Shelby Turbine Car Revisited. ... who had purchased the unrestored Carroll Shelby Turbine car entered in the 1968 Indy 500 and driven by Bruce McLaren. The car did not run in the race and was ...

The cars were scheduled to test on the West Coast before being shipped to Indy for further trials. Only two cars were completed, to be driven by Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme. Gallery: 1968 Shelby ...

Sadly for golden era Indy 500 enthusiasts, the turbine-powered Shelby experiment never saw racing action, but a young Bruce McLaren and CanAm star Denny Hulme tested it on a number of occasions at ...

At the wheel for testing was a young Bruce McLaren in what was almost his first and last appearance at Indy as a driver, and right next to him was a 1325-hp-rated General Electric T-58 turbine engine.

Among the treasured items sold was the Shelby Turbine car entered by Bruce McLaren at the '68 Indy 500. Longtime hot rodder and now nostalgia collector Matt Hay purchased the car in its unrestored ...

McLaren Racing Reveals Fernando Alonso’s No. 66 Indy 500 Livery Papaya Orange car recalls Bruce McLaren’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix entry. Ed Tahaney Writer Apr 09, 2019 ...

Bruce’s big break. From a young age, Bruce McLaren seemed destined for a career involving cars. His father, Les, ran a workshop on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand, and restored a bright ...

But McLaren's massive success on the motorsport scene goes beyond Formula 1. The team also won the Indy 500 three times, dominated the Can-Am series from 1967 to 1971, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans ...