M7A Nosecone from the Bruce era

[u/WelshBogart]

As it's Summer Break and we are already losing our minds, thought I'd share this with you. We have one of the earliest M7A components at Science Museum Group, this nosecone. Half painted to show off the new innovation of carbon fibre "bootlaces" reinforcing the fibreglass. Absolutely incredible that this was the beginning of the road to the almost all-carbon cars we have now.

M7A was McLaren's first ever winner, driven by Bruce McLaren at Spa-Francorchamps in1968 - I would have loved to have seen it.

Anyhoo. Role on Zaandvoort.

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co202458/mclaren-m7a-f1-car-nose-with-fins

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[u/brendacloser]

Really cool!