{"id":490405,"date":"2008-12-03T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2024-12-06T04:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:07:22","slug":"mclaren-m8d4-classic-cars-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mclaren-m8d4-classic-cars-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR SALE: McLaren M8D\/4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McLaren<\/a>The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1970 McLaren M8D\/4 offered for sale in the March 1978 issue of Road & Track<\/a> <\/em>for $35,000.<\/p>\n

The McLaren M8D got off to a very sad start, as team owner Bruce McLaren was killed testing one at Goodwood less than two weeks before the beginning of the 1970 Can-Am season. Team McLaren and drivers Denny Hulme, Dan Gurney and Peter Gethin persevered, however, winning 9 of 10 races during a very dominant season.<\/p>\n

This particular 1970 McLaren M8D reportedly won the last three races, Donnybrooke, Laguna Seca, and Riverside, driven by series champion Denny Hulme. It was a McLaren M8D\/4, a M8E prototype rebuilt to M8D specifications for Denny Hulme late in the 1970 Can-Am season.<\/p>\n

The McLaren was sold for the 1971 season to Tony Dean, the only non-McLaren driver that won a Can-Am race in 1970. Surely Dean thought, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Dean later crashed the McLaren and it was rebuilt with a new M8E tub. Of course, its original hub was later repaired and built into another car, which surely confuses the chassis registry.<\/p>\n

With that said, an ex-Denny Hulme, factory McLaren Can-Am car for $35,000 is nothing short of stunning, even adjusted for inflation. Yet, during the late 70s before the rise of vintage racing, the McLaren M8D\/4 was viewed as an old, worn-out race car \u2013 a tool no longer relevant for the times.<\/p>\n

The December 2008 issue of Vintage Racecar <\/em>estimates a McLaren M8D is valued at $225,000 – $275,000, although we wish you the best at trying to find one at that price. That may be a decent estimate for a customer car, but a factory, ex-Denny Hulme McLaren M8D is certainly worth much more.<\/p>\n

If you bought the McLaren for $35,000 in 1978, then your investment would have returned approximately 7% over 30 years. If you actually raced it over the years, then your investment return would surely be negative, although that is far from the point of owning a Can-Am race car.<\/p>\n

[Source: Road & Track]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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