

The Alan Henry tapes
The following interview took place in McLaren’s motorhome at Spa, in August 1990. Nowadays, teams often tend to allow their drivers time only to offer the press short sound bites…
Brief Specification. Engine: Eight-cylinders. Bore 77.78′ mm,, capacity 4,585 c.c. R.A.C. Rating 30.01 h.p. Side-by-side valves. Single Stromberg down
draft carburetter. Centrifugal supercharger. Coil ignition.
Gear-box : Three speeds and reverse. Svnchro-mesh second and top. Overall gear-ratios in confunition with dual-ratio back axle :—Itigh series, 3, 5.05 and 8.6 to 1. Low series, 4.5, 7.57 and 12.9 to I.
Suspension : front and rear.
irlrakes: Lockheed hydraulic. M1’125106′ Wheelbase 10ft.
T rack, Front, 41t. 1 un. Rear. 5ft. 2in. Wi•ight with open two-Seattv body 33),
Price £795.