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Bruce McLaren

@brucemclaren

New Zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970)

Building McLaren Automotive as Founder · New Zealand

Key facts

Lived
1937–1970
Educated at
Auckland University of Technology

About

Bruce McLaren (1937–1970) was a motorcycle racer and racing automobile driver. They were born in Auckland. They studied at Auckland University of Technology.

In context

McLaren Automotive was founded in 1985 and has no closure on record. Among the 25 other automotive industry companies founded in the 1980s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 21 years.

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Contribution

Bruce's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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