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Team McLaren participated in the Can-Am for 7 years, 1966-1972.  They won 5 consecutive championships in that time, 1967-1971.  They also built and sold customer cars.

ca30t22.jpg (50046 bytes) McLAREN M1B
Customer version of first McLaren.  Built in 1966, it is raced here by Charles Barns.

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1967 team car that took Bruce McLaren to the Can-Am championship that year.  Sold to Roger Penske and driven by Mark Donohue to 1968 USRRC championship.  Harry Mathews drives the car in the last picture.  Car has been repainted to represent McLaren's mount.

ra30p06.jpg (172806 bytes) ca30t24.jpg (38074 bytes) McLAREN M6B
The M6B was the customer version of the M6A.  Car #3 was originally campaigned by David Prophit, but by Henry Wilkinson in 1996.  Car #88 in the background is another ex-Prophit car.  Car 171 is driven by Jim Reynolds.

ra30p01.jpg (96059 bytes) McLAREN M8B

Replica of Bruce Mclaren's 1969 championship winner.

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1969 cutomer car sold to Jim Hall.  He entered it in several Can-Ams for John Surtees to race while the Chaparral 2H was being developed.  Later driven by Jerry Titus, Peter Revson, and David Hobbs.  Jerry Winston driving restored car in 1996.

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1970 cutomer car.  Car 02 was originally driven by Chuck Parsons.  That's Manfred Dolata behind the wheel.  The rear wing was not original equipment.  Car 15 was originally raced by Chris Craft for Alain de Cadenet.  Raced by Jim Simpson in this photo.

ca30t23.jpg (47608 bytes) McLAREN M8E/D
This is apparently a 1971 customer M8E that has M8D bodywork.  Originally race by Teddy Pilette for VDS Racing.  Jim Swartzburg driving here.

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Tom Snellback is behind the wheel of car #11 which was originally raced by Lothar Motschenbacher in 1972.  Car #31 is supposedly an ex-Team McLaren car raced by George Loos in the Interseries.  Joel Finn waiting to take it out onto the track in this photo.

ra30p17.jpg (152908 bytes) M20.jpg (51937 bytes) McLAREN M20
Denny Hulme's 1972 team car restored to its original glory.  Bill Auberlen drove it to victory at the 30th Anniversary Reunion race.  The M20 was the last Can-Am car built or campaigned by Team Mclaren.