1960s competition cars campaigned by Jim Clark and Dan Gurney will lead Bonhams’ inaugural Laguna Seca Auction on 13 August 2026, staged during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
The sale marks the end of Bonhams’ 29-year association with The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, whose auction will instead be hosted by Broad Arrow. You can read more about that here.
The Can-Am machine raced by Dan Gurney is a Lola-Ford T70 Mk II. The American driver – who also competed in Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR – took victory in the second round of the 1966 Can-Am Championship, finishing ahead of Chris Amon’s McLaren Elva Mk II. Remarkably, the Lola was the only Ford-powered car to win during the Can-Am series’ original run from 1966-1974.
Fielded in period by All American Racers, the Lola is powered by Ford’s small-block 305-cubic-inch V8, with power sent to the rear wheels via a Hewland LG transaxle. Described by Bonhams as ‘well preserved’, the car retains its modified rear cockpit bulkhead, engineered to accommodate Gurney’s six-foot-four frame.
Equally significant is the 1967 Vollstedt-Ford 67B IndyCar driven by two-time Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark. While Clark raced almost exclusively for Colin Chapman’s Lotus team in F1, the Vollstedt represents a rare exception. The Scotsman took the 67B to the Rex Mays 300 road race at Riverside, California, and was leading before an engine issue forced his retirement.
Driven by a 500bhp, 4.2-litre quad-cam V8, the Vollstedt competed in 30 races between 1967 and 1969 before being retired from period competition. Other notable drivers include Indy 500 winners Gordon Johncock and Tom Sneva, 24 Hours of Daytona winner Chris Amon, and Can-Am and Trans-Am champion George Follmer.
Pre-sale estimates have not been disclosed for either car.
‘We are delighted to launch our inaugural Bonhams|Cars sale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with two historically significant cars driven by such illustrious names in motor racing history,’ said Bonhams global director of motorsport Mark Osborne.
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