Just curious if these pics are new or reposted a million times before? http://up.autotitre.com/forum/up/c6d57bf9a6.jpg http://up.autotitre.com/forum/up/cda539cbad.jpg
I dont' recall seeing them on Fchat, so no, I don't believe they're a repost. They were posted on a few different forums and there are many more to the set. Beautiful color for the F1 if you ask me.
You might be thinking of a different set of photos of this car Al as these two shots are new to me. They look familiar because this F1 is almost always parked next to the owner's motorhome in some racing paddock parking lot. >8^) ER
The owner is Tony Smith in the UK. If my research is correct he was the band manager for Genesis and Phil Collins. This car has been used in several videos of the F1 including 5th Gear's "World's Greatest Cars" episode featuring Tiff Needel at the wheel. It is chassis #020 and was originally painted "Mid Blue Pearl" and lacked the High Downforce Kit it now wears. Here's an early shot of the car parked next to something desirable and red. >8^) ER Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, you are correct. I just checked. Similar photos of it being in the rain and next to the motorhome...as usual. Thanks for the pics Miura!
Erick, Where is the best place to find pictures of all the F1's or most of as I know there are some that have never been seen by the in the public before? Thanks, Matthew
My hard drive. Actually there is no central repository like that on the web yet - just scattered galleries of random images. A more complete website is in the works via the efforts and investment of a friend, and it will hopefully come online before the end of the year. For now, your best bet is to follow along in the McLaren F1 forum on AutomotiveForums.com as that's the single greatest resource for F1 info and photos anywhere on the web today. >8^) ER
This car was also spotted at the "Zandvoort" racetrack in the Netherlands last year. http://www.autogespot.nl/viewimages.php?id=28246394
I've seen a few in my lifetime. I remember seeing what i think was a metallic brown one at a london show some 10 - 12 years ago is there a brown one?
There are some stories about the two "brown" ones. One was #029 originally finished in 'Brazilian Brown Metallic' and the other #039 finished in a color called 'Creighton Brown'. The Brazilian Brown car was built for Ron Dennis and apparently looked much like a UPS truck when completed and was promptly repainted a different color. I haven't been able to determine what color it became, but someone suggested a rather safe shade of silver was chosen. The name 'Creighton Brown' comes from one of the four initiators of the McLaren F1 project, and unfortunately he recently passed on. I've been told that the color name was selected as a bit of humor for a unique shade that a customer had requested. Unfortunately I do not have photos I can identify as either of those cars but I might have some photos of #029 after it's repaint as there was an F1 seen in a video taken at the McLaren factory that I can not identify. You wouldn't happen to have any photos of the car you saw or recall exactly which event it appeared at, do you? >8^) ER
I'll dig them out as I have thousands of old pictures, even from Geneva and whatlike from ten years ago when I went to shows. I dont think it was the maroon one above, infact it definitely wasnt. It was definitely a kind of, how do i say this, em dusty em smoky brown, I'm sure it had a lot of metallic in it though. Definitely got a picture of it but I can remember the lighting being extremely bad when it came to the supercar section but you can certainly tell it to be brown. I saw my first 288GTO and the picture turned out terrible! Will look it out when back to Glasgow on Friday and see if i can find a scanner to scan it in and post. Have never scanned before but be warned if it works, prepare for a sh1tload of amazing pictures of all sorts of supercars for instance 2 blue EB110's, strosek porsche 911, 512TR's and others parked outside my hotel next to the Geneva exhibition center. Still trying to download pictures of my car and others from my mobile but cant remember my admin password to get the software on. Should sort that this weekend though. Pics to look forward to - Hundreds of Lambos including the Cala from Geneva. 6 or 7 F1's 6 or 7 EB110's and SS's including a modified one (rinspeed possibly, i cant remember but i didnt like it) 959's XJ220's - got a couple of videos on phone of yellow XJ220S overtaking me. Venturis F50's, F40's etc etc etc Theres loads and now i'm on a mission to not let you guys down! Regards, Matthew PS. cant remember the event it was that long ago. They seemed to change the events at London over a few years but I'll check the pictures.
You'd be the hero of many by posting a picture of that. I'm slightly suspicious of the fact you may have seen chassis #012 or #045, both of which were painted "Dark Silver". Under some lighting conditions that color fits the description you gave. The car seen at the factory that I can't identify is similar in color as well. I'll post one of the shots of it when I get home. >8^) ER
Atkinson was absolutely not the first to crash one. Also while the damage looks significant, his crash was rather minor and the car was fully repaired for around $100,000. The car is #061 and he still owns it to this day. >8^) ER
Hmm, I'll need to be patient and see the picture again. I'm 99% positive it wasnt dark silver or gunmetal but i know what you mean. Definitely a dusty brown colour.......time will tell i suppose. I'll post all the pics i have of F1's for you, hopefully the quality is ok if scanned. I didnt know that Rowan still owned his F1, good on him. I think the 1st roadcar that crashed was the one in Germany on the autobahn. I think it may have been some BMW test driver and passenger or something but it was a wreck. I'm probably wrong but i think this was the first one I knew of publicly.
Actually the first road car crashed was the very first one made - XP1 - occuring March 24th, 1993, before any other F1s had been built. The car was destroyed at the hands of BMW test driver Roman Scherer in the Namibian desert of Africa while undergoing hot weather testing. He took his eyes off the road to look at some equipment in the car and drifted off line at 170mph, striking a curb and causing the car to tumble through the desert flipping over several times. He lived to tell about it, and so did the car briefly, but after landing on its roof, oil leaked out of the engine and onto one of the exhaust manifolds setting the car on fire. The crash you may be confusing with that story was the one of Bernd Pischetsrieder (former BMW chairman) who actually totalled an F1 with his mother-in-law in the car so the story goes. Oops... Anyway, I'd love to see whatever you have by whatever means possible. All the photos in my F1 collection are not "desktop wallpaper" quality - in fact some of the older, grainy photos that have made it onto the web recently often tell the best stories. Here's those shots from the factory I've mentioned a few times. >8^) ER Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
more pictures of it - I have hi-res of all pictures + several more Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
What a car! I love that color^^^ Peloton, in your last post, those bad quality pics have "The Discovery Chanel" logo in the top right corner. Any idea what show that was?
Here you go Sir, go to this link: http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/player.html Then go to the Video Search Button and just type McLaren. The only clip that will pop up is the episode "Beyond Tomorrow: McLaren" Yeah, score another Web link for the CHUNKYMONKEY! No worries, service fees will not be applied...lol j/k
Just checked some of the pics but I've got loads to go through and wont be able to scan until tomorrow. The brown one? In the picture I cant even make out what colour it is the quality of light is that bad but so far I've found pictures of A black one A silver one from a previous Glasgow motor show A GULF GTR number 16 plus theres the one i dont have a clue what colour it is but at the time I'm sure it was brown as I remember thinking BROWN? I may have other pictures but regardless, I will post on all i have and others. Kinda gutted! Regards, Matthew