Lot no. 19
Mc LAREN - M8 C - 1970
La voiture présentée, découverte en Argentine par Colin Crabbe, dénicheur de voitures bien connu, est réimportée en Europe et vendue en l'état au propriétaire actuel. Chris Craft et Keith Green peuvent alors identifier cette M8C très spéciale. Elle est confiée pour restauration à Chris Fox, qui peut alors vérifier “qu'il s'agit bien de la voiture originale”.
Le châssis est très peu endommagé malgré la vie tumultueuse d'une voiture de course. Les tôles d'aluminium sont remplacées par des pièces neuves de qualité L 72 rivetées en Redux 410. Les suspensions sont vérifiées, démétallisées, éprouvées et nickelées. Le radiateur, les jantes et les porte-moyeux sont d'origine. La carrosserie est reproduite en fibre de verre renforcée et allégée sans son spoiler en aluminium. Les freins, les réservoirs, les rotules et autres roulements sont naturellement remplacés. La boîte de vitesses Hewland est refaite et le moteur Cosworth installé. La voiture fait quelques tours de roues, mais le propriétaire ôte le moteur DFV pour l'installer dans une autre de ses voitures afin de participer à une course et le vend avec.
Il faut donc la re-motoriser et la fignoler afin qu'elle reprenne sa place au sein des compétitions historiques de haut rang où elle peut rivaliser avec les mythiques Alfa 33, Ferrari 512, Matra 660 et Porsche 917.
Il faut noter que le moteur Ford-Cosworth DFV est l'auteur de 155 victoires en Grands Prix de Formule 1 entre 1967 et 1983.
Véhicule de compétition.
The car for sale here was discovered in Argentina by the well-known car collector and dealer Colin Crabbe who imported it back to Europe and sold it as it was to the present owner. Then Chris Craft and Keith Green were able to identify this very special M8C. The restoration having been entrusted to Chris Fox, he could ascertain that it was the original car.
Despite the hard life of a racing car the chassis was in good condition. The aluminium panels were replaced by new ones in aluminium of the L72 quality assembled with Redux 410 rivets. The suspensions were checked, de-metallised, tested and nickel-plated again. The radiator, the wheels and the hub-carriers are the original ones. The body is a replica of the original one made of reinforced and lightened fiberglas without the aluminium spoiler. The brakes, the tanks, the ball joints and all the bearings were replaced. The Hewland gearbox was overhauled and the Cosworth engine fitted.
The car was duly tested, but the owner soon took off the DFV engine to install it in another car which he raced once and sold with the engine. So this M8C must be re-engined and tuned to be driven again in the top historic events against the mythical Alfa 33s, Ferrari 512s, Matra 660s and Porsche 917s. Just remember that the Ford-Cosworth DFV engine
totalled 155 victories in Formula 1 racing between 1967 and 1983.
Racing car
80 - 120 000 €
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Sports and vintage cars
About the sale02/13/2005
Catalog
Automobiles de Collection : Collection Jean Blaton , Collection Mauriès
75017 Paris - France
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