McLaren 12C Can-Am & Historic McLaren Can-Ams at 2013 Goodwood FoS

McLaren are celebrating their 50th anniversary at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by taking the 12C Can-Am up the hillclimb and showcase historic Can-Am McLarens.

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Last summer, McLaren showcased a 12C Can-Am racer at Pebble Beach to see if the reaction from track day lovers was good enough to justify a production run of a new McLaren Can-Am.

It seems it was, because by November McLaren revealed the 12C Can Am was going in to limited production – just 30 units at £375,000 each – for deep-pocketed Americans to go track day racing with a 12C that weighs in at 1200kg, gets a few extra horses and 30 per cent more downforce compared to the road going 12C.

So with a new track car and a 50th anniversary to celebrate in 2013, McLaren has decided it’s a good idea to take the 12C Can-Am off to play on the Goodwood hillcimb this summer at the 2013 Festival of Speed and, for added interest, take along a selection of models from their heritage collection – the ultimate McLaren racers of the 1960s and 70s – for our delight.

McLaren has also given us a teaser video of the M8D Can-Am Racer (below) as a taster of what visitors to this year’s FoS can look forward too, yet another reason to get yourself down to Sussex in July.