The 1971 AMC Penske Javelin that Mark Donohue drove to victory in
the 1971 Trans-Am series will be auctioned off next month. The car has been restored to concours-level condition by MAECO
Motorsport of Northridge, California, and won awards in its class at
the Amelia Island Concours in 2008. The car was also featured in the
Petersen Museum, on TV's Top Gear and it appeared at the Kohler International Challenge at Road America as well as the Meadowbrook Concours in 2010.
Of course, the Javelin's true triumphs were recorded with Donohue at
the controls, winning a total of seven races and scoring 10 top five
finishes in the 10-race 1971 season. Stuck carburetor floats caused a
DNF at Bryar and a vacuum leak, that made Donohue's power brakes
falter, slowed the car to a second place finish at Mid Ohio.
Interestingly, with his brakes on the fritz at Mid Ohio, Donohue had
trouble slowing the car as he entered the pits and he struck Roger
Penske, carrying Penske about 15 feet on the Javelin's hood.
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