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Nov 19, 2009 19:29:48 GMT
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I love this thing - 10" Wheels on the front!  The Shadow Mk I AVS (Advanced Vehicle System), as raced in the 1970 CanAm season, was the first Shadow CanAm car. Designer Don Nichols designed this odd looking car with only one thing in mind; the smallest frontal area as possible. He did this with the cooperation of tire manufacturer Firestone, they designed tires that were 30-35% smaller than the normal tires. With 10 inch rims up front the Mk I AVS had a 13sq-ft frontal area compared to the 19sq-ft frontal area of the 1969 M8B. It was capable of top speeds of 250mph and according to Firestone the tiny tires were capable of speeds of over 300mph.  That is all! J |
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Nov 19, 2009 19:38:05 GMT
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Its like the batmobile crossed with a go-kart ;D and it makes the driver look incredibly large. Love the kinlser/crower injection stacks  |
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Felix
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Nov 19, 2009 19:54:04 GMT
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Nov 19, 2009 19:57:22 GMT
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not a can am car, but i posted this pic in the button hamilton mclaren thread earlier this evening. shadow dn5   |
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Nov 19, 2009 20:05:15 GMT
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Amazing car - kinda 'honey I shrunk the front end'
Almost looks like you have to have your legs amputated below the knee to get in the thing! (I wouldn't want to be in it if it ever smashed into anything though!!)
It would be mad to see this thing at speed...the proportions are almost comical yet it could probably wipe the smile off the faces of a lot of other stuff on a track.
Nice find....
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Nov 19, 2009 20:17:34 GMT
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That Shadow F1 car was what made me think of it! Yeah I can imagine the 800bhp big block could make it go quite fast  |
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v8ian
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Nov 19, 2009 20:23:18 GMT
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don't suppose you have any pics of the Surtees canam car?? |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Seth
South East
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Nov 19, 2009 20:26:50 GMT
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I nearly got ran over by it at Goodwood last year   It is an insane looking machine, much more on the scale of a kart rather than a full grown race car. But a kart with a stonking great V8!  Very little in the way of driver protection too. Wouldn't want to get out of shape in it. |
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Last Edit: Nov 19, 2009 20:27:56 GMT by Seth
Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Nov 19, 2009 20:28:27 GMT
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Ahh yes, the one with the four polaris 2-smoke engines, was meant to be quite fast, but also quite unreliable!
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Nov 19, 2009 20:29:38 GMT
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Is that a spare seat I spy to the right of the driver?? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nov 19, 2009 20:45:11 GMT
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Is that a spare seat I spy to the right of the driver?? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Yes, it is. Part of the spec for CanAm. Odd quirks, racing rules. Like the need to carry luggage space in a LeMans car. |
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Nov 21, 2009 13:24:55 GMT
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like the need to carry luggage space in a LeMans car. I never knew that... learn something every day!! |
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