McLaren : The Engine Company.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface: two men, two visions -- SECTION I -- CHAPTER 1 The Beginning: Tragedy and Perseverance -- CHAPTER 2 Bruce McLaren: Driver to Europe -- CHAPTER 3 Rev-Em Racing: Teddy, Tyler, and Bill -- CHAPTER 4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingLtd. (BMMR) -- The Tasman Cooper -- Cooper-Oldsmobile-The ZerexSpecial -- CHAPTER 5 McLaren's EngineProgram-Before Detroit -- The Oldsmobile F-85 Aluminum V8 -- Gary Knutson -- The F1 Indy Ford -- The Chevrolet "Small Block" -- The Chevrolet "Big Block" -- CHAPTER 6 The First "In-House" McLaren Engine Shop -- SECTION II. FOUNDING McLAREN ENGINES, Inc. -- CHAPTER 7 Moving to Detroit -- McLaren's Headquarters in America -- CHAPTER 8 1970: Indy and Can-Am -- The First McLaren Indy Car -- The 1970 Can-Am Season -- Reynolds Block -- Chevrolet Racing -- Chevrolet Racing: The Cosworth Vega -- NASCAR Engine Development -- CHAPTER 9 1971: Knutson Returns-With Bailey -- Roger Bailey's Ticket -- "Herbie Horsepower" -- Roger Meets Herbie -- CHAPTER 10 McLaren Racing 1971-1976 -- A New McLaren Indy CarMcLaren unveiled -- 1971 Can-Am Season -- 1972-McLaren's Last Can-Am Season -- Can-Am Big Block Summary -- 1972: McLaren M16 Wins the 1972Indy 500 -- 1973: The IndyCar Program Continues -- The Tragic 1973 Indianapolis 500 -- 1974 IndyCar Season -- Team McLaren's First Indy Victory -- The 1975 Indianapolis 500 -- 1976 Indianapolis 500: Another Winfor McLaren -- CHAPTER 11 Developing the Turbocharged Cosworth DFV -- Taming the Vibes -- CHAPTER 12 IndyCar Racing: 1977-1979 -- 1977: The M24-DFX Makes Its Debut -- The 1977 Indy 500: Touching 200 -- The 1978 Season -- The 1979 Season -- CHAPTER 13 A Skunkworks F1 Engine 1977-1979 -- The BMW 320 Turbo Engine -- 1977: Ready to Race -- The 1978 Season -- The 1979 Season -- CHAPTER 14 Crisis and Crossroads.

Team McLaren Leaves America -- Decision -- A Reprieve .… -- SECTION III. A NEW McLAREN ENGINES: THE RACING BUSINESS -- CHAPTER 15 Rebuilding -- Mayer Motor Racing -- The CART Technical Committee -- BMW Engine Programs -- The McLaren Mustang -- Peugeot V6 Turbo -- Porsche Turbos 924 and 944 -- 1997 Saleen Mustang at Le Mans -- CHAPTER 16 The Buick Turbo V6 Racing Engine -- The ARS Engine -- A Version for IMSA -- Buick Turbo V6 Drag Car -- Buick LeSabre Turbo V6 Bonneville Car -- The Buick Hawk: Six Valves per Cylinder -- CHAPTER 17 BMW Returns: The IMSAGTP Car -- CHAPTER 18 Project 734: McLaren GoesOffshore -- SECTION IV. A NEW McLAREN ENGINES: THE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BUSINESS -- CHAPTER 19 McLaren International, McLaren Engines, and ASC-McLaren -- ASC-McLaren -- The Buick GNX -- The Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo -- CHAPTER 20 Other Niche-Market Program Opportunities -- The GMC Syclone Prototype -- The Supercharged Oldsmobile W-Car Convertible Proposal -- A Niche-Market Postmortem -- CHAPTER 21 A New Customer: Ford Motor Co. -- The Breakthrough -- "Belden Court"-The Vehicle Development Center -- CHAPTER 22 Other Automotive Engineering Business -- Legend Industries -- The PPG Pace Cars -- O'Gara-Hess &amp -- Eisenhardt -- Other OEM Projects -- General Motors -- Delphi -- Eaton Corporation -- Catalytic Converter Testing and Development -- Other Projects -- SECTION V. TRANSITIONS -- CHAPTER 23 The McLaren Engines/ASHAMerger -- The Cadillac LMP Engine -- The Ramjet ZL1 Crate Engine -- The Transition Continues: A New Investor -- Indy Car Racing: One More Time -- Acquiring Dart Machine, Ltd. -- Selling Gerodisc -- CHAPTER 24 Linamar Acquires McLaren -- CHAPTER 25 McLaren Acquires New OEM Programs -- Generation III Viper Engine Development -- The Generation IV Viper Engine -- Lamborghini Huracán Competition Engine Programs -- Electric Vehicle Powertrain.

CHAPTER 26 A New Headquarters and a New Name -- Project Unity: Going Forward -- Appendices -- About the Author -- Index.

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