1974 Shadow DN4

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Sports Racer Designer: Tony Southgate Chassis Num: DN4-1P   This is the car that won the Can-Am series in 1974-which was the last year of the Can-Am. The DN4 was a new design for 1974 and proved to be an extremely quick car, that was relatively easy to drive. It dominated the series winning 4 of the 5 races. This car is powered by a Kieth Black 509 cu in (8.7 liters) aluminum block engine. It has a Lucas mechanical fuel injection system and an LG600 Mk2 gearbox. The engine has 900HP and over 720 ft.lbs of torque in a very wide torque band. This car was driven by George Follmer and was heavily crashed at Mosport in the spring of 1974. The car was kept in the possession of Don Nichols' Shadow cars until he totally rebuilt it and sold it to the current owner in 2001.

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Event	Group
Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races	1966-1974 Can-Am Cars
Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca	1966-74 Historic Can-Am
Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca	1966-1974 Historic CanAm

 

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