Name that Car 2

Road America ?

No, it's Mexico City! :)

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Originally Posted by Mihai

No, it's Mexico City! :)

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Yeah.

Allright, the usual stuff about this picture.
And for bonus points, mention the original colour of the car.

Peter Revson 1971 at Indy in an orange McLaren M16?

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Originally Posted by Civic

Peter Revson 1971 at Indy in an orange McLaren M16?

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Here's a color shot! :)

That's a pretty sweet lookin car!!

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Originally Posted by Alexamateo

Here's a color shot! :)

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This picture shows as much of the changing of the guard as the switch from front to rear engines... You have two aero wedges next to the last of the "cigar" cars.... didn't the sppeds go up over 25 mph between 1970 and 1972??

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Originally Posted by Chris R

This picture shows as much of the changing of the guard as the switch from front to rear engines... You have two aero wedges next to the last of the "cigar" cars.... didn't the sppeds go up over 25 mph between 1970 and 1972??

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They did. Al Unser won the pole @ 170.221 in 1970
Peter Revson was on pole @ 178.696 in 1971
Bobby Unser won the pole @ 195.940 in 1972

That year Cale Yarborough (Yes, the NASCAR driver) was 33rd fastest @ 178.864, so the pole winning speed in 1971 would not have qualified in 1972 :eek: :)

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Originally Posted by Civic

Peter Revson 1971 at Indy in an orange McLaren M16?

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That's right! :up: It's Revson works M16A. The 'hip radiator' and the single high-mounted rear-view mirror of this car looks odd.