1971 McLaren M8F

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Spyder Chassis Num: 2   The McLaren Company was founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren. He had enjoyed many successful seasons as a driver with Cooper and decided to start his own team using a heavily modified Cooper Zerek known as 'The Jolly Green Giant.' In 1970, Bruce McLaren died at England's Goodwood race course while testing a Can-Am car. The McLaren company is the only race team to have won Formula One, Indianapolis 500, Can-Am and LeMans championship. The team was the first to design a car using a carbon fiber monocoque, which is now in use by all teams. The team still competes in Formula One and won the 2008 World Championship. The McLaren M8F was one of a series produced as evolving models from the late 1960s into the mid-1970s. This car is one of three factory-built M8Fs and is claimed to be the 1971 Can-Am world Championship winning car driven by Peter Revson. The car won four of nine races that year on the way to this championship.

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Event	Group
Watkins Glen U.S. Vintage Grand Prix	Group 7 - CanAm and World Championship for Makes
Kohler International Challenge	Historic Can-Am
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance	Race Cars (1961 - 1988)
Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance	Special Displays

 

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