March 717

March 717 front
March 717 rear exposed

The March 717 was a British Group 7 sports prototype racing car, built by March Engineering in 1970 for the Can-Am series. As with all other full-size Can-Am cars of the time, it used a large-displacement, mid-mounted, 537 cu in (8.80 L), naturally-aspirated, Chevrolet big-block V8 engine, making 800 hp (600 kW). Like its predecessor, it was driven by legendary New Zealand racing driver, Chris Amon.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "1970 - 1971 March 717 Chevrolet Specifications".
  2. ^ "SVRA Group 7. Description and Class List" (PDF). svra.com.
  3. ^ "1970 - 1971 March 717 Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information".
  4. ^ "March 717 - Widescreen Gallery". 10 November 2014.
  5. ^ "March 717 - Complete Archive - Racing Sports Cars".


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