I found a plastic model on Ebay this morning of a McLaren Mk8d Can-Am car featuring box art showing the car with Marlboro livery.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...bayphotohosting
I've often wondered what a Mk8d would look like with Marlboro markings but didn't think any of the cars actually raced with their sponsorship.
Does anyone know if any Mk8d's wore Marlboro livery during their racing careers?
McLaren M8D in Marlboro livery
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biercemountain
, Nov 29 2004 13:28
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Barry Boor
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Posted 29 November 2004 - 17:32
With no evidence to back up my opinion, I reckon this is complete 'never happened'!
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Dave Ware
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Posted 29 November 2004 - 18:27
I would have to agree with Barry. The M8D was the 1970 Group 7 car. Marlboro joined McLaren in 1974. I suppose it's possible that a private entry might sport Marlboro colors, but I've never seen a picture of a Can Am McLaren in Marlboro livery. That leaves the Interserie, (or Japan - did they have a Group 7 series, or just an annual race?) and I don't suspect that happened, either. I think this is just an instance of a modeler getting it partly wrong.
Interesting, anyway!
Dave
Interesting, anyway!
Dave
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marty8405
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Posted 29 November 2004 - 18:56
I think the car on the box cover is actually an M8F. The drivers helmet looks like Patrick Tambay IIRC. Is this an obscure Japan only paint scheme, or interserie car? Just some guesses.
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doc540
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Posted 29 November 2004 - 19:02
Here's a McLaren in it's first Budweiser livery at IMS.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 29 November 2004 - 21:28
It has Texaco on there too... and a sort of an Emmo helmet design...
A lot of licence taken, methinks. Maybe the description 'vintage 60s' is a little off beam?
A lot of licence taken, methinks. Maybe the description 'vintage 60s' is a little off beam?
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Posted 30 November 2004 - 11:48
It might not be tambay neither, his helmet was white and blue.
We can talk about "poetic license", I think
We can talk about "poetic license", I think
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Posted 30 November 2004 - 17:00
Judging by the style of that '5', I'd say someone has lazily applied the livery of Emmo's 1974 McLaren M23 to a Can-Am car. Presumably to sell off old stock in 1975.
Allen
Allen
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biercemountain
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Posted 30 November 2004 - 18:25
Originally posted by Allen Brown
Judging by the style of that '5', I'd say someone has lazily applied the livery of Emmo's 1974 McLaren M23 to a Can-Am car.
Emmo's '74 M23 featured the old Marlboro logo with san serif letters.
The Mk8D box art shows the more modern serif lettered Marlboro logo which began being used in '75.
I think the model's not authentic and was an attempt to cash in on the recognizability of the Marlboro colors.
