oldcarfan Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 I came across the busted remains of an old Can Am model that my father built back in the 60s sometime. I'm pretty sure it was a modified slot car body that the manufacturer put out as a curbside. Whatever it was I remember he had built a chassis and engine and hinged the rear deck. I was hoping to restore it, but there were only a few pieces remaining. It started me wondering how many different kits were made of the cars that raced in his class and he other road racing classes. This is all by memory so I have no pictures at this time. The only ones I could come up with were the AMT Elva-McLaren, an unknown Lola T70 and I think there were some other Lola's too. I think Monogram or Amt put out some Scarabs and there were Fujimi's GT 40s and the old J-Car and GT40 MKIV. There have been some Chaparrals by Monogram and Porsches by various companies.
afx Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) There are dozens of kits if you include all scales. The GT40 and decedents didn't run in the Can-Am series. Don't believe the Scarabs did either at least not at the sharp end of the grid. I suspect you are interested in Sports Car racing kits in general in lieu of the Can-Am series specifically. The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987. Year Driver Team Car 1966 John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70-Chevrolet 1967 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A-Chevrolet 1968 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A-Chevrolet 1969 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8B-Chevrolet 1970 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 1971 Peter Revson Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 1972 George Follmer Penske Racing Porsche 917/10 1973 Mark Donohue Penske Racing Porsche 917/30KL 1974 Jackie Oliver Shadow Racing Cars Shadow DN4A-Chevrolet 1975-6 No series 1977 Patrick Tambay Haas-Hall Racing Lola T333CS-Chevrolet 1978 Alan Jones Haas-Hall Racing Lola T333CS-Chevrolet 1979 Jacky Ickx Carl Haas Racing Lola T333CS-Chevrolet 1980 Patrick Tambay Carl Haas Racing Lola T530-Chevrolet 1981 Geoff Brabham Team VDS Lola T530-Chevrolet / VDS 001-Chevrolet 1982 Al Unser Jr. Galles Racing Frissbee GR3-Chevrolet 1983 Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Canadian Tire Frissbee GR3-Chevrolet 1984 Michael Roe Norwood/Walker VDS 002-Chevrolet / VDS 004-Chevrolet 1985 Rick Miaskiewicz Mosquito Autosport Frissbee GR3-Chevrolet 1986 Horst Kroll Kroll Racing Frissbee KR3-Chevrolet 1987 Bill Tempero Texas American Racing Team March 85C-Chevrolet Edited July 27, 2016 by afx
Snake45 Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 IMC did a Lola--maybe two. Monogram did a late Scarab and the Chapparal coupe.Did MPC do a McLaren in 1/20?Didn't Italeri do a couple applicable kits in the '90s?
Modlguy Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 Was A.J. Foyt's Hussein (the King, not the dictator) racer Can-Am or pre-Can-Am? There was a slot car but I'm not sure there was a static model. Either way I always thought it was a good looking car.
Crazy Ed Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 Was A.J. Foyt's Hussein (the King, not the dictator) racer Can-Am or pre-Can-Am? There was a slot car but I'm not sure there was a static model. Either way I always thought it was a good looking car. Right You Are Bil on Both Counts Noce Looking and it ran in the USRRC, Not the CanAm
RancheroSteve Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 The field widens considerably if you include the USRRC, which precluded the Can-Am series, then ran concurrently for a bit. Then there's the FIA endurance series (Daytona, Sebring, LeMans, etc.) and Nassau, which was basically a "run what you brung" event - and I guess one could go on.Basically my favorite era of racing!
The Junkman Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 The field widens considerably if you include the USRRC, which precluded the Can-Am series, then ran concurrently for a bit. Then there's the FIA endurance series (Daytona, Sebring, LeMans, etc.) and Nassau, which was basically a "run what you brung" event - and I guess one could go on.Basically my favorite era of racing!To that you can add the Interserie which used a bunch of Group 7/Can Am cars, Porsche 917 and Lolas.
afx Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Was A.J. Foyt's Hussein (the King, not the dictator) racer Can-Am or pre-Can-Am? There was a slot car but I'm not sure there was a static model. Either way I always thought it was a good looking car. It was also offered as a static kit. This is Foyt at Nassau in '64. Edited July 28, 2016 by afx
unclescott58 Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) What was the car Auto World's Oscar Koveleski use to race in the early 70's? Wasn't that a Can-Am car? And was that ever offered as a model kit? Edited July 28, 2016 by unclescott58
Crazy Ed Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 What was the car Auto World's Oscar Koveleski use to race in the early 70's? Wasn't that a Can-Am car? And was that ever offered as a model kit? He ran different McLaren M8's both the M8A and B.
unclescott58 Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) He ran different McLaren M8's both the M8A and B.And is there then a kit of his car? Or decals to covert a kit into his car? Edited July 28, 2016 by unclescott58
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 And is there then a kit of his car? Or decals to covert a kit into his car? This AM Mclaren M8B is in Autoworld's livery
Crazy Ed Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 And is there then a kit of his car? Or decals to covert a kit into his car? Yes (to both) There's the Acc. Min M8B Kit And UMi printed these for Fisher. They can be used on a M8A or M8B
garagepunk66 Posted July 29, 2016 Posted July 29, 2016 The GT40 and decedents didn't run in the Can-Am series. Kar Kraft used a standard Mark IV chassis tub in the construction of the Ford G7A Can Am car. While technically not a GT-40 (this term is properly applied to the Eric Broadley-designed cars), most car guys know them as "GT-40 Mark IV's". This was in Ford's period of trying to bring all aspects of their racing program "in-house" rather than trusting outside shops wit their "Top Secret Hardware". There were two bodywork configurations of the car, the first very Chaparral-like with the high wing, and the next more McLaren-ish. Attractive as it was, no version, with any of numerous powertrain combos tried, was able to make it a reliable or competitive racer. The Calliope 427 was fraught with casting porosity issues and complexity issues beyond belief. They should have put 428 cranks into 427 Side-Oilers for 447 cubes and called it a day. Incredibly sad. The car was later converted back to a Mark IV coupe and still exists today. I saw it race in anger in the Can Am at the Hawk Challenge at Road America in 2015. Scratchbuilt upper body panels on IMC's or Union's Mark IV could yield a replica
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