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Chassis:
Built for Alfa Romeo's competition department, Autodelta, the one-off M7D was built to accept the Italian manufacturer's three-litre V8. Although successful in sports car racing, the Italian V8 struggled in F1 with Andre de Adamich and Nanni Galli managing to qualify for just one Grand Prix in five attempts during the 1970 season. The car was subsequently replaced by the similarly adapted M14D.
Returned to McLaren, chassis M7D/1 was soon after sold to Tom Wheatcroft for his Donnington Grand Prix Collection. Supplied without an engine, Wheatcroft's mechanics were slightly puzzled why a Cosworth V8 would not fit straight away. They made the necessary changes and restored the ex-Autodelta M7D to the more desirable M7A configuration.
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
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