Jack Deren with driver Oscar Koveleski in the McLaren.
By John R. Wright
JW: Tell us of Oscar and your involvement in the CanAm years.
Deren: I was Oscar’s chief mechanic for the team from 1969 to 1971, when he decided he could no longer afford the time and expense of the CanAm season. Because Oscar knew Teddy Mayer – they both lived in the same area – he bought a 1969 McLaren M6B, right off the floor at the London Race Car Show. It was Oscar’s first CanAm car after the Cooper.