9th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California, October 1966

Summary

New Zealander driver Bruce McLaren competed in Formula One races for 12 years. He earned 27 podium finishes, including four wins. McLaren also competed eight times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and he won the race with co-driver Chris Amon in 1966. Bruce McLaren was killed while testing a car in 1970, but his McLaren racing team continued.

New Zealander driver Bruce McLaren competed in Formula One races for 12 years. He earned 27 podium finishes, including four wins. McLaren also competed eight times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and he won the race with co-driver Chris Amon in 1966. Bruce McLaren was killed while testing a car in 1970, but his McLaren racing team continued.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

27 October 1966 - 30 October 1966

Subject Date

27 October 1966 - 30 October 1966

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.7069.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in

Width: 1.375 in

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