Kiwi Legend 1970
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Kiwi Legend 1970
Artist
Peter Chilelli
Medium
Digital Art
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For 1970 the suspension mounted wings were banned as the constant movement made them susceptible to failure, resulting a sudden and very dangerous loss of downforce. For the M8C, the first M8 customer car, McLaren used the old body with a simple chassis mounted wing. The aluminium monocoque chassis was also slightly different and did not use the engine as a stressed member, giving the customers the choice to use a Chevrolet or Ford engine. The Works M8D had a completely new and wider body with a huge wing fitted between fins rising from the rear fenders. Thanks to its new body, the M8D quickly earned the nickname 'Batmobile'. The big block engine grew in size from 7 to 7.6 litre, giving a tire shredding 670 bhp. The season started off miserably as Bruce McLaren was fatally wounded during a test session with the M8D at Goodwood. McLaren Cars continued and Bruce's vacant seat was filled by Dan Gurney in the first races and Peter Gethin in the remainder of the season. Between them they won three races, but they were no match to Denny Hulme who scored six victories, despite being badly burned during an accident at Indy.
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November 25th, 2020
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