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[Narod]

Please help me in my research.

I know that in the early 90-s one of McLaren Formula One cars was exhibited at Riga Motormuseum in Latvia.
Can anybody precise which car it was exactly? And in which years? And where this car now?

I suppose It could be one of M23B. If I'm not wrong this car could be seen on the right side of this image.



Maybe somebody has much better photos of mentioned McLaren in Riga?

Thank you in advance for any useful information!

[Alexey Rogachev]

I remember vaguely an article in an old automobile newspaper (1989 or 1990) about the newly opened Riga Motor Museum, illustrated by some photos from there. The McLaren you're asking about was there indeed, and it seemed to me to be the M26 or the late version of the M23. Unfortunately I read that newspaper in the library, so I cannot take it out from the bookcase now and find this article again.

[Ray Bell]

Very much an indistinguishable pic...

Is that the car that appears to be in Yardley colours to which you are referring?

Would not the colours give a clue to the model?

[Narod]

From the beginning I thought it was McLaren in Yardley colours.
But then I have found in Russian Internet that mentioned McLaren was in Marlboro livery. In addition, long long time ago I saw some advertising brochure of Riga Motormuseum and if my memory still serves me correctly it was written there about display of 1976 McLaren.

[Narod]

 

 

 

 

 

Finally I've found some information and images.

 

So, it was M26 McLaren, which was given to Riga Motormuseum for long-term display by Berlin Museum für Verkehr und Technik. Later this car was returned to its owner.

Some interested persons from Riga tried to found out the story of this M26. As far as I know, they discovered that this car wasn't James Hunt's one.

 

Funny to see no Marlboro, but Castrol and Shell at the same time! 

Edited by Narod, 14 April 2015 - 08:50.