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  1. 360C

    360C F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    There is a bit of interest in the Australian McLaren F1's so I thought I would post the photo's I took of the MM cars.
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  2. ap355

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    Nice pics bloke, looks like a tough gig getting into one of these things..
     
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  3. waz356

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    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?
     
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  4. FFOUR

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

    Thanks for the pics, rare stuff. :)
     
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  5. Aedo

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    WOW - Thanks!
     
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  6. Jimbo49

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    What awesome cars, imagine seeing that orange one on the road! Wowee!:)
     
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  7. PAP 348

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    Cool pics :)
     
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  8. ASIO

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    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
     
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  9. maurice70

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    As for the dash spare parts would be easy to find...just go down to Dick Smith and pick up a couple of switches
     
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  10. tdc911

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    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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  11. waz356

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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.
     
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  12. tdc911

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    Are you coming across for Phillip Island this year?
     
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  13. scud

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    the lark gtr looks the 5hit , nice pics !
     
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  15. scud

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

    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    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?
     
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  17. Jimbo49

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    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.
     
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  18. Aircon

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    many months ago. japan, i think.
     
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  19. [355]

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    bigtime! love it

    thanks SD
     
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  21. SPEEDCORE

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    That Orange Macca would be the only one I would ever buy!!! Very nice to see it in Oz :)
     
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  22. Aedo

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    You're a fussy bugger - I'd take any offered! :D
     
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  23. Peloton25

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    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". :confused:

    >8^)
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  24. ASIO

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    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
     
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  25. ASIO

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    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
     
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