11/3/2022 0 Comments Mclaren f1 gtr![]() ![]() The project sadly died with Bruce in his fatal 1970 accident at Goodwood - however, the dream of the ultimate road car lived on. The modern-looking M6 GT prototype designed to take the fight to European exotic car makers was the result, powered by a Bartz-tuned Chevrolet V8 and intended for a limited production run. Bruce had a pet project at the time, to build the world’s ultimate lightweight road car imbued with some of the wild, restriction-free Can-Am energy which he loved. MCLAREN F1 GTR DRIVERSAn equally brilliant engineer and racing driver (and one of only three drivers in F1 to have become a Grand Prix winner in their own car alongside Jack Brabham and Dan Gurney), McLaren and his team became legends in Can-Am racing in the 1960s after dominating Le Mans with Ford in 1967 and F1 prior to that. The story of the McLaren F1 GTR really starts with the man who gave his name to the entire enterprise - Bruce McLaren. The Origins: Bruce McLaren’s M6 GT Credit: Porter Press International The Apex team would like to thank Porter Press ( ) for provision of review materials for this article. Edited & produced by Charles Clegg and Guillaume Campos. Written by Hector Kociak for The Apex by Custodian. Forget shiny cars on concours lawns - the story of the F1 GTR is one of passion, dedication, and a fair amount of luck! This week we take a look at Mark Cole’s excellent two-volume work from Porter Press, entitled ‘McLaren F1 GTR: The Definitive History’, and take a deep dive into the story of this most unlikely of racing heroes. For sports car racing fans, the F1 is doubly special, as it gave us one of the most evocative racing cars of the modern era - the F1 GTR. It’s not just high auction prices or concours appearances with the ongoing development of the GMA T50 supercar, we can’t help looking back on designer Gordon Murray’s first attempt to build the world’s greatest road car. ![]() ![]() The McLaren F1 is a legendary road car which has come back into vogue recently. ![]()
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