Some time back I started thinking about doing a series of the McLaren sports-racing cars that are available in styrene or as slot car bodies. Bruce McLaren was another one of my "heroes" when I was a young man, and I've worked on a few of the cars over the years. Though Bruce had already been tragically killed, I was fortunate to meet both Denny Hulme and Peter Revson during the CanAm glory days.
Couple things I got for Christmas from somebody who, remarkably, actually knows something about my interests, listens, and put some effort into getting me something I'd really like..
A reference book I've wanted for a while but never tried to track down:
A complete unmolested 1/25 AMT McLaren Elva (the M1-A):
And a couple of 1/24 Tamiya slot-body versions of the same basic car: