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Both in the US and the UK there seems to be some confusion about the actual spelling of the name of the pushchair manufacturers Maclaren. Some seem to make the error of thinking the company is Scottish and search on the Internet for a Mcclaren stroller. By far the biggest confusion arises when buyers assume there is a connection between Maclaren strollers and the Formula 1 organisation Mclaren. This is a mistake that I believe the pushchair makers play up to. They go out of their way to create ever more sporty looking strollers with go faster colors and designs and call their models names like “Triumph”. They certainly encourage an association with fast cars. Quite what the founder Owen Maclaren would make of this new development is any one’s guess, but it certainly hasn’t done sales any harm.