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- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren
- McLaren Cars
- Lysholm Technologies AB -- manufacturer of the SLR's supercharger
- Carbon Fiber By Land And Air -- See the SLR next to a Beechcraft Premier 1
Sources
- "Bruce McLaren: F1 King." The New Zealand Edge. http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/mclaren.html
- "DaimlerChrysler announces the new Mercedes-Benz SLR." http://www.mclarencars.com/content/sections/press/slr99.htm
- History of McLaren: TimeLine. http://www.mclaren.com/history/history_mclaren.htm
- Leno, Jay. "Jay Leno -- The Mercedes-McLaren SLR." April 25, 2005. http://www.channel4.com/4car/feature/features-2005/leno-columns/mclaren-slr.html
- McLaren Cars. http://www.mclarencars.com/
- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren: The Obession. http://www.mbusa.com/microsite/slr/index.jsp
- Roebuck, Nigel. "Perfection Quest: McLaren's new headquarters is not your everyday race shop." Autoweek, January 31, 2005. http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=101655
- "Silver Arrow Set to Fly Again at Goodwood." German Car Fans. September 29, 2004. http://www.germancarfans.com/classics.cfm/ClassicID/5040331.021/mercedes/1.html
- Winfield, Barry. "Pedigree, power, and paradox find a home in the new SLR." Car and Driver, January 2005. http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=8898&page_number=1
- Winfield, Barry. "Sport. Light. Racing. Again." Car and Driver, February 2004.
