McLaren M19C - The Alligator Car

We continue our look at classic cars from McLaren’s history with the M19C, it’s race winning challenger for the 1972 season. Nicknamed ‘The Alligator Car’ due to its bulging mid-section and long nose, the car introduced a number of firsts for the team.

McLaren’s first-ever sponsorship deal with the Yardley cosmetics company saw a change of colour scheme, as well as a new driver, the American Peter Revson. The M19C also introduced new features such as brake cooling ducts, a safety kill-switch for the engine and a 6-point seat-belt racing harness.

A race winner at the hands of New Zealand’s Denis Hulme at the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, the M19C also scored no less than ten podium appearances for both Hulme and Revson in 1972.

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