Thursday, January 27, 2011

McLaren M8A

McLaren M8A model made by GMP with Ref.: 2421 and s/n: 1883 of 2508 built.

Active year: 1968
An identical car was the 1968 season Champion driven by Denny Hulme.
LA Times GP - Riverside 1968 #4 with Bruce McLaren 1st OA 62 laps 1h46m32s
Engine Chevrolet V8 ohv 5882cc 600hp Lucas FI 5sp gearbox 690kg

McLaren M6B

McLaren M6B model kit made by Marsh swith Ref.: MM7 and built by me.
Active year: 1968
s/n: M6A/3 - Sunoco Special is a McLaren M6A modified according to the “B” specification and entered by Roger Penske. The car is in fact a M6A/3 that was used as a spare car by the McLaren works team in 1967, then McLaren team used it as a M6B prototype and later sold it to Penske team.
Race: Bridgehampton 1968 #6 Penske Racing Team with Mark Donohue 1st Overall Grid=4th.
Engine: Chevy V8 ohv 6997cc 640hp at 7000r Lucas FI 5sp 800kg 28 built.
With a characteristic periscope inlet and a moving rear aileron manually controlled, Donohue becomes the toughest challenger to the McLaren M8A works cars. It stayed in the race to the title up to the last race and its best performance was the win at Bridgehampton.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Chaparral 2G - 68

Chaparral 2G 1968 made by myself from a Esdo Models kit P/N: 46. Improvements included the opening of the central rear air duct and the air vents on the top of both front fenders.
•Active year: 1968
•s/n: 2G-001
•1968 Riverside LA Times GP; #66 Jim Hall Team: Chaparral Cars Inc. 3rd OA
•Chevry-V8cyl dohc 6997cc 525hp at 6000rpm 3 automatic speed gearbox 780kg 1 built wheelbase=85.5”

Lola T70 Mk.3BN

Lola T70 Mk.3BN model made by Fly with Ref.: F002 and s/n 17

Active years: from 1967 to 1968
s/n: SL73/115
Laguna Seca’67 Team: Sunray Spl. #52 w Peter Revson dnf 10thOA 86/106 laps (crash-brakes)
Chevrolet V8cyl 5800cc 5 built (lightweight)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

McLaren M6A

McLaren M6A model made by Spark with Ref.: 1110.
Active year: 1967
s/n: M6A/1
Laguna Seca 1967 #4 Bruce McLaren 1st OA 106 laps (1:58:55,830) Grid=1st (1:02,690)
Engine: Chevy V8 ohv 5882cc 525hp at 7000rpm Lucas FI 5 speed gearbox 615kg 3+25 built