McNamara was a German constructor of racecar chassis from the late 1960s to the 1972.
History
McNamara was formed by Francis McNamara, a
United States soldier who raced
Formula Vee cars while stationed in Germany. Dan Hawkes designed a 1969 chassis for
Formula 3
Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One driv ...
called the F3 McNamara Sebring Mk3. The car was modified for 1970, and it was called the 3B. McNamara was one of the first manufacturers to experiment with riveted and glued aluminum monocoque race car chassis.
The team also built chassis for
Mario Andretti in
1970
Events
January
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for the
Indianapolis 500, as well as modifying Andretti's
March 701
The March 701 is a Formula One racing car model, designed by Robin Herd with Peter Wright, and built by March Engineering. The 701 was March's first Formula One design – following their one-off March 693P Formula Three prototype of 1969 – a ...
in
Formula One. Neither car proved successful.
[McNamara F3 chassis history]
Retrieved July 14, 2007
McNamara's wife suddenly died, he was investigated by the
Interpol, and he disappeared.
References
American Championship racing cars
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