McLaren’s Latest Supercar Is Actually a Half-Century-Old Dream Come True

McLaren just unveiled its newest road car—and it’s also the company’s very first. No, it’s not the iconic F1. It’s the M6GT, a restoration decades in the making that fulfills a wish founder Bruce McLaren had before his death in 1970. The car, built by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), is a road-legal version of the M6A racer designed for Le Mans.

Bruce himself drove an early prototype to work and was planning a small production run when tragedy struck. Now, MSO has finally made it real.

This isn’t a simple restoration. MSO calls it a ground-up build that blends old and new. 7-liter Chevrolet small-block V8 with those sought-after camel hump cylinder heads. But the body panels are brand-new, stamped from original molds the team tracked down. Specialists handcrafted the roll hoop, rear frame, and wiring harnesses, and even called in aerospace technicians to install 1960s-style rivets.

Some parts, like imperial-sized bearings, had to be sourced from specialty suppliers because they’re no longer made.

The finished car wears Colnbrook White paint—named after the factory where the original was developed—with green interior accents inspired by McLaren’s first Formula 1 cars. MSO built this one for its own heritage collection, not for a customer, though the company hints it might build more if the price is right.

The M6GT will debut this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, alongside modern McLarens and the MCL-HY, a racer bound for Le Mans in 2027.