Have a favorite McLaren? Let's see it.

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 09/02/2013 at 14:38 • Filed to: McLaren 50, McLaren, P1, F1, OppositeLock

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It's McLaren's 50th Anniversary today, lets see some of your favorite machinery that the Woking automotive group has produced over the years, be it in Formula 1 or for your garage.

I'm quite partial to the new P1.

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Blondude > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 14:43

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Any and all of these.

PRBot II > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 14:50

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McLaren Mustang.

Slave2anMG > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:13

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The M8F is still what I think of when I hear "McLaren"...

Elmo > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:25

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mr_gofast > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:26

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http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mclaren…

mr_gofast > mr_gofast 09/02/2013 at 15:26

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1997 longtail

revrseat70 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:27

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GTR.. no question

$kaycog > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:31

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McClaren MP4-12c is pretty cool.

RodRAEG > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:31

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The Can-Am cars.

Although I will say, the P1 has to be the most gorgeous out of the new ultracars that are coming out.

Paul > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:34

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"If I wanted to be ordinary, I could have bought a McLaren." - Don Nichols

:P

MisterHotshot > Elmo 09/02/2013 at 15:34

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This'n right here.

Just wear your damn mask... > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:40

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Trolololooo...

Chris Scherzer > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:42

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Who can forget the McLaren Mercedes SLR? A great cooperation between the companies resulting in a great road car.

GrantHendry > Slave2anMG 09/02/2013 at 15:43

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Well spank me blue and call it quits

For me, that is a McLaren. An obscene amount of grunt and weight of a housefly

GTS > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:45

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Any of the Can-Am McLarens. M8E pictured (NSFW).

Shane Elliott > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:45

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Mclaren F1 Prototype. Those mirrors.

Chris Scherzer > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:45

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Although there is something to be said for the mother of all speed cars in race garb: the McLaren F1 GTR. Such a beautiful machine.

JayHova > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 15:56

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McLaren M6 GT... the original Coyote X.

Gene Sanchez Leeds > revrseat70 09/02/2013 at 16:05

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I agree with the image but not the name. I believe this is the F1 LM. And it is the greatest mclaren.

San Baban > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:06

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F1, i know the P1 is great and it will be remain great for all eternity. but one cannot deny the glory and magnificence of the F1, there never will be something like the F1 ever again. my only wish is that someday ill get a ride in one.

Gene Sanchez Leeds > Chris Scherzer 09/02/2013 at 16:06

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If I had to think of a bad mclaren, this would be it.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:14

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The F1 of course, but my 2nd choice would be the SLR Stirling Moss.

And after that, a M6 GT Coupe.

TheDW > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:14

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McLaren M6GT. Mmmmmm....

Wilhelm_de_la_Kraut > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:23

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Mc Laren F1 long tail, plus Gulf/ Davidoff livery to boot.

Well Spoken Waffle > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:24

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the mclaren mercedes slr - mostly because of the dirty dirty soundtrack that engine makes. seriously, i would take that engine and put it into anything i drive just so i could hear it some more. don't care what car - hell i'd engine swap a prius to hear it

jnecr > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:31

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MP4-22: winglets, low skinny nose, heat stacks on the sidepods, new livery, and the pièce de résistance: Viking helmet.

Porcodio > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:33

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The regular vanilla F1. You just can't brew performance x usability x awesomeness x feeling better than this.

Goatsausage > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:35

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Ghost Dog - For the kittens > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:36

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One of my favorites: Mclaren M26

Sn210 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 16:57

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The rarest of the F1's: the GT. Would the owner of one of the three cars should let somebody photograph their car, please? There are no good pictures of this car on the Internet.

F40LM > revrseat70 09/02/2013 at 17:04

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Gene Sanchez is right, that's a LM.
GTR are the cars that actually raced (@ LeMans), they have a gutted interior with all the switch gear, and a few other tweaks.

F40LM > Sn210 09/02/2013 at 17:05

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Sn210 > F40LM 09/02/2013 at 17:09

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That's a good shot! I haven't seen that one before

Hollywood756 > Sn210 09/02/2013 at 17:10

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McLaren owns XPGT, they haven't put photos of it out?

Sn210 > Hollywood756 09/02/2013 at 17:11

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They're hard to find on The Google anyway

NaturallyAspiratedV12 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 17:14

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MP4-12C High Sport. Pure sex on wheels.

NaturallyAspiratedV12 > NaturallyAspiratedV12 09/02/2013 at 17:16

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Loeb Racing Mp4-12c gt3

F40LM > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 17:17

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RMudkips > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 17:20

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Em Pee Four Four

revrseat70 > F40LM 09/02/2013 at 17:23

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But they converted some back to Street spec to sell, still called GTR's, if I'm not mistaken.... I believe the drummer from Pink Floyd has one

emanresu > Chris Scherzer 09/02/2013 at 17:26

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It's weird seeing one in an actual color. I think that I prefer the usual silver. It really works with the bodywork and the turbine-style wheels.

GrauGeist > Shane Elliott 09/02/2013 at 17:31

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I'll go with this, too. The original road car.

Wunderchoc > Chris Scherzer 09/02/2013 at 17:35

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I'm one of the few people to have enjoyed some fairly long trips in an early example of one of these.

And, despite its many flaws, make no mistake:

This thing is EPIC.

Wunderchoc > F40LM 09/02/2013 at 17:37

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Thanks for the pics, but...

You didn't pick a favourite one, which is what all the fun is about. Don't sit on the fence.

Try again.

Wunderchoc > Just wear your damn mask... 09/02/2013 at 17:37

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I don't get it. Could you please elaborate?

Wunderchoc > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 09/02/2013 at 17:38

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I think it went under a lot of peoples' radars; the Stirling Moss is absolutely stunning. I think it's one of the most interesting cars produced in this century.

F40LM > revrseat70 09/02/2013 at 17:45

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That's right they did, but they retain the race spec interior, and most of the other specs

F40LM > Wunderchoc 09/02/2013 at 17:46

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It's gonna be the GTR

CarGuyRyan > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 17:48

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The MP4/4 seems to have been posted a lot (deservedly) already, so I'll settle for my second favourite, the MP4-26

sliptanked > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 18:02

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McLaren M26. I was a huge James Hunt fan before any of this Rush business. I always love the lines, the huge radiator duct, and the difference in tire sizing.
Not to mention it was a championship winning car...

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Wunderchoc 09/02/2013 at 18:20

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I so agree with you, I saw it at the Norisring DTM race in 2010 I think and it is such a beautiful car. It looks retro and modern.

Trev > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 18:20

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Someone needs to post some more real race cars...

I could go on

472CID > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 18:27

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Because: big block Chevy

kenhitch > PRBot II 09/02/2013 at 18:50

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Came here to post this lol

Just wear your damn mask... > Wunderchoc 09/02/2013 at 19:07

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Thais is a limited 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix powered by at McLaren/ASC turbocharged V6 that was good for 205 horsepower back in the day. Probably not one of the things memorialized at the Technology Center.

ylfch > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 19:27

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M1-A (coupé)

newton > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 19:28

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The XP4 is particular in my favorite roady F1. The XP1 LM would of course be the ultimate one. There's other McLarens?

4wsprelude > Chris Scherzer 09/02/2013 at 20:20

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When it first came out I threw up! Turbine wheels and a long nose with an F1 nose? It was horrendous but now that I have grown up and leveled down to a grown mans world.... That car is awesome now. I love it and I hate people who thrash its looks and power. It's an awesome GT car.

Skid-Vicious > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 20:36

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McLaren M6A because I'm a big fan of Hardcastle and McCormick. (And I know it was a replica, but it was super awesome)

Also, I love the McLaren F1 from the 90's

ktonl > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 21:34

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Fair warning:

Anyone who posts the SLR McLaren automatically gets their Jalop Card revoked.

Mr. Ligier 812 GTC4Lusso Rubicon Pista > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/02/2013 at 22:41

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Easy answer - MINE!

Mr. Ligier 812 GTC4Lusso Rubicon Pista > F40LM 09/02/2013 at 22:43

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That shot of Larry B's and Tom P's F1s was from a really awesome night. Is that your pic, or is it one you sourced?

F40LM > Mr. Ligier 812 GTC4Lusso Rubicon Pista 09/03/2013 at 00:17

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Found on the internet somewhere

badbluetom > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 01:50

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Mclaren mp4-20

Wunderchoc > Just wear your damn mask... 09/03/2013 at 08:40

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Eh, nope. Didn't see one there. Nice car though! I don't think it gets much more left-field than this...

Wunderchoc > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 09/03/2013 at 08:42

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Also;

DAT SUPERCHARGED V8 SOUND.

Wunderchoc > F40LM 09/03/2013 at 08:42

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Great choice!

v12mind > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 08:43

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There are few cars, if any, more fabled than the McLaren F1. Of the hundred or so examples, none of them cemented the F1's place in automotive history like #o1R — In my opinion the single most precious specimen of the F1 stable. The short story is that #01R was the winner of the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Le Mans is the single most storied automobile race in the world and many cars and drivers have one over the years and there will be many more in the years come. So why was the 1995 race so significant? Firstly, as we know, the F1 was never built with the intention to go racing. It was just so thoroughly built that the transition from splendid roadcar to serious racecar was an almost natural one. Before it was a racecar the F1 was simply another rich man's plaything/status symbol, not too different from the much hyped P1 of today. Unlike the supercars of today, however, in which manufacturers refuse to enter their top of the line halo cars in international racing to rarely — if ever — turn a wheel in anger in the name of competitive motorsport, back in the F1's day things were a little different. McLaren was one of those manufacturers with such pride in their product that they were willing to put the company's single and best product, and in essence, their reputation on the line. Furthermore, this was the first time McLaren has ever entered the F1 at the glorious race. Through the proving of their client's racecars in other endurance races, McLaren was able to make their preparation for the 24LM and put up a serious contest for a class win. But it wasn't just for the class win, it was ultimately the overall victory itself. Even in the face of clearly superior prototype racecars, the F1 GTR was victorious. Yes, a "GT" car has won the race the year before and another one will a few years later, they were thinly disguised purpose built racecars that only had road examples built for no other purpose for homologation. But this is one of those once in a blue moon moments that GT-Class racer based on a honest to goodness roadcar overcame the prototypes. To put it in perspective, that's like having a C6.R beating an R18 for top honors. Quite the feat indeed, and most likely won't be repeated any time soon. Not only did #01R win for McLaren, it's sister cars dominated the results finishing very well in the final standings. The single most successful debut at Le Mans by any manufacturer ever!

#01R had it's on peculiar background to the race that set it apart from it's other racing sister cars. As the prototype for the racecar program, all F1 GTRs that followed were derived from it. Even the modified 1996 or the heavily-restyled 1997 versions can trace their development from what was learned during the time #01R was put through it's paces. As a research platform and promotional car, it was never meant to be raced at all. Finally it saw a one-time use when McLaren let a Japan-based racing team to use the car for their entry in 1995 race. Barely able to procure enough sponsorship money for the race, the final livery for the car rather dull; it's simple white lettering on a black and gray body paint gave the car an unassuming (if at all noticeable at all) presence on the starting grid. But #01R seemed to have a spirit like that of an athlete or performance artist who knew that this would be it's only opportunity to shine and show the world what it can do took off racing all day and into the wet and cold darkness of the night, soldiering on into the morning to be declared the victor some 24 hours later. With that win in hand, the 1995 Le Mans race became McLaren's third and final jewel of the unofficial (but honorable no less) "Triple Crown of Motorsport" making them the first and still the only racing organization to do so.

IDer2 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 09:07

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The one time I got to see the Ralph Lauren collection, the McLaren F1 was in it. It fitted perfectly with the rest of the collection of old Bugattis, Ferraris, Porsches and Alfa Romeo race cars because it is just as timeless looking. I'd take a McLaren F1 or LM any day. Long tail isn't for me though.

Mr. Ligier 812 GTC4Lusso Rubicon Pista > F40LM 09/03/2013 at 09:39

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Ah. It's from the Silicon Valley unveiling of the McLaren MP4-12C.

65corvette > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 10:26

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Any one with exactly 3 seats

Jays81DMC > Wunderchoc 09/03/2013 at 10:48

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Similar to these

Rob > Just wear your damn mask... 09/03/2013 at 10:58

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Hey these are deliciously 90s and very rare. I'd definitelu jump at the opportunity to own a pristine low-mileage example if one popped up in the $3000-5000 range.

SP23 > Shane Elliott 09/03/2013 at 11:07

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Those mirrors and the location of the fog lights.

Rob > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 11:17

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1989 Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo by ASC and McLaren. This one is for sale on Ebay right now.

SP23 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 11:17

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F1 GTR Longtail. Oh my heavens.

McLarry > ktonl 09/03/2013 at 12:43

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Not the best McLaren, but quite a good Mercedes...

Well, whatever, I still like it.

McLarry > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 12:50

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Formula4speed > Mr. Ligier 812 GTC4Lusso Rubicon Pista 09/03/2013 at 13:05

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CHEATER! :P

reddude7 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 13:17

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this entire photoshoot of the F1 LM made me very partial to the car. i have yet to see better automobile photography. I think it's a mix of the color film, the autumn colors and the color of the car, and the weather and lighting. just gives it all an awesome mood

Kursa > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/03/2013 at 13:21

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Easily.

All Hail Spaceball > $kaycog 09/03/2013 at 14:17

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Had to get a Ford GT in there :)

$kaycog > All Hail Spaceball 09/03/2013 at 14:20

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I have no shame. ;D

Alex Wren > badbluetom 09/03/2013 at 20:24

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MP4-20 in test livery:

LOVE this car.

MrBillG59 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/04/2013 at 00:58

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The Mk 8B.