McKee Mk.14

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McKee Mk.14[1]
CategoryGroup 7 (Can-Am)
ConstructorMcKee Racing
Designer(s)Bob McKee
Technical specifications
ChassisStainless steel space frame chassis covered in fiberglass body
Wheelbase97 in (246.4 cm)
EngineOldsmobile 455 cu in (7.5 L) V8 engine twin-turbo mid-engined, four-wheel-drive
TransmissionTurbo-Hydramatic 2-speed automatic
Power> 700 hp (520 kW)
Weight1,848 lb (838.2 kg)
Competition history
Debut1969 Can-Am Road America
Races
1 (DNS)[2]

The McKee Mk.14, is a special purpose-built American sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Bob McKee, and built to Group 7 specifications, for the Can-Am series, in 1969. It was experimental, but ultimately unsuccessful, failing to start the only race it entered; the 1969 Road America Can-Am round.[3][4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1969 McKee MK14 Armco CroSal technical and mechanical specifications". conceptcarz.com.
  2. ^ "McKee Mk.14". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "McKee Mk.14". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Just A Car Guy: Joe Leonard driving the McKee Mk. 14, a four-wheel drive special with an automatic transmission and a twin-turbo 7.5-liter Oldsmobile". January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "McKee « F5000 « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  6. ^ Brinker, Harold Pace Mark R. Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969. MotorBooks International. ISBN 9781610592406 – via Google Books.