Autoblog and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article.The Original What IfMcLaren is one of the most respected names in the high-performance automotive world, alongside Ferrari and Porsche. Long before the brand became what it is today, founder Bruce McLaren envisioned building road cars alongside his Formula 1 team, a vision embodied by the newly rebuilt one-off M6GT, which will make its public debut at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed.The envisioned road car was inspired by McLaren's M6A racing program, which campaigned a Group 7 prototype in Can-Am during the 1960s. Bruce McLaren, who won four F1 races, never saw the road-going concept fully realized, as he died while testing a Can-Am car in 1970. The M6GT project was eventually shelved, leaving the McLaren F1 to become the brand's first purpose-built production road car in 1992.AdvertisementAdvertisementAs such, the Goodwood showcase car should serve as a long-delayed tribute to Bruce McLaren's original vision and a reminder of what the brand's road-car story could have looked like much earlier.McLarenAuthentic To The CoreBuilt by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the brand's bespoke division, similar to Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations, the one-off M6GT features several period-correct components, including a manual gearbox and a Chevrolet small-block V8 fitted with "camel hump" cylinder heads. It also uses a period-built M6A chassis, along with an original suspension setup that has been restored.The car is finished in a bespoke cream-white paint called Colnbrook, named after the factory where Bruce McLaren first developed his vision for a road car.Inside, MSO kept the M6GT's race-derived cockpit largely intact while hand-fabricating hidden structural pieces, including the roll hoop and wiring harness. The seats are finished in custom green vinyl with stitched heat-seam detailing, with the color scheme referencing Bruce McLaren's first McLaren F1 car, the 1966 M2B.McLarenLegends AssembleThe one-off M6GT will be joined by other classics, including the M8A, Austin 7 Ulster, and McLaren F1 GTR, which famously won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans and later took the 1996 JGTC GT500 title in Japan. Newer models will also be present, including the Artura, Artura Spider, and 750S, along with the W1, the British marque's latest flagship and successor to the P1.AdvertisementAdvertisementOther notable showcase cars at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed, set for July 9 to 12, include Gordon Murray Automotive's T.50s Niki Lauda and the Hennessey Venom F5-M, which packs 2,031 horsepower and a 6-speed manual transmission.McLarenView the 5 images of this gallery on the original articleThis story was originally published by Autoblog on Jul 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Autoblog as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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