All Gas, No Brakes: Why The Twin Turbo 455 Olds McKee Mk14 Failed in Can Am @brianlohnes3079
All Gas, No Brakes: Why The Twin Turbo 455 Olds McKee Mk14 Failed in Can Am  @brianlohnes3079
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
This is the story of one of the most interesting and ill-fated cars ever built to compete in the legendary Can-Am road racing series of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The McKee Mk14 was the combination of so many experimental ideas, brilliant people, and wild concepts, it seemed destined to dominate. It did the opposite.

With an aluminum 700hp, twin turbocharged 455ci Oldsmobile engine, an entire chassis made out of sheet stainless steel, all wheel drive, a wild transmission and more, not an inch of this car was done the normal way.

Learn about the lineage of the car, its astoundingly awesome builder, the interesting company that funded, and what the true finishing flaw was in its design. If you love wild race cars and historical deep dives, you have found the right video.

Turbo big block power, all wheel drive, and way more all in 1969.
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All Gas, No Brakes: Why The Twin Turbo 455 Olds McKee Mk14 Failed in Can Am

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