VEHICLE ARCHIVE | McLaren 1968 M8A

1968 McLaren M8A

ENGINE: 7.0-liter Chevrolet V-8 (original engine)
HORSEPOWER: 620 (original engine)
NUMBER BUILT: 3
RACE SERIES: Canadian-American Challenge Cup

Helping McLaren establish a unique identity on the track, the M8A, driven by Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme, was the first in a highly successful series of papaya-hued vehicles that would bring McLaren four consecutive overall Can-Am victories. A further development of the M6A, the M8A featured wider, more aerodynamic bodywork, a more powerful engine, and a revised mechanical layout. It notably incorporated its engine, the first 7.0-liter unit used in a McLaren Can-Am car, as a stressed member of its chassis. Hulme drove this M8A, chassis 2, to win the Can-Am Championship title in 1968.

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