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The McLaren M23 was a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Coppuck, with input from John Barnard, and built by the McLaren team. It was a development of the McLaren M16 Indianapolis 500 car. A Ford Cosworth DFV engine was used, which was prepared by specialist tuning company Nicholson-McLaren Engines.
McLaren gained a new sponsor for the 1972 Formula One season, the cosmetics and perfume company Yardley of London. The cars were repainted white to reflect this new sponsorship, with only the side fuel tanks continuing to be painted in the traditional McLaren orange.
Yardley Team McLaren: McLaren-Ford: M19A M19C: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: G: Denny Hulme: All Peter Revson: 1–3, 5, 7, 9–12 Brian Redman: 4, 6, 8 Jody Scheckter: 12 Brooke Bond Oxo - Rob Walker Team Surtees Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Flame Out Team Surtees Team Surtees: Surtees-Ford: TS9B TS14: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: F: Tim Schenken ...
Yardley Team McLaren M19A M19C: Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G — [b] Denny Hulme Peter Revson Brian Redman Jody Scheckter: 47 (49) 3rd 1973: Yardley Team McLaren M19A M19C M23: Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G — [b] Denny Hulme Peter Revson Jody Scheckter Jacky Ickx: 58 3rd 1974: Yardley Team McLaren Marlboro Team Texaco M23: Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ...
Peter Revson was born in New York City, the son of Martin Revson and Julie (née Phelps) Hall. [1] Martin had been a founding partner (along with his brother Charles Revson) of Revlon cosmetics, but had parted ways in 1958 and become chairman of Del Laboratories in 1963.
The team raced as Yardley Team McLaren for three years. Part of the sponsorship deal with the two Formula One teams is a black, gold and ochre stripes in a stylised "Y" painted on the car's bodywork. [20] [21] In 1970, BAT organized its cosmetic businesses, which included Yardley, into British American Cosmetics.
The McLaren F1 team is in the midst of a resurgence, winning on track and beating Ferrari in recent months. Ferrari, which was originally created for racing nearly 80 years ago (and started ...
Beauty, fragrance and men's products company Yardley took over title sponsorship of a new McLaren in 1972, and it paid dividends for Hulme. Partnered with good friend Peter Revson, Hulme was back on winning ways taking victory in South Africa , and a few fine podiums elsewhere, finishing 1972 in third place with 39 points.