McLaren F1 GTR - 1997 (Long Tail - Davidoff/Gulf)
Final McLaren F1 GTR Up For Sale
A classic piece of motorsport and supercar history up for grabs in Japan
Last-ever F1 GTR sports classic Gulf colours
Last-ever F1 GTR sports classic Gulf coloursThe last-ever McLaren F1 to roll off the Woking production line has turned up for sale in Japan. The car, one of the ‘long-tail’ McLaren GTR race cars, was built in 1997 and run by Gulf Team Davidoff in the oh-so-classic orange and blue colours.
The long-tail Mclaren F1 GTRs were built to meet technical regulation changes for the 1997 Le Mans race and the FIA GT championship, and featured a sequential gearbox as well as the more obvious aerodynamic enhancements
A total of 100 F1s were built, of which just 28 were race cars. This car, chassis number 028R, was originally designated 027R, but was damaged by McLaren during shakedown. It was then rebuilt and became Gulf Team Davidoff’s spare car, but was raced during the second half of the 1997 season.
PH’s Japanese isn’t all that hot, but we’re pretty sure that the Japanese website listing the car doesn’t show a price tag. Still, if this isn’t a case of POA, then we’re not sure what would be.
It’s a fair bet, though, that this piece of motorsport history is going to cost its new owner a solid seven-figure sum.
[Text from PistonHeads.com]
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=708148
This miniland-scale Lego McLaren F1 GTR- 1997 (Long Tail - Davidoff/Gulf) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 92nd Build Challenge, - "Stuck in the 90's", - all about vehicles from the decade of the 1990s.
McLaren F1 GTR - 1997 (Long Tail - Davidoff/Gulf)
Final McLaren F1 GTR Up For Sale
A classic piece of motorsport and supercar history up for grabs in Japan
Last-ever F1 GTR sports classic Gulf colours
Last-ever F1 GTR sports classic Gulf coloursThe last-ever McLaren F1 to roll off the Woking production line has turned up for sale in Japan. The car, one of the ‘long-tail’ McLaren GTR race cars, was built in 1997 and run by Gulf Team Davidoff in the oh-so-classic orange and blue colours.
The long-tail Mclaren F1 GTRs were built to meet technical regulation changes for the 1997 Le Mans race and the FIA GT championship, and featured a sequential gearbox as well as the more obvious aerodynamic enhancements
A total of 100 F1s were built, of which just 28 were race cars. This car, chassis number 028R, was originally designated 027R, but was damaged by McLaren during shakedown. It was then rebuilt and became Gulf Team Davidoff’s spare car, but was raced during the second half of the 1997 season.
PH’s Japanese isn’t all that hot, but we’re pretty sure that the Japanese website listing the car doesn’t show a price tag. Still, if this isn’t a case of POA, then we’re not sure what would be.
It’s a fair bet, though, that this piece of motorsport history is going to cost its new owner a solid seven-figure sum.
[Text from PistonHeads.com]
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=708148
This miniland-scale Lego McLaren F1 GTR- 1997 (Long Tail - Davidoff/Gulf) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 92nd Build Challenge, - "Stuck in the 90's", - all about vehicles from the decade of the 1990s.