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- ↑ "David McKinney". Autosport. 25 February 2014.
- ↑ McKinney, David. The Dunlop Book of New Zealand Motorsport. Reed Methuen 1987
- ↑ McKinney, David. Maserati 250F. Crowood Press 2003
- ↑ Historic Racing. October 1994