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| Alta CC | 918cc | ||
| Autosport Special | The first of 3 Canada Class Autosport specials built in Cooksville in the 50's and early 60's. This car used a Buckler frame (2 seat) with Morris Minor running gear. An Alta overhead valve conversion was installed to the Morris flathead engine. An aluminium body was designed and built at Autosport. The car was completed and raced in 1956 and is considered the first Canada Class car. This car is currently owned by Brad Baker? |  VARAC festival 2004 | |
| BS special |  1964 | ||
| CC152 |  Unknown | ||
| CC181 |  Unknown | ||
| Cooper DKW | This car was originally a Cooper F3 that was modified by Autosport in Cooksville to use a Mitter tuned DKW engine and transmission. A custom aluminium body was also fitted. The conversion was done by 1959/60 for the 1960 race season. It ran as a Formula Junior as well as a Canada Class car. The car is being restored to F3 specs. |  Mosport 1961 | |
| Crosley special |  | ||
| Dreosi |  | ||
| Elva |  | ||
| Elva FJ |  | ||
| FC 99 |  | ||
| Fergusson jr |  | ||
| Ferret Fjr | Designed and built by Fred Wilken, Bill Brunt, and Doug Ferguson. Fred Wilken and Doug Ferguson both enter the Ferret in the Canada Class in Aug 15 th. 1964, Great Lakes Trophy Races at Harewood Acres. Doug enters under the Ecurie Fiasco banner. After a successful career of racing, the Mark 1 lived at the back of B&W Motors for many years. Over the course of the past few years, the Canada Class car was restored by Al Fergusson and made a triumphant return to the track at the 2005 VARAC International Vintage Festival. | 1964 | |
| Forth special | FC |  | |
| Lola |  | ||
| Lotus 18 |  | ||
| Makin special 12 |  | ||
| McCaw |  | ||
| Morris Special | CC |  | |
| Nicolaides |  | ||
| P&G FJ | 1000cc |  | |
| P&G Fjr 4 |  | ||
| P&G special |  | ||
| Sadler Fjr | | ||
| Stebro Fjr |  | ||
| Team Deadhorse |  St Eugene 1958? | ||
| Teubler | This car was built by Helmut Teubler at St Clair Motors in Toronto in 1959/60. The single seat custom frame was built at St Clair Motors and it incorporated the DKW engine, transmission and suspension in the rear end. The rear suspension used a modified transverse leaf spring and custom lower a-arms. The front end was the standard Volkswagen torsion bar, trailing link with Porsche brakes. The body was hand laid glass fibre. It ran as a Formula Junior as well as a Canada Class car. This car is currently owned by Mike Nilson. |  | |
| unknown | CC |  | |
| Unknown 217 |  | ||
| Unknown 3 |  | ||
| Unknown 73 |  | ||
| Unknown 74 |  | ||
| Unknown 8 |  | ||
| Unknown 87 |  | ||
| Unknown DKW |  | ||
| Unknown Engine |  | ||
| Vay | | ||
| Vay Special | 918cc |  | |