McLaren racing car books - history and models

McLaren from the Inside

Fifty years after its founding, McLaren remains a key team in Formula One and one of the most respected names in motorsport. Tyler Alexander was there from the start. Joining McLaren as a mechanic in 1964, he played a crucial role in building the team's first cars, which quickly achieved success in Formula One and dominated the Can-Am series. During this time, he also captured the team's journey through hundreds of photographs taken at the track and in the McLaren workshop.

"McLaren From The Inside" brings together Alexander's best images from two different periods. Part I features black-and-white photographs from the 1960s, showing Bruce McLaren and his team developing, testing, and racing their cars. It also includes notable drivers like Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, and Jackie Stewart, along with key figures such as John Cooper, Carroll Shelby, and Colin Chapman.

Part II moves to the modern era, capturing McLaren's high-tech Formula One environment in the early 21st century. The book highlights top drivers, including Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen, as well as the designers, engineers, and mechanics who continue to drive McLaren's success today.

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McLaren - The Road Cars 2010-2024

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In 1992, McLaren Cars, a division of the Formula 1 team, revolutionized the supercar industry with the F1 road car. After a break in road car production, McLaren Automotive was founded in 2010 with the goal of not just competing but redefining performance standards.

This book explores the story of McLaren Automotive, a company that applied Formula 1 technology and innovation to challenge brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche. It provides insights from designers, engineers, aerodynamicists, and test drivers, detailing the company's evolution.

Readers will find technical specifications, historical context, and production data for all McLaren road cars, along with detailed tables and photographs from leading automotive photographers. Based on McLaren's press archives and interviews with key figures, this is the only comprehensive book dedicated to McLaren's road cars, offering a complete look at a brand that continues to push boundaries.

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McLaren F1 - GTR - LM Sportscars - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the McLaren F1, GTR and LM sports cars.

• The articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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McLaren: The Engine Company - A History of McLaren Engines, Inc. and Its Successors

This book tells the previously untold story of McLaren Engines, an American company founded in 1969 by Bruce McLaren and his partners to develop engines for McLaren's Can-Am and Indy Cars. Based in suburban Detroit, the company built powerful Chevrolet V8 engines that led McLaren to multiple Can-Am championships.

McLaren Engines also produced turbocharged Offenhauser engines that won the Indianapolis 500 three times between 1972 and 1976. The company played a key role in developing race engines for top teams and manufacturers, including the turbocharged Cosworth DFV for Formula 1 and BMW's IMSA and F1 engines. It also worked on engines for Buick Indy cars, Cadillac Le Mans prototypes, Porsche Trans-Am 944s, and offshore boat racing.

Author Roger Meiners explores McLaren Engines' transition from a race shop to an engineering powerhouse, highlighting its work on high-performance road cars like the 1987 Buick GNX and the FR500 Ford Mustang concept. Today, McLaren Engineering is a subsidiary of Linamar Corporation, offering advanced testing, development, and manufacturing services to global automakers.

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McLaren - Un homme, une équipe, une marque (Collection Prestige)

McLaren is the most successful Formula 1 team after Ferrari, with 182 Grand Prix victories. The brand also triumphed at Le Mans (on its first attempt), at Indianapolis (three wins), and in Can-Am with its nearly unbeatable prototypes.
After producing three legendary supercars, McLaren launched its own road car brand to compete with Ferrari. The result was a major success: 15.000 cars sold in six years and a growing range of increasingly powerful and exclusive models.

It all began with Bruce McLaren, a talented driver who entered Formula 1 at 20 and built his first car at 30. He passed away in 1970 while driving a McLaren, but his team carried on his legacy.

This book explores McLaren's history, its racing achievements, and the impact of its founder, combining a passion for exceptional cars with a fascination for this legendary team.

Contents:
1. The man before the brand - Bruce McLaren's story (before 1966)
2. The early days of McLaren Cars - Racing craftsmanship (1966-1970)
3. Can-Am - The land of extremes (1966-1970)
4. Formula 1 - The glory of a name (1970-1976)
5. The other American adventure - Indy (1970-1982)
6. The winners' weapon (1983-1995)
7. "The best road car in the world" (1990-2000)
8. Woking - The dream factory
9. The rivalry (1998-1999)
10. SLR - A GT for Mercedes (2003-2010)
11. The winning partnership - McLaren and Mercedes
12. McLaren - Road and dream cars
13. McLaren GT in racing
14. The McLaren P1
15. ... Tomorrow.

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