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[Pablo]

I plan to make a car out of this body. It's marked McLaren M12, is that correct? Thank you

 

 

 

 

[Isaac S.]

Yes, that is right. 

[Pablo]

Thanks

[Bill from NH]

I was just going to ask you who made that body from your previous post. 

 

The Mk.12 was the McLaren customer car in 1969. It had a M8A body that sat on a M6B chassis. Jim Hall had MK 12 McLarens for his Chaparral drivers to race that year. But what makes this particular slot car body a MK 12 & not a M8A? Anything?

 

Betta makes a 1/32 McLaren M8A, but your body is not it. They do not make a Mk 12.

[Pablo]

I don't know who made it or where it came from. You guys are the historians, I'm just the builder and mechanic. If I was into 1/1 cars, I'd build 1/1 cars 

[John Streisguth]

Pablo, was that in the pile of stuff I sent to you?  If so, it may be a Dilworth body.  Maybe Noose would know.  We were looking at 1/32 Retro with Duffy at one point many moons ago....when there was actually time in a Retro East day to run a "fun" class (like jail door cars)

[Pablo]

If you sent 3 1/32 bodies along with the small track, then yes this is one of them. I'll be working on it today 

[John Streisguth]

Yes, IIRC I did.  So probably a Dilworth.  Can't wait to see what you build.

 

Bill, I questioned this myself, and found some pictures of one variation of the 12 that had only one NACA duct on the top of the left side pod.  All M8 variations I saw had one on each side.