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1966 CANAM - Facsimili from Road & Track

 
 
 
 
 
 

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1966 CANAM - Facsimili from L'Automobile

 
 
 
 
 
 

SURVEY OF MOST CARS SEEN AT THE 1966 CANAM SERIES

Pics of cars preceeded by µare pics of cars as raced in 1966 at the CANAM. Cars on a blue underground are for kids (< 16 years); cars on a yellow underground are exclusively for Canadian racers; cars on a green underground are for New Zealand or Australian racers;  cars on a light green underground are for British racers; all other cars are free for racers of any nationality. 1966 CANAM history

µLola T70 Mk2Chevrolet (Bobby Brown) µFerrari Dino 206S Barchetta (Charlie Kolb) Lola T70 Mk2 Ford (Mario Andretti)
µFerrari Dino 206S Berlinetta (P.Rodriguez) µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Graham Hill) µMcLaren M1B Chevrolet (Bruce McLaren)
µMcLaren M1B Chevrolet (Chris Amon) Lola T70 Mk2Chevrolet  (Mark Donohue) µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (John Surtees)
µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Jerry Grant) µMcLaren M1B Chevrolet (Chuck Parsons) µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Hugh Dibley)
µPorsche 906 (Doug Revson) µLola T70 Mk1 Ford (Bob Buchner) Porsche 906 Spyder (Herb Wetanson)
µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (George Follmer) µPorsche 906 (Joe Buzetta) Lotus 19G Ford V8  (Dave Causey)
Lotus 30 Ford V8 (Peter Challman) McLaren M1B Ford (Peter Revson) µMcLaren-Elva Mk2 Ford (Bud Morley)
Porsche 906 (Ralph Trieschmann) µLola T70 Mk2 Ford (Dan Gurney) µMcLaren M1B Ford(Sam Posey)
µPorsche 906 (Horst Kroll)

µGenie Mk10 Chevrolet (Jack Ryan)

µLola T70 Mk1 Ford (Ronnie Bucknum)
µMcLaren M1B Ford (Ludwig Heimrath) µMcLaren M1B/C Ford (Dick Brown) µLola T70 Chevrolet (Jackie Stewart)
Porsche 906 (George Drolsom) µMcLaren M1A Ford (Peter Lerch)

µGenie Mk10 Ford (Bill Eve)

µGenie Mk8/10 Chevrolet (Paul Reinhardt)

µMcLaren M1B/C Chevrolet (John Cordts) µMcLaren M1B Chevrolet (John Cannon)
µChaparral 2E Chevrolet (Phil Hill) µChaparral 2E Chevrolet (Phil Hill) Lotus 40 Ford (Dick Guldstrand)
Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Denis Hulme) Lola T70 Mk2 Ford (A.J. Foyt) µLola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Paul Hawkins)
µMcLaren M1A/M1B  (Mike Goth) µMcLaren M1B Chevrolet (Masten Gregory) µMcLaren M1B (Skip Scott)
#93 Shelby King Cobra Ford (George Eaton) µFord GT40 Comstock

Racing (Epie Wietzes)

µGenie Mk10 Ford (Bob Harris)
McLaren M1B Olds (Lothar Motschenbacher) µMcLaren-Elva Mk2 Chevrolet (Charlie Hayes) Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet (Parnelli Jones)
µLotus 23 Oldsmobile (Jerry Titus)

Where to find the body for your Canam car?

Here you find a good survey of what you can use to build an excellent model car.

McLAREN M1B

#4,#5,#10,#22,#23,#33,#39,#42, #57,#62,#86,#88,#91,#96,#97 & #98
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Resilient Resins(USA) e-commerce

$ 24.99 US

Mini Exotics (CDN) #2847

$ 47.00 US

Jens Scale Racing(D) #40118-A

€ 79.00

NOTE: at the 1966 CANAM series only Charlie Hayes (#97 and Bud Moreley (#23) used the type as built by Jens Scale Racing with the double exhaust pipes clearly visible upon the rear. Most other McLaren M1B were of the type as released by Mini Exotics (the red car above). John Cordts (#57) and Dick Brown (#42), but also Amon and McLaren, raced at the end of the series the M1C type as released in model car version by Jens Scale Racing #40117.

McLAREN ELVA M1A

#47
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Resilient Resins(US) e-commerce

$ 24.99 US

Phoenix (D) Pitter Schwaar

€109.00

Mini Exotics (CDN) #2845

€ 47.00 US


During the 1960s there were also slotcar versions of the McLaren Elva built by AMT, Atlas, Mono-gram and Tamiya. Such kits are still available at horrible high prices ($ 250 US and more) on the market of vintage products. NOTE: Pit Schwaar, the worl's greatest model art artist actually prepairs an excellent M1A for the Amerinats. Price € 109.00.

LOLA T70 Mk2 SPYDER

#00,#1,#3, #6, #7,#8,#11,#16, #30, #37, #81,#83 & #84

resin

Resilient Resins (US)

e-commerce $ 24.99 US

Fein Design (D)

Karl-Heinz Hornberg € 135.00
On starting from the Reselient Resins model one has to enlarge the wheel arches, to add the front fins and to modify the rear spoiler
More on http://www.scaleracing.info/lola_t70.htm

LOLA T70 Mk1 SPYDER

 #14 & #43

resin

Resilient Resins(US)

e-commerce $ 24.99 US

hard plastic

K&B Aurora (USA)

eBay vintage car


There exists also a restricted market for vintage models, in hands of such sharks as Philippe de Lespinay and Derek Cooper. The last named sells the Chaparral 2E of Cox, even not in original version (cf. the wheel nut on the front wheel of the small #65 pic), for € 487.00 (Cox #2710). A Cox Cucaracha version, #1564 (with reproduction screen!) is even sold at € 697.00. Should you feel that it's not enough you can always ask super shark PdL, he find you something at at least the double of the price.

CHAPARRAL 2E CHEVROLET

#65 & #66

hard plastic

Fisher (USA)

#2425 $ 90.00 US
Jens Scale Racing #88127

€ 109.00

LOTUS 30 & 40 FORD V8

#21 & #77

resin

Jens Scale
Racing
#40116 (available at Andreas Fehn)

€79.00

plastic (vintage)

Strombecker Gasoline Alley

$ 250.00

Cox (USA) eBay

???

LOTUS 23B OLDSMOBILE

#99

resin

Skispeed (D) reproduction of Revells Lotus 23

€55.00

AMS Solingen (D)

base for body as on left picture

€ 65.00

     

plastic

Revell (USA)

vintage car

€ 24.95

     

LOTUS 19G FORD V8

#19

resin

Phoenix (D) Pitter Schwaar

€109.00

     

a superb model by a real artist!!!

     

GENIE Mk10

#36, #52 & #56

resin

Jens Scale Racing (D) #40124

€69.00

SHELBY KING COBRA (COOPER MONACO)

#93

resin

Resilient Resins(US)

e-commerce $ 24.99 US
Michael Ortmann (D) #40124

€69.00

FORD GT40 COMSTOCK

#94

plastic

Arii (J) any model shop

€ 24.95

 

 

 

 

FERRARI DINO 206S BARQUETTA

#01

Carrera 124

vintage

???

Carrera Exclusiv

until 2004

< € 50.00

     

The Ferrari Dino 206S has been manufactured at more than 100,000 copies by Carrera. There was also a recenter version by Carrera Exclusive. The car is no longer in production but can easily be found at E-Bay.

FERRARI DINO 206S BERLINETTA

#03

NOTE: In the 1960s Cox released a berlinetta version of the Ferrari Dino 166P. Scale Design made a resin version of it. The 166P can easily be transformed in a Dino 206S Berlinetta by painting the rear window. Otherwise one can transform the Carrera Exclusiv Ferrari 330 P4 in a Dino (above picture). Hasegawa manufactu-red the Dino 206S Berlinetta, but those kits are hard to find.

     

resin

Scale Design

SDF13 (distributed by Island Collectibles)

$ 90.00 US

plastic

Carrera Exclusiv (D) #20228 for Ferrari 330 P4 € 59.95 (complete RTR car)

 

PORSCHE 906

#12, #15,#17, #29, #34, #44

resin

Wiesel, distributed by Jens Scale Racing (D)

#40817

€ 75.00

plastic

Carrera Exclusiv (D)

#20212

€ 59.95 (complete RTR car)

Arii (J) any model shop

€ 24.95

Carrera 124

vintage car made during 30 years

< € 50.00

     


HALL OF FAME: 1966 CANAM RACERS

John Surtees (GB) 
°1934
Mark Donohue (USA) 1937-1975 Bruce McLaren (NZ)
1937-1970
Phil Hill (USA)
°1927
Jim Hall (USA)
°1935
Chris Amon (NZ)
°1943
Dan Gurney (USA)
°1931
Chuck Parsons (USA) °1932 Graham Hill (GB) 
1929-1975
Peter Revson (USA)  1939-1974 George Follmer (USA)
°1934
John Cannon (CDN)
°1931
Masten Gregory
1932-1985
Lothar Motschenbacher
°1936
Paul Hawkins (AU)
1937-
1969
Eppie Wietzes (CDN)
°1938
Jerry Titus (USA)
1928-1970
A.J. Foyt (USA)
°1935
Jackie Stewart (GB)
°1939
Mario Andretti (USA)
°1940
Dennis Hulme (NZ) 1936-1992 Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) 1940-1971 Parnelli Jones (USA) °1933 Skip Scott (USA)
°1942
Jerry Grant (USA) Sam Posey (USA)
°1944
Charlie Hayes (USA)
°1937
Scooter Patrick (USA)
°1941
Brett Lunger (USA)
°1948
Jerry Hansen (USA)
Skip Barber (USA)
°1936
Jim Adams (USA)
°1939
Bobby Unser (USA)
°1934
George Drolsom (USA) Horst Kroll (CND)
°1936
Charlie Kolb (USA)
°1931
Ed Leslie (USA)
1921-2005
George Eaton (CDN)
°1945
Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)
°1936
Doug Revson(USA)
1938-1967
George Alderman (USA)
°1934
Ronnie Bucknum (USA)
1936-1992
Bill Amick (USA)
1925-1995
Chuck Dietrich (USA) Dave Causey (USA) Jerry Entin (USA) Joe Buzetta (USA) Dick Guldstrand (USA)

I cannot find a decent pic of Earl T. Jones. He was from California and raced Morgans early in his career. If you have any info on him, please mail to jppro@pandora.be. I search also pics of Dick Brown, Bobby Brown, Hugh Dibley, Bill Eve, Bud Morley, etc.


SOME USEFUL 1966 CANAM STATISTICS

Top-10 Qualifiers at the  1966 CANAM

car owner

St Jovite Bridge-hampton Mosport Laguna Seca Riverside Las Vegas pts
Bruce McLaren (NZ) #4 McLaren M1B Chevrolet B. McLaren Motor Racing 2 3 3 3 1 6 80
John Surtees (GB) #7Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Team Surtees 1 2 10 7 2 4 65
Dan Gurney (USA) #30 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford All American Racers 9 1 1 4 6 9 60
Jim Hall (USA) #66 Chaparral 2E Chevrolet Chaparral Cars Ltd - - 9 1 3 1 54
Chris Amon (NZ) #5 McLaren M1B Chevrolet B. McLaren Motor Racing 3 4 2 5 7 3 52
Phil Hill (USA) #65 Chaparral 2E Chevrolet Chaparral Cars Ltd - 5 - 2 8 2 41
Mark Donohue (USA) #6 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Roger Penske Racing 7 6 6 8 - - 19
Jacky Stewart (GB) #43 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet John Mecom Racing - - - - 4 5 18
Denny Hulme (NZ) #81 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Sid Taylor Racing - - 4 6 - - 16
L.Motschenbacher (USA) #96 McLaren M1B Oldsmobile Motschenbacher Racing 4 - 8 - - - 13
Parnelli Jones (USA) #98 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford John Mecom Racing 5 - - - - 8 11
George Follmer (USA) #16 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford John Mecom Racing 10 8 - - 9 7 10
John Cannon (CDN) #62 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Ecurie Carabine 6 - 7 - - - 10
Sam Posey (USA) #33 McLaren M1B Ford Autodynamics Corp - - 5 - - - 8
Graham Hill (GB) #3 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Team Surtees - - - - 5 - 8
Skip Scott (USA) #91 McLaren M1B Ford Drummond Racing - 9 - 10 10 - 4
Mike Goth (USA) #86 McLaren Goth Spl Chevy Mike Goth Racing - 7 - - - - 4
Bud Morley (USA) #6 McLaren-Elva II Ford   8 - - - - - 3
Chuck Parsons (USA) #10 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Hilton Racing Team - 10 - 9 - - 3
Peter Revson (USA) #20 McLaren M1 Ford Drummond Racing - - - - - 10 1
Jerry Grant (USA) #8 Lola T70 Chevrolet All American Racers - - - - - - 0

Results obtained by the cars in 1966 CANAM

car owner

St Jovite Bridge-hampton Mosport Laguna Seca Riverside Las Vegas pts
John Surtees (GB) #7Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Team Surtees 1 27 (R) 28 (R) 12 1 1 60.8
Mark Donohue (USA) #6 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Roger Penske Racing 33 (R) 5 1 4 4 3 60.0
Bruce McLaren (NZ) #4 McLaren M1B Chevrolet B. McLaren Motor Racing 2 3 18 (R) 3 26 (R) 2 54.2
Phil Hill (USA) #65 Chaparral 2E Chevrolet Chaparral Cars Ltd - 4 2 1 34 (R) 7 49.0
Jim Hall (USA) #66 Chaparral 2E Chevrolet Chaparral Cars Ltd - - 21 (R) 2 2 28 (R) 30.0
Chris Amon (NZ) #5 McLaren M1B Chevrolet B. McLaren Motor Racing 3 2 13 (R) 28 (R) 20 (R) 24 (R) 27.8
Chuck Parsons (USA) #10 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Hilton Racing Team 6 6 3 16 8 17 (R) 27.4
Dan Gurney (USA) #30 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford All American Racers DNS 1 12 (R) 36 (R) 38 (R) 19 (R) 21.0
George Follmer (USA) #16 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford John Mecom Racing 5 26 (R) DNS 17 5 16 (R) 16.7
Paul Hawkins (AU) #84 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Jackie Epstein Enterprises DNS 15 5 13 7 8 16.2
John Cannon (CDN) #62 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Ecurie Carabine 4 20 (R) 25 (R) 6 36 (R) DNQ 16.1
Peter Revson (USA) #20 McLaren M1B Ford Drummond Racing - - - - 6 4 16.0
Earl Jones (USA) #99 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Charlie Hayes Racing - - 4 7 11 - 14.9
L.Motschenbacher (USA) #96 McLaren M1B Oldsmobile Motschenbacher Racing 8 28 (R) 27 (R) 22 9 5 13.0
Graham Hill (GB) #3 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Team Surtees - - - - 3 - 12.0
Masten Gregory (USA) #88 McLaren M1B Chevrolet Pacesetter Racing 32 (R) 21 (R) 10 5 30 (R) 12 9.8
Jerry Grant (USA) #8 Lola T70 Chevrolet All American Racers 7 7 DNS - 13 - 8.7
Bill Eve (USA) #52 Genie Mk10 Ford   26 (R) 10 9 8 16 14 (R) 7.0
Eppie Wietzes (CDN) #94 Ford GT40 Coupe Comstock International 13 - 6 - - - 6.7
Jerry Titus (USA) #76 Lotus 23 Oldsmobile Webster - - - - - 6 6.0
Hugh Dibley (GB) #11 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Racing Partnership Team  DNS - 7 10 - 26 (R) 5.0
Dick Brown (USA) #42 McLaren M1B Ford   10 9 15 (R) - 15 - 4.0
Bobby Brown (USA) #00 Lola T70 Mk2 Chevrolet Ringfree Oil - 13 8 - - - 3.7
Doug Revson (USA) #12 Porsche 906   14 12 DNQ 15 14 10 3.5
Sam Posey (USA) #33 McLaren M1B Ford Autodynamics Corp 21 8 20 (R) 38 (R) 18 21 (R) 3.2
Bud Morley (USA) #23 McLaren-Elva II Ford   9 29 (R) 14 (R) 26 (R) 23 (R) 29 (R) 2.6
Mike Goth (USA) #86 McLaren Goth Spl Chevy Mike Goth Racing - 24 (R) 11 30 (R) 10 15 (R) 2.4
Jim Adams (USA) #55 McLaren M1A Ford