Description:

Well known 1968 McLaren M6B Can Am car, powered by a period correct small block Chevrolet. Perennial front runner and multiple overall race winner, often besting the big block powered cars. Overall winner of 2005 Monterey Historics Can Am race. Recipient of Rolex Award for Presentation and Performance in Can Am group at the 2007 Rolex Monterey Historics. 2013 Sonoma Historics CanAm race winner from pole. Overall race winner at the Wine Country Classic, Historic Can Am Association races, and CSRG events. Six liter small block Chevy on period correct Lucas mechanical fuel injection and Vertex magneto. Hewland LG500 gearbox with new ring and pinion. Without question the quickest period correct small block Can Am car in the country. Offered for sale race ready, very well sorted, and extremely reliable.


History

M6B's are the 1968 customer production version of Team McLaren's Can Am Championship winning M6A. Robin Herd's simple yet robust monocoque chassis dominantled the 1967 season. Devoid of wings and with it's curvaceous uncluttered body, M6's are considered perhaps the best looking CanAm cars ever made. Their reliability and easy to sort and tune chassis, made the M6B's extremely popular with privateer's for several years in period.

Competition History

Overall winner of 2013 Sonoma Historics CanAm Race Group, from pole position. Overall winner 2005 Rolex Monterey Historics, from pole. Second overall 2007 Monterey Historics. Recipient of Rolex Award for Performance and Presentation at the 2007 Monterey Historics.
Performance Data

• Can Am
  
• 1600 lbs
  
• Infineon
  

Engine

• Comptech PRS
  
• Chevrolet
  
• Small Block
  
• 6000cc
  
• 600
  
• 545
  
• Lucas Mechanical injection on period McKay manifold
  
• 5 events on new heads
  
• New, two events
  
• New Carillo, two events
  
• New, two events
  
• Tilton 3 triple disc
  
• 1
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• 20
  
• Mechanical & electric
  

Oil/Water System

• Copper / brass
  
• Front
  
• Yes
  
• Rear
  

Electrical System

• Vertex Magneto
  
• None
  
• None
  

Transmission

• Hewland
  
• LG500
  
• 4
  
• Yes
  
• Recently re-chromated
  

Rear End

• Hewland
  
• Cam & Pawl
  
• New ring and pinion, two events.
  

Body

• Fiberglass
  
• Yellow w/blue
  
• Good
  

Chassis

• Monocoque
  
• Aluminum w/fabricated steel bulkheads
  
• Polished
  
• Very good
  
• Original, nickel plated, excellent
  
• Original, nickel plated, excellent
  
• Koni
  
• Lockheed
  
• Jongbloed center lock
  

Interior

• Yes
  
• Willans, HANS ready
  
• Quck release
  
• Excellent
  

Spares

• Spares available seperatly:
  
• PFC brake pads, 4 sets, new
  
• Complete set Jongbloed wheels
  
• Chassis springs, front & rear anti roll bars
  
• Spare bodywork nose and doors, good cond.
  
• Optional taller roll hoop and braces, excellent cond
  
• New pair front lower wishbones
  
• New driveshafts, pair