The engine bay is often considered to be where the heart and soul of the car lies. Its characteristics can give a car true character, as well as give the driver goosebumps every time they turn it over. But engines come in many shapes, sizes, configurations, and layouts — how well can you tell one V8 engine from the next? Take a stab at our quick quiz below — and while you’re at it, pass it on to your mates to see who trumps who!
To finish first, first, you must build a winner
5 February, 2025
Can-Am royalty
Only three M20s were built, including the car that was destroyed at Road Atlanta. This car was later rebuilt. All three cars were sold at the end of the 1972 season. One of the cars would score another Can-Am victory in 1974, driven by a privateer, but the M20’s day was done. Can-Am racing faded away at the end of that season and was replaced by Formula 5000.
These days the cars are valued in the millions. It was unlikely that I would ever have seen one in the flesh if it hadn’t been that one day my editor asked me if I would mind popping over to Taranaki and having a look at a pretty McLaren M20 that somebody had built in their shed.
That is how I came to be standing by the car owned and built by truck driver Leon Macdonald.
