1973 McLaren M23

Built and raced by the works team across eight rounds of the 1973 World Championship season, primarily with Peter Revson as driver.

South African construction entrepreneur who ran the car under the Scuderia Scribante banner, relivered in Lucky Strike colours and driven by Dave Charlton in domestic South African Formula 1 competition.

1973 Australian Gold Star champion who acquired the car after Scribante offered it for sale; converted it to F5000 specification and later briefly to Can-Am configuration before a severe road accident ended his career.

McLaren reacquired the car after a short storage period following McCormack's accident and restored it to original DFV-engined specification for display in their factory collection.

Acquired directly from McLaren in exchange for chassis M19C-1; held in his private collection since, noteworthy as a former driver of this specific chassis.

Held at Montjuich Park; result matched the earlier non-championship showing.

Revson finished ahead of teammate Hulme on this occasion.

Hulme took the M23's first win at Anderstorp; Revson finished behind him.

Chassis served as the team's spare car at this round.

Race at Silverstone was marked by a major multi-car incident involving Scheckter at the start of lap two; after a restart Revson led the final 26 laps to claim his maiden Grand Prix victory.

Finished behind both Tyrrell entries and James Hunt's Hesketh-entered March at Zandvoort.

Held at the Nürburgring; final completed race for the chassis that season.

Retired on the opening lap.

Scheckter took over this chassis for the final two rounds of the season.

Second consecutive non-finish for Scheckter at the wheel of this chassis.

Non-championship event at Silverstone; first competitive appearance of this chassis.

First outing for the car under Scuderia Scribante ownership, run in Lucky Strike livery.

Charlton secured his fifth consecutive domestic title with six victories in the season.

Home grand prix result ahead of another successful domestic campaign.

Charlton matched the existing championship record with his sixth domestic crown.

Car converted to F5000 spec with a Leyland P76 V-8 engine; McCormack took a round win and finished third overall in the series.

First season in F5000 configuration with the Leyland V-8 installation.

One of two round victories contributing to McCormack's championship-winning campaign.

Second round win of the season; podium finishes at Calder and Philip Island also contributed to the title.

Title secured ahead of more than seven Chevrolet-powered Lola competitors.

Only completion from three starts during a brief North American campaign; car was in central-seat Can-Am configuration for these outings.

Car was repainted in Lucky Strike sponsor livery for the Scuderia Scribante's South African campaign.

Converted from DFV Formula 1 specification to F5000 configuration, with a 4.9-litre all-alloy Leyland P76 production V-8 installed via twin A-frames as an unstressed unit.

Conversion carried out in preparation for the 1976 Australian F5000 season following acquisition by John McCormack.

Converted from single-seat F5000 layout to central-seat Can-Am specification for a limited programme of North American races.

Returned to single-seat F5000 specification following the conclusion of the Can-Am programme.

Conversion completed prior to the 1980 Australian Grand Prix at Calder, after which McCormack was severely injured in a road accident.

McLaren reacquired the car and carried out a full restoration to its original DFV-engined Formula 1 specification for display in the Heritage Collection.

Undertaken after a period of storage following McCormack's retirement from racing.