Mr. Bean has his McLaren F1 sold

Posted on 08-06-2015 at 23:02 by ricardo – 45 Comments”

He was the most famous McLaren F1 owner in the world. This week, the funny guy from the past said goodbye to this title.

Rowan Atkinson bought his genius in the McLaren F1 in 1997. Not as an investment opportunity, but “because there is so good thought about the design”. And that he has not let it gathering dust in his garage should be clear. In the 18 years that the Gordon Murray designed supercar and his name was, there were about 66,000 registered the kilometers traveled. In addition, reed Bean twice damage. Although, that last time, we can feel free from a violent accident to speak. Including a fierce reparatierekening of 1.065.000 euro (910.000 GBP). The most expensive insurance claim for a car óóit.

In January, he decided the car in the shop window. Himself he paid such a was 640 000 pounds, the new owner should take him for 8 million pounds – roughly 10 million euros – to take. Ka-ching. Or someone that asking price is actually paid will Taylor & Crawley, the dealer that the sale will facilitate, not to say, but go there but that the purchase amount is not far from. They keep it on:

“Everyone is very pleased with the sale. There was interest from around the world and it has gone to a British buyer who will drive it like Rowan did.”

Ehm. We hope that the new owner understand a bit more drive than Atkinson. There are after all but 64 of.

Atkinsons F1 in worse times: