McLaren M14A With Denny Hulme At The Wheel - Limited Edition Giclee Print With COA

'The Bear'

The McLaren M14A was McLaren’s 1970 Formula 1 car — a relatively conservative evolution of the successful M7 series rather than a radical new design. It used an aluminium monocoque, a Cosworth DFV 3.0-litre V8 (around 430 hp), a Hewland five-speed gearbox, and inboard rear brakes as the main technical change from its predecessor. Only three chassis were built. It never won a Grand Prix, took no poles and set no fastest laps, but it was reliable enough to be competitive on its day. 

Denny Hulme, the 1967 World Champion and McLaren’s lead driver alongside team founder Bruce McLaren, drove it through a difficult 1970 season. He finished second on the car’s debut at the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. After that the year turned grim: Hulme suffered serious methanol burns to his hands while practising for the Indianapolis 500, and Bruce McLaren was killed on 2 June while testing a Can-Am car at Goodwood. The team skipped the Belgian Grand Prix. Hulme returned and still scored consistently — third at the British and German Grands Prix, plus further points finishes — to end the year fourth in the Drivers’ Championship with 27 points. McLaren finished fifth in the Constructors’ standings. 

Hulme, nicknamed “The Bear,” was known for toughness and consistency rather than flash. He stayed with McLaren until he retired from F1 at the end of 1974. The M14A itself was the last of the classic papaya-orange works McLarens before the M19 arrived in 1971; one chassis later saw use in Formula 5000.