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This is the Can-Am 917-30 that Mark Donahue drove to the closed-course lap speed of 221.16 MPH at Talladega back in '75...a record for that track that I think still stands today. It was disassembled and is now being completely restored at Canepa Design's race shop.













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This is the Can-Am 917-30 that Mark Donahue drove to the closed-course lap speed of 221.16 MPH at Talladega back in '75...a record for that track that I think still stands today. It was disassembled and is now being completely restored at Canepa Design's race shop.

That guy REALLY needs to clean up his shop. It's FILTHY!

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The stone bridge at Manassas. Where some of the first shots of the civil war were fired.
A lot of history right there in that photo. Thanks for posting. Looks tranquil now.
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The stone bridge at Manassas. Where some of the first shots of the civil war were fired.
Civil War 150th PA Infantry camp Belle Plain VA March 1862

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