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Chassis:
The very last M12 built, this was one of three delivered to Shelby American as rolling chassis. Unused, the cars were sold on to Holman & Moody in 1970, from where two of the three, including chassis 60-14, were bought by Vic Franzese. He built them up for the 1971 Can-Am season during which 60-14 served as a spare. In 1972, he sold this car, with the chassis tag removed, to Pete Sherman, who finally gave the car its competition debut. It was re-labelled 72CA31 in reference to being the 31st car checked by the California branch of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). It was then bought by a David Pearson, who may have raced it in some local events.
By 1976, it was in the ownership of Larry Crossan. He was particularly taken by the M6 GT he had seen at a San Francisco car show. Using that car as a mould, he had ex-Shelby engineer John Collins convert his M12 into a coupe. In 1977, the car was also registered for road use, using the 72CA31 serial given by the SCCA back in 1972. Crossan used the car on the road but it did require a lot of care, which he entrusted to, among others, legendary engineer Chuck Daigh of Scarab fame. Crossan eventually sold the car in 1986 and after that it had two more American owners before it was sold to Swiss collector Karl Gnadiger. He had the car registered for road use in France. Between 2007 and 2008, it changed hands twice before it was bought by the current owner in 2011. He has shown the car at a variety events and it was also loaned to McLaren for display in the McLaren Technology Centre. Today, it is believed to be the only M6/M12 Coupe powered by a big block V8. In the spring of 2016, it was offered for sale by German trader Jan Lühn.
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1969 |
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Shelby American |
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