Team Cars History
This list is put forward to identify �Team� McLaren cars and their whereabouts today.
Based on McLaren issued numbers, i.e. New number, new car, one tag, one car.
Updated as at June 2007
Many of the M1 cars were disassembled, rebuilt, retagged etc, therefore tags and chassis do differ. If the cars are tagged differently to their original build we have noted this as such. An arrow in the table indicates that the car in question was developed into the car below.
1964
Zerex Cooper Oldsmobile
Driver � McLaren was this 64-1?
T53 F1 Cooper-based
99 Venezuela
M1A - McLaren/Olds
Prototype:Cooper components - Tyler Alexander-built
64-2 (from photos)
M1A - McLaren/Olds
Howden Ganley: built late 64
Show car
64-3
Arrow
Arrow
1965
M1A McLaren/Ford
Driver Gurney
2nd works car.
Dean Sellers.
Correct tag unknown but reported as 64-2
TBC
M1B - McLaren/Olds
1-65 New alloy body improved chassis.
M1A - McLaren/Olds
Cooper components - Tyler Alexander built
Tire testing
64-2
Dismantled
M1A - McLaren/Olds
Used to test the
Fergusson Auto-trans
64-3
Assembled frame identified on stands at Colnbrook early 66
2007 Current whereabouts unknown
Arrow
1966
M1B �McLaren/Olds
Driver -McLaren/Amon 66 test
New body & sq chassis 13" wheels, dry sump
1968 Sold Begg
1996
2007 Group 7 � currently under restoration
M1B - McLaren/Chev
Driver -McLaren/Amon
1-65
Sold Kar Kraft
Tagged Test
2007 Tom Antonelli
M1B - McLaren/Chev
Driver - Amon
M1B 1-66 Can-Am Car
Sold US - Soucey
1999 Patrick Dekle
Tagged correctly
2007 � Dekle??
M1B - McLaren/Chev
Driver � McLaren
M1B 2-66 Can-Am car
1970 Ted Peterson/Ed Leslie
Seen in Nth CA mid 80�s had M6 body Tagged 1-65
2007 Current whereabouts unknown
1967
M6A - McLaren/Chev
Driver - McLaren
M6A-1 Can-Am car
1968 Penske
1968 Jerry Hansen
1969 Dave Causey
1969 Lynn Larson � extensively rebuilt
1999 Harry Mathews
2007 Harry Mathews � currently racing in the USA
M6A - McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M6A-2 Can-Am car
M8 development car
Sold Begg 68
2007 Group 7 � under restoration
M6A - McLaren/Chev
Driver - Donohue
M6A Spare Tub
1968 Penske
1969 Fred Baker
1970 Gordon Dewar
Mike Laughlin
Larry Crossan
Robins
1999 Ken McDowell
2003 Carl Moore � currently racing in the USA
2007 � �
1968
M8A McLaren/Chev
Driver - McLaren
M8A-1 Can-Am car
Salt damage
Dismantled
M8A McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M8A-2 Can-Am car
"B" development car
M8A McLaren/Chev
Spare tub
Arrow
Arrow
1969
M8B McLaren/Chev
Driver - McLaren
M8B-2 Can-Am car
1970 Koveleski ( Tony Adamowicz also drove in 1971)
1972 Warren Agor
1974 Smith Family� car damaged, not rebuilt as yet
2007 Lance Smith
M8B McLaren/Chev
Driver - Team Spare (drivers � Gurney, Amon, McLaren )
Team spare
M8A-2 Can-Am car Sold Motschenbacher
1970 Goodyear show car
1978 MOTAT Museum & NSCC
1997 Bruce McLaren Trust
2007 Bruce McLaren Trust � restoration nearly completed
M8B McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M8B-1 Can-Am car
M8D development car
Cary Taylor
2007 Group 7 � under restoration
1970
M8D McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M8D-1 Can-Am car
1970 Motschenbacher 19?? Stan Sarkowitz 19?? McLaren International
2007 McLaren Racing � fully restored, on display at MTC
M8D McLaren/Chev
Driver - McLaren
M8D-2 Can-Am Car
Crashed at Goodwood destroyed
M8D McLaren/Chev
Driver � Gurney/Gethin
M8D-3 Can-Am car
Disassembled 71/2 season
Built up as M8F
1973 Herb Kaplan
1977 Merle Brennan
Stuart Baumguard USA late 70�s
Paul Whyte UK mid to late 80�s
2000 Lawrence Stroll
2004 Museum in Canada
2007 Still at St Jovite Museum in Canada
M8D McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M8D-4 Can-Am car
Replacement for D-1 using tub fromM8E-1
1971 Tony Dean retubbed with Trojan production part
1971 Roy Woods
1972 Bill Overhauser
1974 Hal Whipple
1980 Modena Collection
1990 Bruce Zeigler
1997 Ernie Iaconetti USA
2007 Ernie Iaconetti USA
McLaren/Chev M8E-1 Tub repaired, built D spec using Trojan parts by Dean 72 sold to Eris Tondelli
1990 Robert Horne
2007 Robert Horne, UK
1971
M8F McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme
M8F-1 Can-Am car
1972 Gregg Young �
Commander
Nearburg
Arentz
Stolenburg
George Parlby
1999 Bruce McCaw
2003 Chris MacAllister � fully restored in NZ in 2005/06
2007 Chris MacAllister, now racing in the USA
M8F McLaren/Chev
Driver - Revson
M8F-2 Can-Am car
1972 Greg Young
1973 Commander
Shelton
Hanna
Haines
1999 Peter Kause
2007 Current owner unknown
.
1972
M20 McLaren/Chev
Driver - Revson
M20-3Can-Am car
1973 Roy Woods
1974 Herb Kaplan Stuart Baumguard
1990s Don Devine
2007 Don Devine � fully restored, races in USA
Tagged 20-1 *
M20 McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme (1st)
M20-2 Can-Am car
1973 Commander Motorhomes
Knoop
Reno Museum
1999 Imperial Palace
2007 Imperial Palace,
Las Vegas
M20 McLaren/Chev
Driver - Hulme (2nd)
M20-1 Can-Am car
1973 Felder Racing/ Kelleners
Hartmut
Iving
Berg
Chizar
Bob Lee
1999 John McCaw
2004 Harry Mathews � fully restored and racing in the USA
2007 Harry Mathews
Tagged 20-3 *