Biography: McLaren, Bruce Leslie

New Zealand Grand Prix, 1959

Bruce McLaren moves to cover his car with overalls to protect it from rain during the 1959 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore.

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David Green. 'McLaren, Bruce Leslie', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2019. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47266/new-zealand-grand-prix-1959 (accessed 4 June 2026).