McLaren M6GT (MSO Restoration) (2026)
Concept car · 2026 · Combustion
Bruce McLaren's unfinished road-car dream, revived by MSO
The M6GT was Bruce McLaren's 1969 attempt to turn the M6 sports-racer into a road-going GT; he built and drove the first example himself but died before it reached the planned 50-car production run. For the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren Special Operations revived the car over a roughly 3,000-hour build, using original body moulds and archive references and a period-correct small-block V8 with the iconic 'camel hump' cylinder heads. It launches a new MSO heritage restoration programme. The original M6GT ran a Bartz-tuned 5.7-litre Chevrolet V8 (~370 hp), weighed around 800 kg and could reach roughly 165 mph.
Key facts
- Original engine: 5.7 L Bartz-tuned Chevrolet small-block V8
- Original power: ~370 hp (period figure)
- Cylinder heads: 'Camel hump' (period-correct)
- Transmission: 5-speed ZF manual (original car)
- Original weight: ~800 kg
- Original top speed: ~165 mph (266 km/h)
- Build: ~3,000 hours by McLaren Special Operations
- Production: One-off restoration
Production
- Status: Limited run
- One-off MSO restoration
- Revealed at 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Source: Goodwood Road & Racing