McLaren M1A

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The McLaren M1A is a mid-1960s sports racing prototype that marked Bruce McLaren’s first self-built car and the foundation of the McLaren racing and road-car legacy.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
McLaren M1A canonical 1
McLaren M6 series sports cars 1
McLaren M6A 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf McLaren racing car ⓘ
prototype racing car ⓘ
sports racing car ⓘ
associatedOrganization Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd ⓘ
linked to: McLaren Group
associatedPerson Bruce McLaren ⓘ
bodyMaterial fiberglass body ⓘ
bodyStyle open two-seater ⓘ
brakeType disc brakes ⓘ
category Group 7 sports car ⓘ
sports car racing ⓘ
chassisType spaceframe chassis ⓘ
competitionClass sports prototypes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer Bruce McLaren ⓘ
designerRole Bruce McLaren as driver-engineer ⓘ
drivetrainLayout longitudinal mid-engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration V8 engine ⓘ
enginePosition mid-mounted ⓘ
era mid-1960s ⓘ
frontSuspension independent suspension ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
hasVariant McLaren M1B ⓘ
McLaren M1C ⓘ
inception 1964 ⓘ
influenced McLaren M6 series sports cars ⓘ
linked to: McLaren M1A

later McLaren Can-Am cars ⓘ
layout mid-engine layout ⓘ
manufacturer McLaren ⓘ
linked to: McLaren Group
marketedAs customer racing car ⓘ
material tubular steel chassis ⓘ
notableFor first self-built McLaren car ⓘ
foundation of McLaren racing legacy ⓘ
foundation of McLaren road-car legacy ⓘ
numberOfSeats 2 ⓘ
productionType limited production ⓘ
racingDebut 1964 racing season ⓘ
rearSuspension independent suspension ⓘ
steering rack-and-pinion steering ⓘ
successor McLaren M1B ⓘ
McLaren M1C ⓘ
transmission manual transmission ⓘ
typicalEngine Chevrolet small-block V8 ⓘ
usedInCompetition sports car racing ⓘ
usedInSeries Can-Am precursor events ⓘ
vehicleClass sports prototype ⓘ
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bruce McLaren → designedCar → McLaren M1A ⓘ
Bruce McLaren → designedCar → McLaren M6A ⓘ
linked to: McLaren M1A
McLaren M1A → influenced → McLaren M6 series sports cars ⓘ
linked to: McLaren M1A