Chassis No. 67-01
Transmission No. LG600 251
Introduced in 1966, the original SCCA Canadian American Challenge Cup (known as Can-Am) represented North American sports car racing at its most unrestrained. Its minimal ruleset attracted a wide range of manufacturers and drivers, from the top competitors in Formula One, IndyCar, and endurance racing to ambitious privateers. Among America's earliest independent constructors was McKee Engineering of Palatine, Illinois, which built a series of racecars for several SCCA series. For the 1967 Can-Am season, McKee introduced the Mark 7 (Mk VII), which featured a rounded fiberglass body, four-speed manual transmission, Ford Mustang disc brakes, and either a Chevrolet or Oldsmobile V8.
This example was the first of two 1967 McKee Mark 7s produced and was built for veteran privateer racer Bob Nagel. This sports racer boasts more than a dozen starts across Can-Am, Formula 5000, the SCCA's United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC), and other series around the U.S. East Coast.
Highlights from its five-year competitive stint include multiple first places in SCCA races and an impressive second place at the Road America 500 with co-driver Ed Lowther. In 1968, the car was rebuilt as an open-wheel Formula 5000 (called Formula A at the time) racing car and campaigned by its second owner Bob Stanford until 1972.
The McKee passed through a few caretakers during the next two decades, and was rebodied to its original closed-wheel Can-Am format sometime in the 1990s. Historic racing enthusiast Randy Lenz acquired the car in 1993 and serviced it through classic racing experts Vintage Racing Services in Connecticut before kickstarting the McKee's vintage racing career. The Mark 7 spent the next 25 years dazzling onlookers at historic events across North America-participating in events from the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca to the WeatherTech International Challenge at Road America and the VARAC Mosport Vintage Classic in Canada. Originally fitted with a Chevrolet 333 cu-in V8, its powerplant has changed a few times during the decades of period and historic racing and it is currently equipped with a General Motors Bow Tie 350 cu-in V8.
This well-documented 1967 McKee Mark 7 is now offered with an assortment of spare parts and a history file chronicling its racing and ownership history. With extensive period competition and decades of vintage racing already under its belt, this Mark 7, just one of two produced, is an intriguing offering for the seasoned historic motorsport competitor and presents a rare opportunity to own and race a proven Can-Am machine, one that reflects American engineering seldom seen among its contemporaries.
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