1972 Shadow DN2 CanAm Sports-Racing Spider

This vehicle is an ex-works team twin-turbocharged 1972 Shadow-Chevrolet DN2 CanAm Sports Racing Spider and carries chassis number DN2-T1. The vehicle's design was created by designer Peter Bryant on a monocoque chassis structure, similar to the Mark II of the previous year. The brakes in the front and the rear were mounted inboard. In comparison to its predecessor, it did share similarities, though there were over 55 detailed design changes between them. The cooling radiators were moved from the nose to the side-mounted position just behind the cockpit on each side of the vehicle. The nose was fitted with an adjustable wing surface. The turbocharged version of the Chevrolet V8 for the AVS Shadow team was tuned by Lee Muir.

During testing at Laguna Seca, British team driver Jackie Oliver drove the car to a personal best time and proclaimed the car to have excellent handling and performance characteristics.

A second car was constructed which became a rolling test bed. This was later sold by Don Nichols directly to Peter Kaus on August 25th of 1987. The car was then placed in the Rosso Bianco Collection at Aschaffenburg, Germany.

This car is can hold 84 gallons of fuel, and its turbocharged engine is capable of around 1200 horsepower. This car was offered for sale at the 2006 Bonhams & Butterfields auction held at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California where it was estimated to sell between $240,000 - $280,000. A high bid of $221,500 was enough to purchase the car.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2007