McLaren F1's in Oz

Nice pics bloke, looks like a tough gig getting into one of these things..

 

very nice pics Scott. i saw the orange car at the GP a couple of years ago. what is the 2 seater open wheeler in the back ground?

 

Man I love the interior on those cars, I want those seats!

Thanks for the pics, rare stuff.

 

WOW - Thanks!

 

What awesome cars, imagine seeing that orange one on the road! Wowee!

 

Cool pics

 

I believe a scrap-metal merchant here in Vic. also owns a std. McLaren, its road registered too."MCALEF" or similar [he is Maltese].It was at the motor-show one year.

How embarrassment for McLaren, in bed with M.Benz, and its star car [a Ultima clone] is powered by BMW donk!

M

 

As for the dash spare parts would be easy to find...just go down to Dick Smith and pick up a couple of switches

 

Are you sure the orange GTR was at the GP? The 'standard' grey F1 has been there the last couple of years.
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could be. i'll have to check my pics. i didn't think there were too many road registered F1's around.

 

Are you coming across for Phillip Island this year?

 

the lark gtr looks the 5hit , nice pics !

 

It gets driven on the road now too (not my pics):

http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=53826_mclarenf1s_windsor37_122_189lo.jpg
http://img166.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=53738_mclarenf1s_windsor_122_209lo.jpg

 

off topic ,i see the 333 is sold on the MM web site . did it go OS ?

 

Why did you double C Mclaren in the title?

Also Mclaren had nothing to do with Merc when they built the car, why would Mclaren be embarrassed?

 

Exactly, Its an amazing engine - and BMW certainly hit the nail on the head.
The F1 was built awhile before Mclaren and Mercedes were associating with each other.

 

many months ago. japan, i think.

 

bigtime! love it

thanks SD

 

Great pics! The orange car was on Fifth Gear a few months back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkfvQvc9ipI

There is a few vids of the Lark GTR on www.revlovers.com. Worth
signing up to see it in action.

 

That Orange Macca would be the only one I would ever buy!!! Very nice to see it in Oz

 

You're a fussy bugger - I'd take any offered!

 

Thanks for the EXCELLENT photos 360C. Very kind of you to share them with us all.

I'm sorry - but would you mind explaining what you mean by "Ultima clone".

>8^)
ER

 

Oh, thought everybody knew.

The McLaren F1 development hacks [called Albert/Edward] started out as 1991 Ultima Mk.3's. McLaren purchased 2 of them and more or less cloned it, and out popped the F1 [with a more exotic BMW powerplant, gold-leaf etc etc]

McLaren of course tried to keep it all hush-hush....

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/history/mclaren.html

This company makes about the fastest +road+ racecars on the planet, i believe they have the 0 -100MPH - 0 record too.

M

PS Just like haonda, they have the largest collection of Italian motorcycles on the planet, fully reverse engineered and cloned

 

Indeed they do, other than top speed [not listed] it smashes every other *production* car ever built, to pieces, inc the Bugatti Veyron:

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/records/part6.html

0 - 100MPH = 5.3s

One word for it, WOW!

M