mclaren, open, wheel, formula, 5000, racing, designed, made, mclaren, 1971, categoryformula, 5000constructormclarentechnical, specificationschassissteel, aluminium, monocoque, with, load, bearing, engine, transmission, assemblyaxle, trackfront, rear, wheelbase. The McLaren M18 is an open wheel Formula 5000 racing car designed and made by McLaren in 1971 2 McLaren M18 1 CategoryFormula 5000ConstructorMcLarenTechnical specificationsChassisSteel and aluminium monocoque with load bearing engine transmission assemblyAxle trackFront 60 in 1 500 mm Rear 60 in 1 500 mm Wheelbase100 in 2 500 mm EngineMid engine longitudinally mounted 4 940 cc 301 5 cu in Chevrolet 90 V8 NATransmissionHewland L G 500 5 speed manualWeight1 470 lb 670 kg Competition historyNotable driversBrian RedmanDebut1971RacesWins162 Contents 1 Development 2 Design 3 Racing history 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editThe car was conceived to participate in the 1971 Formula 5000 season to replace the M10 3 Design editThe car was powered by a 470 hp Chevrolet V8 which drove the rear wheels through a five speed manual gearbox 4 Racing history editThe car entrusted to the driver Brian Redman did not have the hoped for success and only managed to win two of the 16 championship races 5 References edit 1971 McLaren M18 Specifications Ultimatecarpage com McLaren M18 22 Chev primotipo primotipo Klopfer Wolfgang June 15 2004 Formula 5000 in Europe BoD Books on Demand ISBN 9783833405457 via Google Books McLaren F5000 OldRacingCars com www oldracingcars com Brown Allen McLaren M18 car by car histories OldRacingCars com External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McLaren M18 amp oldid 1094307270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
