Whats the story on the McLaren F1 GT?
Whats the story on the McLaren F1 GT?
It's a race car that participated in the FIA Championships...
That's the GTR. The GT is a road going car with a long-tail body, only 3 were made.Originally Posted by Rtec Æ
Two more...
I'm going to eat breakfast. And then I'm going to change the world.
Here's another...
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Was the McLaren F1 at the SEMA exhibition a real LM?
No, it's one of those aero kits that McLaren offered.Originally Posted by Rockefella
However, Peleton should be able to tell you all about it. It's really one of the more famous McLarens around, and seen pretty often.
2007 Acura TL Type-S (AEM V2, R-V6 Race/J-Pipe, ATLP Quad Exhaust)
2011 BMW 328i Coupe
No - It's, clearly, not authentic.Originally Posted by Rockefella
(It's not even painted in Papaya-Orange).
The details on the SEMA F1 can be learned through these three links:Originally Posted by Rockefella
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profi...ish/index.html
http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/find...lCarID=1697003
http://www.ferraris-online.com/Artic...0408_ECP.shtml
It's a very special F1, but definitely should not have been labeled "F1 LM". They probably couldn't get Ralph Lauren to loan them his and figured that most people wouldn't know any better.
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Sauc3 suggested I update the information available on the Black LMs as there has been a new development in the form of an image that some of you may have already seen by now. Here's what I originally wrote about the Black LMs earlier in this thread:
Now, here's the artist's rendering of one of the Black LMs that found it's way into the public domain, along with what I wrote when it surfaced back in January '06 in the F1 forum:Originally Posted by Peloton25
Most of you are probably also familiar with the list of cars from Brunei. On it you will find the chassis numbers of the 9 F1s that went to Brunei. There were 4 road cars, 3 LMs, 1 GTR and 1 F1 GT.Black LMs finally revealed!
Finally being an understatement!
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So far, three individuals with the knowledge and experiences to really know claim this is an accurate representation of the Black LMs in Brunei. A fourth source has declined to comment unfortunately, but I can certainly respect that.
Adding to the crediblity of the Brunei connection is the style of front plate included in the image. You can see some examples of Brunie plates at this link:
http://plaque.free.fr/as/bru/
I'm sure you are curious about the source of the image. It came my way via a very generous person who found it hidden away on this website belonging to Pininfarina Senior Designer, Maurizio Corbi.
http://www.mauriziocorbi.com/html/gallery.htm
Those sources confirming the image's accuracy speculated that Maurizio could have had access to the cars in Brunei during his time with Pininfarina since they created several special cars for the Brunei Royal Family. I suspected he may have been comissioned by Brunei to create the piece of artwork, but he could have simply chosen to do the illustration on his own.
Just to see what he would information he would volunteer, I sent an email to him complimenting his work, letting him know I was a fan of the F1 and asking rather shrewdly: "Can you tell me more about that car? It is very unique looking for a McLaren F1."
I hit the jackpot with a portion of his reply:
So there you have it - 4 people confirm that the Black LMs exist, that this is what they look like, and the artist confirms that the image was made while he was visiting Brunei. It really doesn't get any better than this in my mind."It's true, i took this image in Brunei infact i was there in 1996 like Pininfarina designer for some projects and i saw this magnific car in the Jerudong Park Garage.
I think is a unique car, made only for the Sultan."
Personally I don't find the graphics appealing, but my bank account isn't quite large enough for my opinion to matter. Obviously some members of the Brunei Royal Family felt this was how the cars should look, and this is how they ended up. I'm still hopeful that we can some day get real photos of these cars.
Look closely at that list and you will see that the registration plate number for LM1 is a match to what you will find in Corbi's drawing.Code:Type Reg No VIN MCL F1 GTR NONE FIGTR009 MCL F1 BN3388 SA9AB5AC3R1048005 MCL F1 BN2008 SA9AB5AC4R1048014 MCL F1 LM KF90 SA9AB5AC9T1048LM1 MCL F1 LM BP75 SA9AB5AC4T1048LM4 MCL F1 BN73 SA9AB5AC9R1048008 MCL F1 LM BM2208 SA9AB5AC6T1048LM5 MCL F1 BN1954 SA9AB5AC1P1048002 MCL F1 GT BQ7551 SA9AR5BC8T1048054 Note: The last three digits of the VIN identify the chassis number.
It's really nice how it all ties together and no longer can anyone have realistic doubts that the two Black LMs in fact do exist. I'm still hoping for real photos of the cars to find there way to me someday. It seems that people who were in Brunei are just beginning to tell their stories and I know a few who claim to have personal photos albums to go along with them. They just seem hesitant to share those images right now and I guess I have to respect that too as much as it frustrates me.
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Another thing I wanted to correct after looking back in this thread is the identity of the second F1 road car that was fitted with an LM-spec engine. I had originally written:
The actual F1 road car that received the second LM-spec engine is chassis #018. It's visually identical to chassis #073 that was seen at SEMA from a design/body modifications standpoint - only the wheels and colors are different.Incidentally - there are only two F1 road cars that have received the LM-spec engine upgrade - the other is a silver F1 with a unique set of headlights that also wears the High Downforce Kit. It is suspected that this car is chassis #059, but that isn't yet confirmed. Also, the name of the owner is unknown, but the car wears UK Registration plate "R66 MCL". I suspect they also have close ties to McLaren. BMW Motorsport will not be building any more LM-spec engines, so no other customers will be able to purchase this upgrade.
Both cars wear the Extra High Downforce Kit, which in addition to the large rear wing and GTR-style front nose piece/splitter, also features the louvered cutouts on the fenders over the front wheels to improve aerodynamics. These are the only two standard road cars I have seen with those, but you will find similar ones on the longtail GTRs and the 3 F1 GTs as well.
Chassis #018 was originally dark blue with a grey interior and I am fairly certain it's first owner was Yoshio Tsuzuki in Japan. The car was spotted in Sweden in 1999 and at the time it was reportedly owned by Tom Meissner. I believe he then sold car to someone in Germany and that they were the ones who initiated the High Downforce Kit conversion and respray, and eventually the fitment of the LM-spec engine.
In January of this year the car's German owner sold chassis #018, with the car ending up in a Singapore dealer that is also the Pagani distributor. Coincidentally they had also purchased F1 chassis #065 which was formerly McLaren's own car on display in the Park Lane showroom in London.
Below are two pics of #018 taken inside the McLaren Customer Care facility following it's final refit and one of the few shots of it that have surfaced of the car since arriving in Singapore.
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McLaren F1 LM #whatever number we're up to
Thanks for the latest Mclaren update D
Much appreciated.
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can some1 post more photos of the interior please
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