McLaren M24 Indy Car - 1977
This is the McLaren M24 Indianapolis car that was the predecessor to the successful M16 series of McLaren Indy cars. The car was based on the McLaren M23 Formula One design and was driven by Jonny Rutherford, Aj Foyt Jr and Tom Sneva.
The car pictured is the one Rutherford drove during the 1977 Indianapolis season.
The car boasts a Cosworth DFX Turbo-Charged V8 engine that has a boost setting of 80psi and runs on methanol fuel, it far eclipsed the traditional older design spec cars of the era.
The car boasts a Cosworth DFX Turbo-Charged V8 engine that has a boost setting of 80psi and runs on methanol fuel, it far eclipsed the traditional older design spec cars of the era.
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