Forget the rule book and relive one of the most exciting race series ever with Can-Am 50th Anniversary!

The first rule of Can-Am: There are no rules. Or at least damn few rules. The bodywork had to enclose the wheels and there had to be something that loosely resembled a passenger seat--if your passenger was a badly misshapen human or perhaps a lab monkey. Otherwise set your racing mind free. No limits to engine options or output no restrictions on aerodynamic aids or body shape. It was as close to unrestricted road racing as racing had ever gotten or would ever get again. And it was fantastic.

From its introduction in 1966 to the end of its classic period in 1974 North America's Can-Am series was the most exciting technologically advanced and star-studded racing series of the day. Its essentially rules-free formula attracted everyone from crazed backyard engineers to specialists like McLaren Chaparral Shadow and Lola to manufacturers like Ford Ferrari Chevrolet and Porsche. Top drivers including Mario Andretti Jackie Stewart Parnelli Jones Bruce McLaren Denis Hulme Dan Gurney Phil Hill Mark Donohue Peter Revson Jim Hall Jody Scheckter Chris Amon George Follmer and John Surtees competed on tracks across the US and Canada taking time off from Formula One schedules and other duties to drive in Can-Am because the racing and the cars were so exciting.

Can-Am 50th Anniversary offers a heavily illustrated look back at what is arguably the greatest race series ever to