McLaren M6 / M12 GT Coupe - Infos wanted

[Heinz]

hello, my name is heinz and i live in vienna, austria.

i am interested in the fantastic mclaren m6 / m12 coups. there are onle a hand full existing.

there is also a facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/McLare...03104333062021 for the coupes.

i hope this is the right board for this discussion.

woud be great to talk to someone of you how knowes something of the coupes ore is interested in details.

thanks and greetings heinz

[Heinz]

The M6 / M12 GT Coupe was a road going development of the McLaren M6 / M12 Can-Am car.

In total, only 8 M6/M12 GTs coupes were built. First was the Bruce McLaren Car in '69, street legal! Second one was the only coupe raced in period, '69 by David Prophet. Later rebuilt as an open racer and reconvertet back to coupe. Thrid one is the "Trojan promotion- and showcar", '69-'70! Five coupes have been built from M12 Can Am cars, chassis. Some raced in period '72-'74 as open racers! Two had been reconverted to open racers. So there are only 6 coupes existing, worldwide. All others are later built replicas and fakes!

If you have some informations, pictures ore storys of the fantastic coupes, please let us know, thanks.

[Heinz]

some infos here from david pozzi: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...Can-Am-Reunion

[Heinz]

[David Pozzi]

I crewed on the David Prophet M6 Coupe at Road America a couple of years ago. It is still owned by Jim Edwards of Showlow Arizona. You probably know the M6 designation is for Team cars, the M12's were built by Trojan for customers. There are more M6 & M12 cars around now than ever where built due to their great performance and simple design. They make great vintage racers!
I probably have some photos from Elkhart Lake I could post somewhere.
David

[exwestracer]

I have an in-depth period article on the one shipped to Canada in 1971. It's in this book:

http://www.qbookshop.com/products/13...1966-1974.html

[David Pozzi]

Thanks, I have that book but haven't read it fully yet. I'll look it up!

[Heinz]

hello david, great, thanks for the quick awnser. it was the real car ? it must be 50-17 ? the prophet car. it was big- ore small block ?

do you have an email adress of the owner ? is this possible ? i send you also a pm.

thanks for the book ;-) to exwestracer.

[Heinz]

@ David, did you see the facebook site?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/McLare...03104333062021

i took a pictor from you, hope this is ok , thanks, greetings heinz

[tazzz25906112]

There appears to be one for sale over on eBay for 325K+...

[David Pozzi]

What I heard was Prophet bought the car & two bodys, a coupe & a spyder, the car was raced with both. Fred Knoop owned one for many years & vintage raced it in California in the 80's. It was sold on by the late 80's I think.

[Heinz]

hello, you have more infos ? 325t$ ?? a lot. pictures, a link ? thakns heinz

[Heinz]

@David, thanks, yes this is true, Prophet raced with both. Do you know where the open Body is ? Still existing ? Thanks Heinz

[David Pozzi]

It has a small block Chevrolet engine with Webber Carburettors. I don't know any more except the car was purchased at the Barrett Jackson auction at Scottsdale Arizona the January before that race at Road America. There might be info on their website on the car. McLaren was the featured Marque that year at RA.

[exwestracer]

It has a small block Chevrolet engine with Webber Carburettors. I don't know any more except the car was purchased at the Barrett Jackson auction at Scottsdale Arizona the January before that race at Road America. There might be info on their website on the car. McLaren was the featured Marque that year at RA.

THAT must have been crowded...LOL.

A warning on that book, David... You're likely to get stuck in the "what might have been" frame of mind. It's really sad when you see what was out there that didn't make an impression in the series. They tried EVERYTHING...

[JEFFTATE]

There's quite a bit of historical information about the McLaren cars at :

http://www.bruce-mclaren.com/the-cars/canam/m6gt.html
http://www.bruce-mclaren.com/the-car...ars/m12gt.html

There is information about the Can Am cars and the road cars in different sections .

[Heinz]

thanks david, also for your email.

thanks to Jefftate, i knowed the links and info, but hanks.

no more infos ? :-)

[vanzuuk1]

David, what camaro is that in your avatar?

[David Pozzi]

That's my 67 Camaro, I've owned it since new. Finally working on it;-)

[David Pozzi]

Heinz, follow this link to a great discussion on David Prophet: http://forums.autosport.com/index.ph...=89150&hl=M6gt