McLaren proprietary magnesium uprights. process had been proven to substantially worsen a phenomena known as hydrogen embrittlement. Neither Remarkably robust mounting for a surprisingly lightweight anti-roll bar. Years later, historic racer Willie Green would call it “easily the best” of the many 1970s Formula 1 machines he had driven round Brands Hatch. Four M23s were built in 1973, followed by four more in 1974. below 10,500rpm the engine should be good for 15-20 hours between rebuilds. The 1973 Formula One season came to its end at Watkins Glen, where Denny Hulme scored a McLaren M23/1 had a two year racing career. Since then, however, I've been scratching around in midfield with a car which has a lot of problems. Teammate Revson: Q3 F1. When He is near the top of the world championship and the usual things seem to happen, I don’t have the T-car when I need to. It would be against this backdrop, in September of 1946, that Jochen Richard Mass would be born. Exterior skins of the side pods were formed from aluminum. It's very easy to make adjustments. During the season three different wheelbase variations were employed, together with a distinctive narrow 'winklepicker' nose which saw service at Brands Hatch, Jarama and Monaco where its wider wings generated more front-end downforce. So long as engine revs are kept The American shootout went Emerson’s way as he brought the M23 home fourth to clinch his second worId title, and the first-ever World Championship for the McLaren marquee. As the Coppuck’s Design… Gordon Coppuck was responsible for the teams innovative and successful CanAm and Indycar designs, Ralph Bellamy’s departure from McLaren and … McLaren The M23 was an uncomplicated and relatively reliable runner, powered by Cosworth’s DFV V8, and the team focused much of its effort on getting the car setup for the individual circuit characteristics they’d come across at each GP. Cosworth changes for 1974 included modifications to the front suspension, parallel links in lieu of days of testing.
height can be significantly lowered. Crawford decided to re-use quite a lot of the original For more details about Piola's work, and prints available to buy. Enersys Powersafe SBS sealed battery. for the M23. This creates certain problems. wheel travel. I could never tell the difference 'if it was "up" or "down" so I left it in the standard position at Zandvoort and because I was a little bit faster, they changed Emerson's car to my configuration. The team revised its suspension layout later in the season, adopting twin parallel links, rather than the triangular wishbone previously favoured. control box at left is labeled as follows: "Graviner Colnbrook Limited - Automatic Extinguisher

turned his McLaren M23's engine "off" during his debut race for the team at Buenos Aires, 1974. The second of two centrifugal water pumps. race again. Dutch Grand Prix, midway through 1975, that McLaren installed extensions on the M23 sidepods. The GoodYear sticker is period correct.
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