New Discovery: Mclaren Headlights Edition

"SaabStutz" (stutz) 05/31/2014 at 23:00 • Filed to: Discovery, Mclaren, Headlights

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GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS! I just discovered something! Here goes nothing:

If you look at the Mclaren headlights and the space below it, it appears the headlights are exactly the same as the little red swoop on the Mclaren logo! I hope this isn't too obvious, because it took me a long time to realize this!

midengineer > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:01

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Not obvious at all ;)

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:03

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I noticed that awhile ago. They're like that on the 650S too.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:05

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More McLaren swoops on the top. I'd give you a hard time, but I've missed crazy obvious things as well. It's all good!

daender > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:05

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Did you know the swoop was also in the 12C before it got the 650S update?

SaabStutz > daender 05/31/2014 at 23:06

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Holy crap! So many easter eggs!

SaabStutz > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 05/31/2014 at 23:07

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I like the ones in the back. They're damn cool.

SaabStutz > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS 05/31/2014 at 23:08

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Yeah! Daender also pointed out on this page that they were in the MP4-12C headlights too.

lonestranger > daender 05/31/2014 at 23:12

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I'm always surprised at how few people know this. The headlight's the most obvious, but the swoop is also evident in the front bumper and the side vents.

lonestranger > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:15

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Check my reply to him... ;)

P.S. Yes, that's the F1 that wrecked recently.

lonestranger > SaabStutz 05/31/2014 at 23:21

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... but did you know that the swoop was originally a hidden Marlboro logo ?

Dsscats > lonestranger 05/31/2014 at 23:23

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And the grille. And sort of the rear quarter window

lonestranger > Dsscats 05/31/2014 at 23:29

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... and sort of the rear "grille" that houses the taillights... and kinda the exhaust oultets... and maybe........

MC_Leon6494 > SaabStutz 06/01/2014 at 00:27

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I noticed it a while ago and was so stunned by it. I thought it was frickin awesome.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > lonestranger 06/01/2014 at 00:49

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..although it does look awful similar to the Buy NZ Made logo which came out in the mid 80s, and I doubt that's a complete co-incidence. Merging the Flying Kiwi and the Marlboro chevron would have made a lot of sense.

lonestranger > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 06/01/2014 at 01:10

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Steve Hopkinson disagrees with you, but I can see the resemblance. It's plausible, even though McLaren don't claim as much :

The revamped logo that first appeared in 1997 featured a streamlined speedmark which bares similarities to the vortices created by our rear wing. It appeared on the top of our cars' side-pods. They evoke the aggressive markings found on predatory animals and insects. The white wording was also made even more powerful by the black background.

GenericSpoon > SaabStutz 06/01/2014 at 11:57

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I was aware, but to this day I'm still fascinated by Mclaren's attention to detail.

webmonkees > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 06/01/2014 at 12:13

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[weeps at incapacity to accumulate excess funds by genetics, luck, work or scheme.]

SaabStutz > GenericSpoon 06/01/2014 at 12:36

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It's no wonder their cars are absolute stunners. You're right, the attention to even the tiny details is absolutely amazing.