New Zealand’s Hulme CanAm sports car made its first Australian appearance at the Australian International Motor Show.
Powered by a 447kW, 600Nm, 7.0-litre Chevrolet V8, the Kiwi supercar is named after the late Denny Hulme (1967 F1 World Champion) and is coloured in the trademark orange of Hulme and his mate Bruce McLaren. Hulme and McLaren dominated the American Can-Am sports car series in a range of racers designed and built by McLaren (Hulme won that series in 1968 and 1970).
Hulme Supercars Managing Director, Jock Freemantle, says the CanAm was intended as a sports car which can do double duty – on the roads during the week and track days at weekends.
The mid-engined two-seater is a credit to Freemantle and his hard-working team. It’s nicely styled, modern and shows sports cars are not exclusively crafted in the Northern Hemisphere.
