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| Sold for $3,575,000 at 2010 Gooding & Company. | |||
The F1 debuted in 1992 and was an instant paragon. It was a car that could perform on the road or the track.
This example, chassis number 062, was sold new to Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle. For many years, he has been a major financier of the BMW Oracle Racing team, and was a participant in the America's Cup and has owned a number of high-tech aircraft.
This car was delivered new to California. It carries the necessary BAR labels and EPA documentation regarding its importation, and continues to be road-registered in California.
Mr. Ellison retained the car for the better part of a decade. While in his care, the car was used regularly and well maintained. In July of 20009, it was given $70,000 worth of major servicing that included a new clutch, new fuel cells, and specially designed Michelin tires. Later that year, the car returned for the factory catalytic converter update that allowed it to pass a recent California smog examination.
The car is finished in Magnesium Silver over a black interior. This car has not been abused or modified with GT components or been through a color change. It currently displays 3,242 miles on the odometer.
In 2010, this car was offered for sale at the 2010 Pebble Beach auction presented by Gooding & Company. The car was estimated to sell for $2,500,000 - $3,500,000. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $3,575,000 inclusive of buyer's premium.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2010
The idea for the McLaren F1 was born in an Italian airport lounge where Gordon Murray, Creighton Brown, Ron Dennis, and Mansour Ojjeh were waiting for their planes to take off. McLaren was chosen to be the builder because of their experience and proven capabilities in the sport of Grand Prix racing. Fast-forward thirty-four months and the first prototype McLaren F1 was complete. In 1993 the first production version was completed. Though it was intended as a road-going version, it was not long before the McLaren F1 was seen racing around tracks. A GTR racing version won LeMans in its debut, capturing four of the top five places. The public officially fell in love with the vehicle in March of 1998 when an F1 car set a new speed record for production cars at 240.1 miles per hour.
Production lasted until 1998 with a total of 107 examples being produced, including prototypes and racing versions.
Murray designed the car to be aerodynamic, lightweight, have excellent weight distribution, and superior power. It was packed with the latest technology and utilized the most exotic and advanced materials available. It was safe, reliable and durable. It was the first road going car to use an all carbon composite monocoque chassis structure similar to designs used in Formula One racing. This material is both strong and lightweight. The driver sat in a seat that was positioned in the center of the two passenger seats, another design borrowed from Formula One. Though Formula One does not have passenger seats, the center seating position to maximize weight distribution was similar to the designs of many of the F1 racing cars. 'Intelligent' brake cooling, fan assisted group effect aerodynamics, 'Ground-Plane Shear' suspension geometry, and an air-brake foil were all courtesy of Formula One.
McLaren Automotive approached BMW with a request to design and build a V12 engine. The resulting 6.1 liter quad cam 48 valve V12 engine produced an astonishing 627 horsepower. It was matted to a six-speed transverse gearbox. Though it was among the fastest vehicles ever created at the time, it came standard with equipment such as Kenwood CD stereo system, air-conditioning, defroster, electric window lifts, remote central locking, cabin stowage compartments, four lamp high performance headlight system, courtesy lights in all compartments, map reading lights, Facom titanium tool kit, external battery charger, owner/drivers handbook, and hand made luggage in soft leather.
The McLaren F1 retained the title as the world's fastest production car until March of 2005 when the 1001 horsepower Bugatti Veyron reached a speed of 253 mph.
Out of the 107 McLaren F1's produced, seven were pre-production prototypes and sixty-four were F1 road cars. 40 of the 64 production cars were built prior to 1996. There were five F1 LM road versions cars built to commemorate the 1995 victory at LeMans. 28 were F1 GTR race cars constructed for privateers for use in FIA GT racing and the 24 Hours of LeMans. Three were F1 GT road going versions of the long tail 1997 F1 GTR race car.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2006
For more information and related vehicles, click hereProduction lasted until 1998 with a total of 107 examples being produced, including prototypes and racing versions.
Murray designed the car to be aerodynamic, lightweight, have excellent weight distribution, and superior power. It was packed with the latest technology and utilized the most exotic and advanced materials available. It was safe, reliable and durable. It was the first road going car to use an all carbon composite monocoque chassis structure similar to designs used in Formula One racing. This material is both strong and lightweight. The driver sat in a seat that was positioned in the center of the two passenger seats, another design borrowed from Formula One. Though Formula One does not have passenger seats, the center seating position to maximize weight distribution was similar to the designs of many of the F1 racing cars. 'Intelligent' brake cooling, fan assisted group effect aerodynamics, 'Ground-Plane Shear' suspension geometry, and an air-brake foil were all courtesy of Formula One.
McLaren Automotive approached BMW with a request to design and build a V12 engine. The resulting 6.1 liter quad cam 48 valve V12 engine produced an astonishing 627 horsepower. It was matted to a six-speed transverse gearbox. Though it was among the fastest vehicles ever created at the time, it came standard with equipment such as Kenwood CD stereo system, air-conditioning, defroster, electric window lifts, remote central locking, cabin stowage compartments, four lamp high performance headlight system, courtesy lights in all compartments, map reading lights, Facom titanium tool kit, external battery charger, owner/drivers handbook, and hand made luggage in soft leather.
The McLaren F1 retained the title as the world's fastest production car until March of 2005 when the 1001 horsepower Bugatti Veyron reached a speed of 253 mph.
Out of the 107 McLaren F1's produced, seven were pre-production prototypes and sixty-four were F1 road cars. 40 of the 64 production cars were built prior to 1996. There were five F1 LM road versions cars built to commemorate the 1995 victory at LeMans. 28 were F1 GTR race cars constructed for privateers for use in FIA GT racing and the 24 Hours of LeMans. Three were F1 GT road going versions of the long tail 1997 F1 GTR race car.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2006
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