McLaren - The Cars by model number
Details of the Cars courtesy Eoin Young "McLaren! The Man, the Cars & the Team"

 

M19A - 1971
The Formula 1 car for 1971 again was powered by a Cosworth-Ford DFV V-8 engine. The car is a "coke bottle" shape. The design team was headed by Ralph Bellamy.

Chassis: . It has an aluminium monocoque
Suspension: Front suspension is by a rocker arm and lower link,  and rear suspension is by top link and radius rods and a reversed lower wishbone. Koni shock absorbers, McLaren rack and pinion steering
Brakes: Lockheed brakes
Body:
Engine: Borg & Beck clutch and Hewland or BRD drive shafts are used
Dimensions: Weight is 1230 pounds and fuel capacity 45 gallon, wheelbase of 100 inches, a front track of 63 inches and a rear track of 62 inches. Front wheels are 13 inches in diameter with l0-inch rims and the rear wheels are 15 inches in diameter with 16-inch rims


Photo from the Hunter family collection

Photo from Reynolds Aluminium
M19A

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