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1979 - McLaren M23 (McLaren Livery)

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Car: McLaren M23 (McLaren Livery) (Overall Item page)
Number: Various
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Category: Cars

Category Details: Classic cars from all eras.
Car Category: F1GP

Car Category Details: Formula One Grand Prix.
Make: McLaren Automotive

Logo: McLaren Logo
Logo Years: Since 1989
Make Details: McLaren are manufacturers of sports and racing cars based out of Surrey, England.
Make Country: United Kingdom
Model: M23

Model Details: The M23 won sixteen Grand Prixs over five seasons winning the World Constructors Championship in 1974.
Model Production Years: 1973 - 1978
Base Colour: White

Colour Details: The perfect colour.
All Colours: White, Red

Year: 1979
Catalogue Number: C.127
Year Information: A successful racing driver in his own right, Bruce McLaren formed his own motor racing team in 1961 and raced the first McLaren Grand Prix car at Monaco in 1966. The New Zealander scored his first Grand Prix win in a car of his own design and construction in Belgium in 1968. Designed by Gordon Coppuck, the M23 took pole position on its maiden outing in South Africa in 1973, and went on to win three Grands Prix that year. In 1974, the M23, driven by Emerson Fittipaldi, won the World Championship, and again in 1976, but this time, through the hands of James Hunt. In total, the McLaren M23 has won 17 Grands Prix.
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Publication Name: Scalextric - Electric Model Racing - 20th Edition
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 20th Edition