. – Mike Spinelli More »

Because Overgrown Boys Still Love Drawing Can-Am Cars: Future Chaparral

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:00:00 EST

The Canadian-American Challenge Cup. Just thinking about those halcyon days of death-defying hypermotorsport makes our bowels begin to rumble and our head a bit light. When men were men and racing cars that did more than go in a straight line were propelled by big block Chevy mills. And while Jim Hall's clandestinely-supported team never dominated the series like Porsche did, there's no question that the Texas racer was the most innovative of the bunch. Plus, those white cars just looked ridiculously cool. GM Design Director Ed Wellburn slipped the Winding Road kids some sketches done by his team of what a modern Chaparral might look like. After all, is one really ever too old to doodle Can-Am racers? – Davey G. Johnson More »

Downforce in the Den: Porsche 917 Couch

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:59:40 EDT

Loveseat, indeed. It's one thing to watch your DVDs of LeMans or CanAm race footage while sitting in a Barcalounger or some other glorified tree stump. It's entrely another to curl up in your own Porsche 917. Sure this model is lacking around 1,100 horsepower or so (from CanAm setup), but the company that makes it will paint it in your choice of livery. We'd of course stick with the Gulf-Wyer trimming. Just 3995.00 (~$7500) takes one home. Click through to see (and hear) a less living-room-friendly version. – Mike Spinelli More »