There’s really not much to be said about the stunning and groundbreaking McLaren F1 that hasn’t been said a million and a half times.
Now that it has been usurped as the fastest production ever in about twenty years, the F1’s most enduring legacy won’t be its gold-clad engine bay, BMW-tuned V12 engine, or its top speed of 241 mph. It will be pound for pound the most expensive and sought-after mid-engined hypercar that has ever graced this earth.
The F1 was already a top-notch car reserved only for the rich and famous when it was brand new, it has appreciated in value at the same rate as most other cars, only the McLaren has done so consistently every year since its launch.
Anyone who is wealthy enough to invest money in 2021 will inevitably have more zeros in their bank account than functioning brain cells. Let’s take a look at some of the features that made the F1 command at such a price
The McLaren F1 was an uncompromising hypercar and the best performance car that could be built 30 years ago. As overwhelming as its specs were in its day, its price today will keep your jaw dropping more than any other value.
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Gordon Murray is a man known for getting his designs as close to his idea of perfection as possible, it’s almost humorous. The best proof is the real gold foil coating in the engine compartment of every Mclaren F1. As any chair chemist will tell you, gold is the best heat reflector of all the elements on earth. Not an expense worth saving, according to Mr. Murray.
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The McLaren was also one of the first cars to have a body made entirely from carbon fiber composite panels. A technology that was first introduced to road vehicles with the Ferrari F40, but has been refined to perfection by Gordon Murray and his team of engineers
Owned by a who’s who of the famous and wealthy
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Every car with F1 status has a pretty long list of famous and fabulously wealthy owners. For a car with just one hair out of more than a hundred models for the entire planet, that’s still exactly the case. World famous comedians Rowan Atkinson and Jay Leno both bought their F1 brand new.
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Beatles musician George Harrison and fashion designer Ralph Lauren also acquired these cars, although it is not known whether they were new or used. The Sultan Of Brunei has a staggering eight Mclaren F1’s in their collection, including three that have been tuned for LeMans racing and equipped with special aero kits. The Sultan’s collection accounts for nearly ten percent of total F1 production. We’re not sure if that’s an award for the car or the sultan’s obscene wealth.
For a car with 106 models made for its full life, the Mclaren F1 had a ton of variations throughout its life, and those changes can mean big business in the world of high-end collector’s car auctions.
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The most obvious variation between F1s are those built for road use and others for race track use only. Some street cars have been converted for racing and vice versa. Depending on whether the tuner who made the swap was noteworthy, this could potentially add even more prestige to a name oozing with praise.
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A gentleman in New Zealand owns a street legal version that comes with LeMans competition engine upgrades and a full downforce body kit. Expect the price for any of these numbers to be a number that is rarely seen outside of US government debt or Los Angeles real estate.
Without further ado, let’s talk about numbers
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In some contexts, a brand new Bugatti Chiron costs between $ 1.5 million and $ 3 million, depending on the option. In terms of inflation alone, the introductory price of $ 650,000 from 1995 alone, the McLaren is already pinching the Bugatti’s heels in the price department.
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Take into account everything we’ve just said about the F1, and the asking price at auction should shock you as it shouldn’t surprise you in the least. The last recorded American action of an LM-Spec Mclaren F1 was sold for a staggering $ 19.8 million at an RM Sotheby’s sponsored auction in the summer of 2019.
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It’s safe to say that the Mclaren is best placed to exist as the fantasy car of our wildest dreams just to play with Gran Turismo and Forza video games. $ 60 for a new racing game is surely better than $ 20 million for the privilege of driving the real thing.
Sources: Hagerty, RM Sotheby’s
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Benny Kirk
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Ben Kirk is a recent graduate from the State University of New York in the Purchase School of Journalism with a major in Political Science. Ultimately, he found that it would be a lot less depressing to write about cars. When he’s not working as a feature writer for hotcars.com, he’s frantically checking his base 2017 Sentra for new oil leaks or playing on his purpose-built PC.
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