McLaren spent 18 months restoring this F1
Although the McLaren F1 isn’t fairly sufficiently old to be thought of classic, the supercar is getting up there in age, with the latest instance now sitting at 21 years of age.
Keenly conscious of that, McLaren launched a factory-back rejuvenation program for its most iconic mannequin.
McLaren F1 #063
The primary automobile to be put via McLaren Particular Operations’ restoration course of made its debut final 12 months, and the corporate will unveil its second refreshed F1, chassis No. 063, on the Hampton Courtroom Concours d’Class on September 6.
Chassis 63, because it’s recognized, underwent an 18-month restoration on the McLaren Know-how Centre that included refurbishment of its bodywork and mechanical . In complete, MSO says the restoration required practically three,000 hours of labor.
McLaren F1 #063
The refurbishment of chassis 63 included a full respray in its authentic shade of Magnesium Silver. The inside of the automobile was re-trimmed in Woking Gray Semi Aniline leather-based, which was a one-off for this explicit F1. The automobile additionally acquired new Alcantara inside accents and new carpeted flooring mats. The automobile’s steering wheel was swapped out for an authentic substitute unit; the proprietor was given the automobile’s manufacturing facility authentic steering wheel, ought to they ever wish to reinstall it.
The F1’s 6.1-liter V-12 was utterly overhauled and dyno examined to make sure it nonetheless developed its manufacturing facility rated 618 horsepower. Dampers had been despatched again to Bilstein for refurbishment, and the automobile’s driveshafts and hubs went again to the unique provider for rebuild.
McLaren F1 #063
“Simply 12 months in the past we introduced the MSO McLaren F1 Heritage program with the disclosing of F1 25R, resplendent in Gulf Racing Colours,” stated Ansar Ali, Managing Director, McLaren Particular Operations. “Following an intensive restoration, which was very a lot a labour of affection for our workforce, it’s an honor to now show chassis 63 on the Hampton Courtroom Concours d’Class. With the work the workforce has carried out, this automobile will proceed to meet the unique transient for the McLaren F1; to create the world’s most interesting highway automobile.”
As with the primary F1 to finish this system, automobile No. 63 can be accompanied by a Certificates of Authenticity from McLaren.