30 June 2009 - 11:00
McLaren F1 GTR up for sale
Having invested heavily in mobile duck islands and swine-flu preventing face masks, Top Gear's coffers are fit to burst.
So we're going to blow it all on this, a 1997 McLaren F1 GTR racer up for sale in Japan.
The F1 GTR is the racing version of the legendary McLaren supercar - the one that gave the Bugatti Veyron a serious run for its money in Abu Dhabi on the telly show last Sunday.
One of only 10 long-tail F1s built for the 1997 FIA GT season, the F1 features BMW's 6.0-litre V12 putting out 600bhp through a sequential gearbox.
The stretched bodywork - a longer nose and tail, as well as a bigger rear wing - was developed to aid downforce, which made the 1997 F1 GTR a fraction slower than the previous year's F1. It still managed to hit 197mph on the Mulsanne Straight, though.
OK, so by 1997 the F1 GTR couldn't quite keep up with the pace of the Mercedes CLK and Porsche 911 racers, but since when did either of those look half so cool in Gulf livery?
If you're thinking of bidding against Top Gear for the F1 GTR, it's being offered for sale in Japan by Wintel.
Now all we need is a racing Veyron to settle the contest for good...
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Gulf Livery British Manufacturer = Awesome
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If I am not so mistaken, the guy who won the 97 LM in an F1 is now a test driver and representative for Bugatti
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OHHHHHHH MY GODDDD I want it soooooooooooooooooooooo bad ,,, It is very very very painful to look at it and not have it ,,, like being hungry for 3 days then ordering a big size pizza then sit there and watch it !!!!
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This is awesome, by far one of the best GT racers ever made.
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What about the japs !!! I entered the website (hoping the 500 $ savings will be enough to bid HAHAh ) then I found that the hole thing is in japanese !!!
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What about the japs !!! I entered the website (hoping the 500 $ savings will be enough to bid HAHAh ) then I found that the hole thing is in japanese !!!
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What about the japs !!! I entered the website (hoping the 500 $ savings will be enough to bid HAHAh ) then I found that the hole thing is in japanese !!!
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Really sorry for the shitty triple post but the stupid thing was giving me white error page so I thought it was not posted yet ,,, my bad
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The fact that it needs a trolley to go round is slightly worrying.
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Jaw dropping...
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offered for sale not by wintel which is just a listing service like autotrader but by bingo sports of Tokyo and Nagoya http://www.bingosports.co.jp/stock_tokyo.html
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mclaren in race type....hm how much do it cost?
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wow! i want one. but why is it on a trolley?
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One of the best cars ever made, it looks so epic, irresistable.
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I've been madly in love with the F1 since it first appeared. One thing I've always wondered though; is it a right hand or left hand drive? :-)
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@stevjosco Neither,all F1s have their seats in the centre. Convenient for different countries!
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True, the seat is right in the centre for ultimate driving experience. (:
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no lets make a Bugatti GTR
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I thought that with last Sunday's show: no matter how epic the Veyron, I'll always love the F1 more.
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In evo Magazine, I saw a McLaren F1 GTR in orange, no stickers, sponsors or racing numbers. 1996, UK seller, £1,600,000. Mint condition.
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It is not a car. it's an orgasm.
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why would anyone spend millions on this when a nissan micra will perform the same function? (O.K that was rubbish i would sell my family and all unnessesary clothing to buy it).
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I thought that Ron Dennis was going to present Lewis Hamilton the McLaren F1 if Lewis win three world championship for team McLaren-Mercedes.
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TzeHernKung, I though it Lewis would get the F1 LM he won 2 championships in a row (which he isn't going to)? Note it's the F1 LM, not this F1 GTR.
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30 June 2009
Dear god, that thing is unbelievably beautiful. What is it about Gulf colours that instantly elevates even an already beautiful car to drop-dead gorgeous? They even make old Reliants look... well, considerably cooler than they do otherwise, anyway (Google 'Swindon Resin Racers' if you don't believe me), but on a car like that it's another league. It's not going to go very fast on those castors though.
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