That 243-mile McLaren F1 just sold for over $20m

Remember the lightly infuriating McLaren F1 with 243 miles on the clock that was scheduled to cross the block at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach sale? Yep, this one…

Well, we’re here to report that someone ended up paying $20.465m for the pleasure of never ever driving it in the future. Wouldn’t want to ruin that low-mileage time capsule USP after 26 years of appreciation, would you?

Anyway, that winning bid means a new record has been set for road-going F1s, surpassing the previous figure of $15.62m from back in 2017. Worth remembering that the estimate for this lovely Creighton Brown example was $15m+. 

Oh, and to save you having to do the maths, the winning bid equates to something like £14.8m. Thoughts and envy in the comments below, folks…