http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MCLAREN-CARS-F1-LEATHER-SUITCASE-LUGGAGE-SET-LA-MANS_W0QQitemZ190112427072QQihZ009QQcategoryZ10175 5QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am sorely tempted....... :)

Sorry dude. I'm guessing an ending price close to $5k

I just pushed it up to 150... lol Dont wanna go much further than that :banghead:Sorry dude. I'm guessing an ending price close to $5k

5K!! too steep for me

I just pushed it up to 150... lol Dont wanna go much further than that :banghead:
Thanks, lol

Sorry dude. I'm guessing an ending price close to $5k

I'm saying $2K without the Golfbag.

It'll be high. No way me or hurst had a chance

It looks like fairly unremarkable luggage, to be honest. You can get really great luggage nowadays, no matter what your requirements. Roller-blade wheels, ergonomic handles, waterproof compartments, distinctive look, top-quality ballistic nylon or high-grade leather, innovative touches like neoprene laptop sleeves, zip out day-packs, custom fitted stuff for specific items like tennis rackets or crossbows, reinforced exoskeletons that kids can sit on and get wheeled around, etc., etc. It's all out there.

Not everything McLaren touches is going to be world-class. They made the world's best cars, not luggage. I am sure it's good quality materials, but it smacks of the same pointlessness as Ferrari-branded Acer laptops or Porsche sunglasses or Lamborghini leather portfolios.

Not everything McLaren touches is going to be world-class. They made the world's best cars, not luggage. I am sure it's good quality materials, but it smacks of the same pointlessness as Ferrari-branded Acer laptops or Porsche sunglasses or Lamborghini leather portfolios.

Touche.

The Ebay listing is incorrect,

It is not a complete set. There are six pieces of luggage, plus the golf bag (option).

The two best bits are missing? I would feel short changed, If I bid on those items. :shakehead

Still, how often do you see any bits of McLaren luggage come up? Its unlikely the winning bidder is buying it for his/her McLaren. They'll be sold to a collector and re-appear in 10 years time for 100x the price

I also agree with F1 Monster but you've gotta admit, it would be a cool thing to have

I agree with F1 Monster. Collecting all things McLaren, this seems more of a let down than anything. I'm rather unimpressed/un excited. Had the items been brand new, it might be a slightly different story... just slightly.

And I thought the F1 luggage were embossed directly onto the leather rather than having an embossed patch stitched. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Maybe I'm just too skeptical on this one. But for some reason, they don't seem right.

They appear to be identical to what the cars originally came with from my perspective. Le Man is correct that the set is not complete though.

>8^)
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Something else I have noticed, is that the description states that the cases have a sandy suede material lining. bit different to the lining in the pic!!

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9025/03844fw5.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=03844fw5.jpg)

A very tasteful F1 lining..... Interesting.

I,d like to know, which chassis # they came from.

Sorry dude. I'm guessing an ending price close to $5k

Sorry you were wrong m8y, it seems the luggage attracted a max bid of only440quid :( I could have bought it for that much...

Winnig bidder? Robin.Reliant :rofl::rofl::rofl:
Where's he gonna put that luggage in a Robin Relant?
http://img156.imagevenue.com/loc769/th_87397_Robin_Reliant_122_769lo.jpg (http://img156.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87397_Robin_Reliant_122_769lo.jpg)
Perhaps its Del Boy looking to make quick £££££'s :).....

Winnig bidder? Robin.Reliant...........
he's a very nice guy :bigthumb:

Payso, you get my email?

Just for discussion's sake: I thought that all the luggage was chassis numbered, like the owner's manual zip case each of which bears the chassis number embossed into a leather strip at the zip area ?

I asked the seller if there were any numbers embossed into the leather an they confirmed no numbers are present !

One final point: if the owner's manual zip case is also lined with a beige suede (as described by the luggage seller as the lining to the luggage), perhaps the F1 print lining to the laptop case(shown on the thread above) was discrete to the last roadcar built, as I know it also had a green leather tool roll and not the standard colour shown on the sales card !

...so perhaps the F1 print lining to the laptop case(shown on the thread above) was discrete to the last roadcar built, as I know it also had a green leather tool roll and not the standard colour shown on the sales card !

If you're talking about the pic a few posts up, its not 075, its 038

Whoops ! Of course it is ! Must get my eyes tested for colourblindness !

OK, so maybe the laptop bag lining is different from the owner's manual (and rest of the luggage ?) ?

Found this interesting pic!!.... from the rear cover of an F1 leaflet.

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4571/p5250080xu3.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p5250080xu3.jpg)(clickable)

Seems even I was wrong about the amount of luggage in the set, As per the pic, there are nine items plus golf bag.