Windfall: McLaren F1 GTR Longtail for sale

Posted on 25-12-2013 at 13:09 by robbie – 36 Comments”

This car is particularly special because there are only 10 copies of this specific type are built. Not surprising that the expected return is somewhere between 3.6 and 5.1 million euro is estimated.

In 1997 to take part in the FIA GT championship had McLaren F1 GTR, such as that in 1995 and 1996, was dramatically grow. That was done by the car at the front or the back of a lot longer to make, hence the nickname Longtail.

The weight was further brought down to just 910 pounds, and the contents of the V12 was reduced from 6.1-liters to 6.0-liters, but the engine has continued to 608 hp. This was because the use of a restrictor. To be allowed to race with the F1 GTR Longtail had McLaren also a number of copies for the public road construction. That was the McLaren F1 GT, three of which are born and breed.

The instance with FINA livery that we see here is next month by Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale. This car was made in 1997 used by the BMW Works Motorsport Team and driven by J. J. Lehto and Steve Soper. They won races in Helsinki and Hockenheim.

This car has been fully restored by McLaren and maintained by Lanzante Ltd, expected yield is about $5 to $7 million.

Gallery: McLaren F1 GTR Longtail

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