Cadillac Northstar Lmp (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Cadillac Northstar LMP was a series of Le Mans Prototypes built by General Motors' Cadillac brand for use in the American Le Mans Series as well as an attempt to return Cadillac to the 24 Hours of Le Mans since they first entered in 1950. The Northstar LMPs were named after the Northstar V8 engines which powered them. The Cadillac project ran from 2000 until 2002 when GM decided to cancel the project to concentrate solely on their Chevrolet Corvette program. In planning the new Cadillac project, GM decided that unlike their Corvette program, they would not build new cars from scratch for the first few years of competition. Instead, GM would use an established chassis in order to fine-tune the engine until it was properly prepared to not only survive Le Mans, but also to beat the dominant Audi R8s. GM would therefore turn to Riley & Scott, builders of the successful Mk III chassis. General Motors would use the base chassis from Mk IIIs, but develop their own unique bodywork.