The INSANE 1970 Shadow MK1 Can-Am feat. MASSIVE Big-Block 8.0L V8 Engine SOUND at 2024 FoS Goodwood

[@gabethebaeb_5881]

If only race cars where like this today, big engines, rocket launcher bazooka intakes, small wheels, integrated radiators in wing, so much wackiness I love it

[@rockets4kids]

Make Formula Libre Great Again!

[@allmotorkp61]

The intake is actually on top but go on lol

[@HamburgerAmy]

imagine having a can of starter fluid and just spraying some up above your head like a 50 shot of nitrous mid race in your already 900hp batman wing.

[@IonNight]

You should watch the movie stop motion movie Pinch Cliffe (Flåklypa) Grand Prix from 1975. The race has a lot of these old race cars

[@raffriff42]

@@IonNight I found it, and skipped to the big race scene about 1 hour in. It looks amazing. Should be made into a video game.

[@caiodeoliveiraa]

Looks like a big go-kart with a massive V8 and a huge wing! And I LOVE IT!!!

[@davidg.9446]

Hahaha it is exactly that . A big go cart with a big block.

[@KrustyKlown]

Several of my Kart racing friends (RM Motorsports) run these CAN-AM cars at vintage racing events. There's a definite cross over.

[@poetsrear]

I just said to myself, that's got to be the fastest soap box car ever.

[@truantray]

Never won a race.

[@billystinker]

No'one can tell me that high pitched F1 screaming noise sounds as cool as this nasty gurgling bubbly roar

[@Lhazfarg]

Amen, brother.

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

And that was the v10 , today's f1 cars sound like lawnmowers.

[@nathanielcruz6675]

The Can-Am series is severely underrated. Monsterous V8 engines, airplane size wings, and UNSPEAKABLE POWER.

[@markcrockford9679]

probably no McClaren without Can Am cars

[@sommelierramon]

Underrated? By whom ?

[@richardtyler8922]

​@@sommelierramon people born after 1980 😆😆

[@datt5698]

700. I wonder how much they weigh?...... damn I just looked 1800lbs...

[@captainsouth4460]

@@sommelierramon these underrated comments are sooo lame. Huge series when it was running, packed the Glen!!

[@daviddillon6794]

I was fortunate enough to be at a Can Am race at Laguna Seca in 1977. There were several Mclaren M8's racing. Laguna Seca kind of sits in a valley and the echo of those big block Chevy engines was like rolling thunder sounds off the hill sides. Once in a lifetime experience I'll never forget.

[@DavidkSeger-sn6nf]

I was there with my father (‘68,’69,70) we would wait to cross the track between races and sit under a certain oak tree in our collapsible lawn chairs by the cork screw ,fond memories!, I think by ‘77 ? the series had run its coarse after Porsche showed up with unlimited horse power and budget. When I attended can-am in the late ‘60s. 50% of the entries were privateers.! Very competitive.😊

[@AmbientMike]

lucky lad to have seen the old Oval esque layout, boy I wish I was old enough to witness that.

[@wwb7091]

Used to watch the Can-Am series at Road America. "If the ground don't shake, it ain't real racing" Some of them still show up every year for the vintage races.

[@racebiketuner]

The old layout that had serious speed up the hill! 👍

[@daviddillon6794]

My view of the track was from the pit area. I was a mechanic and tire changer for one of the Winston West grand national stock cars racing that day also. So, my view of the track was the cork screw down the hill, around the sharp left turn onto the front straight and under the bridge and a ways past that. The Porsches were there too, but didn't impress me even though they were faster. Could hear the McLarens seemed like halfway around the track. They had some bark. .

[@davidkeeton6716]

I had a 68 396 Camaro with 4 speed and 513 gears, back in 79-80 with the same GM part #3994094 cam as these. This was in my work car. That was fun. 40 mph, whack the throttle and the car would go sideways if you let it. Yeah, 3mpg. I was 19 and working 55 hrs a week with no mortgage. I didn't care, it was a blast.

[@snivelinj7612]

These CanAm Chevy V8's could spin the tires at 150 mph. !!

[@GMK189-f2k]

I was a kid when I saw this car race and in paddocks at Laguna Seca. It was one of my favorite cars.

[@bangandblame]

My Dad, Brother and I went to all the races at Seca from 1975-80. Loved that time.

[@jozsefizsak]

I saw it at Mosport. I had read articles and it seemed very innovative. Didn't quite work out as envisioned but I still loved it for the visionary effort.

[@GG-xi6bp]

Twin radiators tucked up into the wing and plumbed along the support struts, cannon intake touching the drivers helmet with the most crayon consuming glass-tasting looking active aero. Talk about "f**k it mate let's give it a crack" energy

[@TheDeeGeeNL]

The intakes above the driver are for rear brake cooling.

[@jankington216]

Destroyed by an air cooled porsche

[@rolux4853]

How does the Aero consume crayons and tastes like glass? What does this say? I’m not a native english speaker so please can you explain? And where does this car have active Aero? I thought only the Chapparell had active Aero in Can Am?

[@rolux4853]

Oh you were talking about the lowline, now I get it sorry!

[@brainfreeze44131]

They didn't have any Chaparral cars. The ones with the movable rear wind or the second motor that drove a fan to suck the car down to the pavement.

[@mcachr]

All the Shadow's are literally a mad scientist creations :)

[@muratpolat9398]

nice pfp

[@Collateralcoffee]

Why is it Shadow's? I would have thought it should be Shadows, since it is a simple plural, is it not?

[@mcachr]

@@Collateralcoffee not my first language, sorry :)

[@mcachr]

@@muratpolat9398 Thanks fellow Floydian :)

[@sounddoctor5decades]

And they all ran on Unleaded gas!

[@rofufoja]

0:16 That accelleration is mind boggling

[@TheAlphacad]

These monsters were always my favorite to watch. I grew up near Laguna Seca and could hear them thundering around the track from miles away so I knew when to ride my bicycle to the track. No traction control, no abs brakes , it was all about the driver ! Thanks for bringing me back.

[@BEARivrman81356]

I worked as a 16 year old., on tracks that ran these unlimited cars like this as a corner official! Times have changed!

[@snivelinj7612]

I saw them race back in the '70's. There is no bigger thrill than watching and listening to these beasts come roaring past. The big Chevrolet V8's had incredible, breathtaking exhaust notes. And we could watch the drivers at work due to the open cockpits. We've lost so much by not hearing those sounds anymore, and seeing how exotic these beautiful cars were. One race at Riverside, California, Denny Hulme won, Bruce McClaren was running second when he spun off the course and smashed right into the wall where I and hundreds others were standing. He wasn't injured but a flag man was hit right before McClaren hit the wall. I never heard if he survived.

[@jamesaron1967]

The exhaust sounds, particularly from the Chevy big blocks, are otherworldly. Downshifts sound demonic. That's why I call the Can-Am cars 'dragon cars' for both their sound and appearance!

[@farminglol]

I see those kinds of cars being driven at historic events, including this one, multiple times a year. Sometimes even driven quite fast like at the classic Grand Prix and similar events. We've lost nothing. We only got modern technology on top of it. Now we have both.

[@DuanTorruellas]

I hope he survived , can you imagine having to carry that around.

[@mrrockfink1745]

This is pure music to my ears! CanAm really needs to return! The beautiful cars with thunderous exhaust notes are to die for!

[@weatheranddarkness]

Just as likely to die-from as well. It was a short lived series over all for good reason. There are plenty of the cars still doing historic races though.

[@timbarnes9642]

​@@weatheranddarkness can-am ran for 19 seasons with no fatalities except Bruce McLaren in a test session

[@jamesaron1967]

@@timbarnes9642 The second iteration of the series was very different and much more restricted, IIRC. Considerably different from the original which ran for only eight years.

[@hotdog9262]

@@weatheranddarkness foreign cars winning and the oil crisis could be two reasons

[@AZAce1064]

Now those cars look like a bunch of fun to drive. I’m old school ✌️🇺🇸

[@racingdoraneko3967]

I'm glad the Shadow CAN-AM machine still exists, awesome! Im Japanese.

[@jamesaron1967]

There are many others out there as well, particularly McLarens.

[@MrApmech]

This series needs to come back in a big way ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jblack5323]

Wouldn’t have the spectacle though.

[@meatball1974]

it would be instantly neutered by shmafety rules and environmental/hybrid bs... the glory days are over.

[@rockets4kids]

Formula Libre aint never going to happen in today's legal environment.

[@DavidkSeger-sn6nf]

That was a real “run what you brung” race series,really dangerous back then ...if they could apply the newer safety aspects to can -am it would rival F-1 in popularity.. fast ,fast,fast....

[@MrApmech]

Don’t be so negative. One can dream.

[@johnp1721]

Went to Watkins Glen to scrutineer and then enjoy watching the Can-Am races. To me this was the best racing class, ever!

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Went to one car race in my life, and that was a CanAm event at Riverside Raceway. Basically a race between Porche and Chevrolet. A turbocharged Porche won, but those Hillborn-injected Chevys were totally awesome! Tiny cars with big engines.

[@oldwobble916]

Absolutely brilliant, a video from Goodwood without the commentators shouting over the sound of the engines.

[@mb4lunch]

Must have been tea and bizkit time. Lol

[@ianthompson1675]

I think the commentators were shouting, as loud as they could !

[@gentjim5007]

The only truly unlimited racing series ever. It's amazing that there were very few injuries in the Can Am series. Something that will never happen again.

[@mcrichton46]

Coolest era of motorsport. Every weekend, the fans were treated to some crazy new car - the fact the racing wasn’t close didn’t matter at all. The insane cars and the wild variety and loads of experimental designs were more than enough to keep the interest up!!

[@truantray]

The races were boring, dominated by McLaren, then Porsche. People just lost interest by 74.

[@rustypotatos]

Intercoolers on the wing is so epic

[@mudnducs]

Now THAT is a race car!!!! Dynamite with a steering wheel!!!

[@creativeearthian1702]

I don't think an engine can sound more awesome than this

[@quazink]

Reminds me of my slot car racing days down at the hobby shop every saturday...with the wonderful imagination of a ten year old kid I could hear the deafing roar and backfire as I slowly squeezed the electric trigger and watched my car go zipping by at insane speeds, ahhh the memories!

[@patrickbodine1300]

😃👍

[@patrickbodine1300]

😃👍YES!

[@MattBurke77]

Wow, pretty awesome, looks like during that era they were trying every prototype, amazing!

[@velchuck]

I love it! There isn’t anything as radical as this.

[@MichaelKuczynski-u7o]

Innovation at its finest. Thanks for the memories

[@jimcook8933]

Goodwood! I was getting some "good wood" watching this beast go around the track!

[@HG504X]

This era of car was ridiculous, not enough is shared about CanAm. Huge engines, almost 1000hp in some cars, no driver aids, under 1000kgs.

[@powertothesheeple5422]

These cars were beating F1 records at the time. That's just nuckin futs.

[@DD030386]

Porsche 917/30 up to 1600hp 😅 🙈

[@mikeh.753]

And all this without traction control.

[@DD030386]

@@mikeh.753 sadly rare footage on yt... 😪

[@joshuagibson2520]

As it should be.

[@droors77]

For my money, this is the greatest car video I have ever watched and carefully listened to

[@philiptownsend4026]

Oh deary me.

[@stevekaminski5327]

Love it! Gives me Goosebumps just like back then ❤

[@ssnerd583]

Can Am and Group B rally......the most wicked race cars and INSANE drivers of all time.

[@johnrmercer4244]

Don't forget Group 'C'

[@daviddelaney6757]

@ssnerd583 I'd have said the most wicked drivers and insane cars but I fully agree! 👏

[@PieterHalveLiter]

All eras had their wicked cars, I guess. What about group 5 cars through the years? (late 60's/ early 80's) The 90's DTM/ITC Opel Calibra, Alfa 155 and MB 190?

[@snivelinj7612]

I saw them race back in the '70's. The sounds are still the best ever in motor racing. This series was so popular in America that Ferrari and Porsche entered cars. Many of the great international drivers got into it.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

90's bttc was pretty wild and pre winged f1 cars

[@Njderig]

The camera footage of this is absolutely amazing. Perfect angles and zoom ins and outs. Plus that huge V8 roar. Love it.

[@brucebarnes9638]

I remember watching CanAm racing back in the early 70's. These cars were amazing with huge engines that screamed power. A classic period of pure racing. So glad I got to see it.

[@Automobili3XF]

Man i absolutely love these, they all look like a movie villain's racecar, so cool!

[@ralphwatten2426]

Brainerd International Raceway was created for these cars. 3/4 mile front straight into a high banked right hander into a slightly less banked right hander. I never got a chance to see them as they were done before my time. The track is completely redone now without all the drama. I saw bikes race on the original track and it was incredible. The Can-Ams were awesome.

[@piotrstepien1736]

Can't stop watching Shadows. Especially turboed DN2. With some modern upgrades it would be one of the scariest things in motorsport.

[@armcchargues8623]

My kid has a pretty neat go kart. We could stretch it a little, put a wing on it, and put a 500 inch big block Chevy in it. Sounds like fun, huh?

[@markkraus3598]

The 100% best sounding class EVER !!

[@jamesaron1967]

Absolutely, and in my opinion, the McLarens were the best of the lot in sound.

[@bunky060171]

Saw several of these at Road America in Elkhart Lake WI in 2001. while everyone else was ooohing an ahhing over the F1 Benetton and Renault cars - these Can-Am beasts were my favorite. Throw in a few Chevrons, a Spice Engineering or two, Chapparal J2 shop-vac- a veritable smorgasbord for the ears. The 8 litre Shadow cars, however... I could really use a second helping of that (along with St John's Lutheran potato salad). The recorded quality of the sound on this far exceeds my Sony Hi-8 from 2001. Thank. You.

[@guilianocipria5218]

In 2008 was up there also

[@Hungry_Hungry_Hippo]

They should've just bolted a chair to the back of the engine and called it a day.

[@nickepps1746]

Practically have. 😂

[@zackjay71]

They did only to the front

[@lukasadamson6091]

Wheels maybe...

[@golden-balls-radio]

😂😂😂😂

[@markcrockford9679]

needed something to stick the numbers on ! Lol cool isn't it !

[@kimwarfield6320]

Brilliant! The only way you get to hear cars like this is in stock cars or classic races. Thank God you enjoy filming these awesome rockets from yesteryear.

[@TomRussell-cy6ll]

This was the most incredible class of cars !!!!!!! Wish they would come back !!!!

[@webstercat]

Wasn’t aware these monsters ever existed. I can see and hear how people love this.

[@jamesaron1967]

Yes, and you haven't heard an exhaust note until you hear a McLaren M8F downshift...

[@600wheel]

I remember these races. Thank you for the flashback

[@mikesuch9021]

I remember watching these on Wide World of Sports with I believe Jackie Stewart at the wheel late 60s early 70s. One of the angriest series of road race cars I've ever seen. Loved it.

[@Gojira_uz]

Holy moly that engine note.

[@Ferrari458Italia]

MASSIVE WING and impressive active aero!! And what an awesome, raw V8 sound!! I didn't know about these cars, thanks for sharing!!🤩👌

[@NM2255]

Thank you for watching!

[@joe125ful]

What active aero?:)

[@Ferrari458Italia]

@@joe125ful The air brakes in the second car :)

[@joe125ful]

@@Ferrari458Italia You mean that fence?:):) Is it really Active aero?? I say no. For example: Oldschool Active aero have simple spring in wing to open part of it and let car reach top speed faster in lower speed part go up and increase downforce. Modern cars have same just hydraulic or electronic.

[@Ferrari458Italia]

@@joe125ful Cool, but it was a great idea for starters, in those days, that is. Also I got a bit confused by your second statement😅

[@joeleyendecker5346]

I always loved the way Can-Am Cars sounded. The best way I can describe the way they sound to me is they sounded 'Angry'. They had their own sound. No other Cars in Auto Racing sounded that way to me. They 'Rev' so fast, like there was absolutely 'No' parasitic drag on the Engine what so ever. Probably Aluminum Flywheels and the Crank Dampeners (if they even had them) helped with that. They seemed to rev from an idle to 8-9,000 rpm and back to idle again in the blink of an eye.... It made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end every time I'd hear them Rev them while they were sitting still.....lol.

[@Mark-cq4xr]

Great analogy, I totally agree.

[@funone8716]

Angry, yes. A wild animal that will kill you if it gets a chance. Controlled murder.

[@andrelucassen9229]

Was there. Best V8 sounds ever!

[@burnerjack01]

That thing is absolutely savage.

[@bangandblame]

My family and I lived just outside Laguna Seca from 1975-80 and saw the UOP Shadow Can-AM cars race many times, Loved that era of IMSA and Can-Am.

[@jamesf4405]

The late 60s, early 70s was the greatest period in history of motor sports. You had Can Am, look at the NHRA and drag racing with Garlits, Indy cars were wild, and even horse racing had Secretariat!!

[@SmashCatRandom]

The problem was that a lot of drivers were getting killed, especially in the F1 at that time.

[@Arcticun]

I'd argue that you had equally great series all the way up to the early 2000's. 70's grp 5. 70's - 80's IMSA. 70's - 80's Trans Am. 80's - 90's DTM. 80's Group B. 80's - 90's group A rally. 90's BTCC. 80's - 90's Aussie Touring Cars and Supercars. The death of a racing series is when things get too strict and you stifle creativity, though there are some strict racing series today that are good (WRC and Aussie Supercars come to mind), but generally speaking it was all just more interesting when you'd see anything from a turbo 4 to a flat 12 on the starting grid and they were all decently competitive with eachother.

[@bubba88188]

Also the greatest period in history of music.

[@fajarastanaprima2771]

This is technically a monster.

[@grumman38]

Can’t imagine running one of these at speed, bring this back soon. Legit!

[@miaouew]

That is a thing of beauty.

[@michielpoortvliet3003]

Just the car i need to commute to work. 🙃🙈

[@Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot]

Oh. My. God. Look at all those beautiful Can Am cars. This was truly one of the most amazing series! I think I just had a cargasm.

[@MScotty90]

The Shadow at 5:00 has got to have the most hilarious intake placement I've ever seen. When it's super humid does it make a condensation vortex inside the cockpit? I'd imagine that would be kinda distracting.

[@spreaddeezhazelnutz7511]

Oh no, that's just the cannon they were armed with when they raced in the Death Race classes.

[@donstevenson2660]

That car was a recent build. Time ,money, and regulation changes prevented following that prototype design. Trevor Harris wanted people to finally see the concept in running form.

[@77Sunsetstrip]

Best of all! Glad I am old and saw them in person. My friend had a M8 E McL. Never again 😭

[@jamiewilliams5187]

Whatta beast ! Damn music to my ears that big block 😮

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

I watched all of them roll up at 0:39 and the first thought in my head was *WACKY RACES* from 1968

[@lght5548]

Good old sledgehammer big block. Even when they didn't make sense, they kinda did. 💪

[@琵琶湖大鯰]

確かデビュー時ボデーカラーは黒で当時一番車高が低くてフレームにチタニウムを使ってるとか言ってように思います、オートスポーツ誌に乗ってた受け売りですが。私はチャパラルが好きでしたね。マクラーレンM6Bも。

[@gt1man931]

That is one scary contraption. It looks like a go-kart made from bedrails with a comic book level giant engine in the back. Took some real balls to drive that at full bore on the road tracks back in the day. If one is or was a HO slot car driver the black shadow was a very common body back in the 1970s, we all had one or more.

[@ianchandley]

I thought Bernd Rosemeyer and his cohort were nuts in their Auto Unions, Alfas etc with the massive V-16’s….but these cars and drivers are just bonkers!

[@timothyandelmo541]

What a machine!! Thats a big go cart from hell!!

[@1972Ray]

That is heaven.

[@justinollis4979]

Hearing those motors i would be walking around with a woody😂

[@MikeGalusha]

In the early 2000's at the now defunct Denver Grand Prix CART race, one of the McLaren Can-Am cars did a few parade laps. The driver was not supposed to go hard, but on the last of the parade laps he came on to the straight and hammered it, the McLaren made the CART cars look so slow, it was a great thing to see.

[@chrispickett3092]

I used to love going to CanAm races. Lots of thrills. Nuff Said

[@paulieshaner2468]

I can’t stop looking at this car…

[@JamesFolkers]

I can’t stop listening to it!

[@rogernorman2621]

I remember when these monsters raced at Brands Hatch. They used to thump your chest as they went past!

[@geedubb-q1u]

The most outlandish Series was the CanAm series. Engineers delight. I remember watching them at Mosport.

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

That 69 # 1 was so wide! How would anyone pass them? That looked so awesome with the dive breaks essentially and when you open up the big side scoops open on that wide ass! This is some of that stuff that was so wild it couldn't keep going because it was way too dangerous kinda stuff. Awesome footage!

[@gregbennett4254]

The best race cars ever

[@dougbloom3672]

As a drag race fan, I believe I have found something that makes me smile just as much. What is this class???

[@jamesaron1967]

Can-Am also known as Group 7

[@dancobb8278]

That is an absolutely GLORIOUS sound of those Chevy big blocks! Takes me back to when I attended the CanAm races at Road America in the '60s!!

[@ScottAlm-kc3yq]

I saw the ‘74 race at Road America. It absolutely blew my mind. The first lap was incredible!! The UOP cars each led for a while till they both broke. Scooter Patrick won it. It was the only race were the UOP cars didn’t win.

[@surplus2720]

CAN-AM was WILD

[@ToddsHouseofSpeed-uq5sp]

That 1st car with the Dr Suess trumpet / plumbing - I quickly figured out - that was for rear brake cooling, 2nd part he has a right brake light out🙂

[@rolux4853]

What I love the most about this car is the little bubble for the drivers feet. You have to lay down your feet sideways to use the pedals.

[@frankpatz8708]

I didn't realize they had built so many Shadows! Excellent video.

[@TheSlip2100]

They look like insane shopping carts. This was what I imagined ripping through grocery stores when I was 7 with the coolest looking shopping cart, I could find leaving wheel marks all over the nice floors lol.

[@larrytucker2938]

Tire shredding torque, you just can't beat the sound😂❤

[@toxicgracie3772]

This is what electric will never replace

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Man, sounds Sooooooo good! Seems like anytime he gave it over 20% throttle it got busy in a hurry! Wow

[@Datek99899]

Absolutely love the rad setup on the orange shadow

[@paullatter1604]

Can-Am was the most interesting and innovative racing series in the world!😊

[@jj4485-o5o]

Man i love can am cars

[@Slkguy230]

My parents had a neighbor who raced in a SCCA sports car class. One of my first trips to Sonoma raceway I was introduced to a car the fans called the blue devil. It was a Lola ca am car. The neighbor said he had seen this car at laguna seca where it was capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph

[@W1thRaisins]

A G0-Kart with a big block. SWEET MOTHER OF BOB!

[@fredrikvanlienden6749]

The throttle response on # 16 is out of this world! Each cylinder displaces 1000cc.

[@dennissullivan4312]

Had the pleasure of watching these cars at Elkhart lake Wisconsin nothing like it wish they would bring back these cars

[@mitchdehotte]

wow this sound totaly wild :)

[@Gunbucket1964]

These may still be the fastest road course cars on the planet. I was a young person during the original Can Am years and these cars always captured my imagination. Crazy design concepts, wings, spoilers, big block V8's with basically no rules on the build. The best racing ever.

[@captjim007]

My favorite slot car from was Tyco in the early 1970's was the UOP Shadow. Still have the set.

[@rodclark5831]

#16 Wee, light and powerful. The center of mass looks goofier than it needs be, with intelligent rads and ancillaries, adorable. Although the other Shadows make me more comfortable, open minded design/fab along with subtle aero tweaks catch and hold my eye's focus.

[@KathyvanDevender]

I saw the ‘72 - ‘74 CanAm races at Road Atlanta ( and still have the programs!). The Shadow cars were always my favorites but, of course, the Porsche 917 was spectacular to see, as well. Hulme, Revson, Donahue, Follmer, Ongais….doesn’t get much better than that!

[@gregbennett4254]

That is a real race car