McLaren M10B

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Alan McKenchnie for Mike Walker UK 1970. The monocoque was replaced (by 400-18S) so that Walker could get the lower engine mount specification used by Gethin and Ganley. The 400-03 chassis to Roy Lane (Warwick, Warwickshire) and built up with 5.5-litre Chev for the British Hill Climb Championship 1971 (11 run-offs and three wins; fourth overall in the championship). To Richard Shardlow (Baslow, Derbyshire): British Hill Climb Championship 1972 (11 run-offs with best result 5th at Prescott but then rolled at Harewood 10 Sep 1972). Advertised in September 1973 still stripped and sold later in the year to John Bailey. Rebuilt with 5.5-litre Chevy and LG600 and used in Sprints during 1974 and 1975 (e.g. Duxford Sprint Oct 1974 and a win at Curborough August 1975). To Harry Phillips (Coventry) wins libre races at Llandow in 1976: two in April , one at the end of July and one at the end of September. Such a car appeared at the Birmingham 'Round the Streets' in 1979 or 1980. Labeled 'Techcraft' according to Allen Brown who saw it that day.

Bought from Phillips by Andrew Baber (Lydney, Gloucestershire), who only used the car in demos, and then sold it in early 1984 to Ian Webb (Dorking). Webb sold it almost immediately to Roger Ealand, who raced it in 1985 and 1986 and then sold it to fellow historic racing driver Paul Palmer. Palmer had the car restored by Michael Cane Ltd in or around 1987 and then sold it to Ed Hubbard, who would later become well known as the owner of Bentley 'Old Number One'. Hubbard sold the car on in 1988 to Ean Pugh (Wales & Monaco) in a deal that included Connaught B5. However, Ean believed the car he bought was the 'ex-Prophet' 400-04, not 400-03.

Together with the rest of Pugh's cars, the McLaren was placed in a private museum near High Wycombe. It was sold to Keith Norris in June 2020. Sold by Norris to a private collector in 2023.