The buyer paid £6,000,000! ($11,726,202NZD) for the McLaren F1 in what could be a new record paid for a McLaren F1 to date. The new owner now joins the exclusive list of owners who own a McLaren F1 like Rowan Atkinson, Jay Leno and Ralph Lauren.
This particular McLaren F1 was originally owned by racing driver Michael Andretti. It was gifted to him by McLaren in the 90’s and is know as chassis 28, only one of two red McLarens to ever exist. Andretti held onto the McLaren F1 for a few years then on sold it to a Japanese Collector. The McLaren then went to two Californian based owners for the remainder of its life, then recently sold for; I assume, a very hefty profit to the current owner in the UK. Originally the McLaren F1 was just shy of $1million in the 90’s to own, and is now worth x6 times it’s original retail price!
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