I’ve Owned Five McLaren F1s – Here’s how to buy one | Autocar

“He Told Me To Go and Find Three Other Customers who Wanted A Racing Car, And He’D Charge Us £ 650,000 Plus Vat. I Found Two Other Buyers and Took Delivery of the Car at the Car at the Car At the Same Time Time Time AS My Had Car, So I Had Car I Had Car McLaren F1s.

“I’ve owned five f1s – they were all very well built, and getting them serviced was never a problem.

“My Racing Car Only Had One Engine Problem. The replacement was £ 80,000, which was a lot of money back then. It would cost you a million quid today.”

Servicing and repair costs are for the fant of heart. A replacement Clutch costs a five-fungure sum, and the kevlar fuel cell needs changing every five years. It’s an engine-out job.

Finding an F1 for Sale is another challenge: they never end up in the classifieds, and while bellm noted that they do come up for action every so often, most are sund in secret.

“Last Year, Several Cars Changed Hands,” Reveals Bellm, Who also founded the McLaren F1 Ownes Club. “Most of the Original Ownes are into their seventies now so quite a less [in 2011] Did they start to climb in value. “