McLaren M10B

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David Prophet: UK 1970 (16 race + 2 DNS); libre 1970 (won at Silverstone 5 Sep 1970); Argentinean GP Jan 1971; UK 1971 (14 races); libre 1971 (2 wins at Silverstone); UK 1972 (13 races + 1 DNS); libre 1972 (2 wins at Silverstone) - Jim Moore: UK 1973 (3 races); libre 1973 (1 win at Castle Combe and 2 at Silverstone). Moore recalls selling it to 'somebody in the Channel Islands'.

Maybe the 5000cc McLaren entered by 'T. Chadney' at Le Val Des Terres 27 Jul 1974.

Tom Coughlan (Channel Islands) approx 1974 to approx 1976 for Noel Le Tissier to race in hill climbs. Le Tissier only made the Championship Run-Offs twice (7th at Bouley Bay 24 Jul 1975 and 7th at Le Val des Terres 2 Aug 1975) but recalls running the car for two or three seasons before Coughlan bought the Chevron B32. He had a major crash at Shelsley, after which the car was rebuilt with modified front suspension. Likely to be the M10B with 5-litre Morand engine advertised by Attenborough Garage (Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands) in December 1976. To Phil Chapman (Sheffield) and John Keefe hill climbs 1977.

A car owned by Bruce Leeson (Carmel, CA) since 1991 has HSCC papers that state a continuous history back to Prophet and Moore via Noel le Tissier. Owners after Le Tissier are given as Phil Chapman & Phil Keefe ... Ian Webb ... John Peskett (1982-1987) - John Beasley 1988 - John Harper 1988 - Rick Hall of Hall & Fowler (Bourne, Lincs) 1988 - Richard Schoenfield (Huttontown, NY) February 1990 and then Leeson in August 1991. Webb (Dorking) remembers selling a McLaren to Peskett, and John Harper advertised an 'ex-David Prophet restored rolling chassis' in May 1988 but the rest of the history is so far taken on trust.

Raced by Leeson in the Formula 5000 Tasman Cup Revival at the Australian GP meeting 28 Mar 2009. Raced consistently in the Tasman Revival series from Nov 2008 to 2012. Raced by Leeson at Sydney Motorsport Park Nov 2012. Raced by Leeson at Sydney Motorsport Park Nov 2012 and at HMSA Laguna Seca March 2015. Raced at Road America in July 2015, and at the Monterey Pre-Reunion a month later, at Road America in July 2016, and at Road America again in July 2017, July 2018, July 2020 and July 2021.