At the Quail Motorsports Gathering in August 2012, McLaren unveiled a one-off special bodied MP4 12C dubbed the X-1. Created at the request of a secretive VIP customer from Bahrain (most likely an…
Read MoreOn April 28th 1996 Porsche showed up at Le Mans Pre-Qualifying with a new car that went completely against the spirit, if not the letter, of the GT1 regulations. To stimulate manufacturer…
Read MoreAlthough the McLaren F1 was never designed with racing in mind, a GTR competition version was eventually created as the result of pressure applied by existing and potential customers. This first…
Read MoreIt had been a long held ambition of Bruce McLaren to produce a high end road car under his own name. That plan seemed to come to fruition with the M6 GT in 1969. Although delays meant the M6…
Read MoreBruce McLaren had a long held an ambition to build the ultimate super sports car of its day. For 1969, McLaren created just such a vehicle - a dual-purpose machine in the mould of Ford’s Mk1…
Read MoreMcLaren’s F1 GTR was easily the most successful GT1 racing car of 1995. In addition to ten wins in the BPR GT Championship, it also achieved a historic outright victory at Le Mans. Not only were…
Read MoreWhen McLaren began to design the F1 road car, no thought was given to building a competition version. At the time, the World Sportscar Championship was organised exclusively for out-and-out…
Read MoreDuring the late 1980s and early 1990s, McLaren were the dominant force in Formula 1. Between 1984 and 1991, the English team secured six Constructor’s and seven Driver’s Championships while the…
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