The Legacy
“In two of the races – Atlanta and Elkhart Lake – the car lapped the entire field. That’s doing something. This was an unbelievable car.” – Chief mechanic John “Woody” Woodard
The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car; Part VI
August 31, 2014
The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car
Part VI: The Title
“The talk around the pit area was that no one could touch them. They knew that it was the beginning of the end of Can Am. The L&M Porsche was making history.” – Marilyn Motschenbacher Halder
The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car, Part V: The Turning Point
July 28, 2014
The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car, Part V: The Turning Point
“Mark [Donohue] and the other people behind the Porsche are not lighthearted types. They take the whole thing very seriously.” – Pete Lyons, Road & Track
PART IV, THE EMBARRASSMENT – Penske’s L&M Porsche, the Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car
July 21, 2014
PART IV, THE EMBARRASSMENT - Penske's L&M Porsche, the Untold Story of Can Am's Most Famous Car
“I had a five-liter, normally aspirated nothing.” – George Follmer
PART III, THE REPLACEMENT: Penske’s L&M Porsche, The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car
June 23, 2014
PART III: The Replacement
"We drove by the seat of our pants. We had to muscle the car around the track. We did not have cool suits.” – George Follmer
PART II: Penske’s L&M Porsche, The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car
PART II: The Accident
“A doctor specializing in football injuries told him, no, his sore left knee was really a knot of shredded ligaments. There was surgery and a 6 week plaster cast and a career grounded.” – Pete Lyons, Road & Track
Penske’s L&M Porsche: The Untold Story of Can Am’s Most Famous Car
Part I: The Beginning
“I loved those days. I loved those times. I loved the people. It wasn’t like now where everybody goes and hides in their motor homes. Everyone was there for each other.” – Marilyn Motschenbacher Halder
COLLECTOR CARS: Are the Days of Collectible Racecars Numbered?
I'd like you to conduct an experiment. Go to your local racetrack this weekend. Makes no difference if it's a drag strip, oval or road course, big or small. Just go.
NEW BOOK RELEASE: “The L&M Porsche – Can Am Champion” by Stephen Cox
July 18, 2012
Television host Bill Stephens called the L&M Porsche “perhaps the most recognizable racecar in the world” on a recent episode of “Mecum Muscle Cars and More.”
MECUM AUCTION: Live from Indianapolis
The 25th edition of Mecum's Spring Classic was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds last week, producing high-dollar sales on some of the most desirable automobiles in the world. Most of those sales made perfect sense. A couple of them surprised me.
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