McLaren M8F John Cannon #72-09 Trojan

[Ricks Minis]

Hello!
This was sold to our client by John's son Mike; pictured above. This was an exceptional restoration by Tony Nicholson. This chassis is among a very small group of tier 1 restorations, as nice as the Hulme/McLaren papaya cars, our Alan Mann Open Sports Ford package, and a few others.......here is a bit of info;



**The roll hoop is Denny Hulmes and is titanium.
**The valve covers are the real deal magnesium McLaren valve covers.
**Engine is 540 cu in. 11.0:1 compression. Period correct ZL-1 heads, not the cheater heads. Dyno : 868HP at 6,500 750 ft lbs torque.
**Tub is the Trojan tub…..1973. Proof is the wall thickness and the rivets….
**Commander put M20 parts on this car, the uprights are M20. Rims are M20 and I had to have them custom made.
**Shocks are Konis and are correct as are the brakes on this car.
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[Ricks Minis]

Wow, amazing, saw Danny Hopkins run this car in ‘73, before Cannon took over.

Awesome. Would if I could.

YES! An awesome MAC! Just tested with a new set of Avon's in January, just a beast of a car, absolutely ready to go! Our client has owned this for years, it was a "No-expense-spared" restoration by Tony Nicholson whose shop was at the Sonoma track b4 Covid...this takes some skill to drive!!!

[dougnshari]

Absolutely LOVE that car!!!

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