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== Early life == Amon was born in [[Bulls, New Zealand]], and attended [[Whanganui Collegiate School]]. He was the only child of wealthy sheep-owners Ngaio and Betty Amon. He learned to drive at the age of six, taught by a farm worker on the family farm.<ref name=":1" /> On leaving school, he persuaded his father to buy him an [[Austin A40]] Special, which he entered in some minor local races and [[hillclimbs]] along with practice on the family farm.<ref name=gp>{{cite web|title=Drivers: Chris Amon|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-amochr.html|publisher=grandprix.com|access-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126101652/http://grandprix.com/gpe/drv-amochr.html|archive-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> He progressed to a 1.5-litre [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] and then an old 2.5-litre [[Maserati 250F]], but only began to draw attention when he drove the [[Cooper T51|Cooper-Climax T51]] which [[Bruce McLaren]] had used to win his maiden Grand Prix.<ref name=8wp1>Prankard; Paragraph 1</ref> In 1962 Amon entered the Cooper for the New Zealand winter series, but was hampered by mechanical problems. However, [[Scuderia Veloce]] entered him in a similar car, and, in the rain at [[Lakeside International Raceway|Lakeside]], he performed well. One of the spectators there was the English racing driver [[Reg Parnell]] who persuaded Amon to come to England and race for his team.<ref name=":1" /> In a test at [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]] Amon continued to impress and was on the pace in the Goodwood International Trophy and Aintree 200 pre-season races.<ref name=8wp1 />
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