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Old 10-23-2003, 05:47 AM   #1
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Ultima-McLaren; Does anyone know this car?

This Car was recently for sale in Germany, imported from Britain.

Ultima McLaren GT1 Race Car, 1985, Serial-Nr. 0001/85,
5,3 L Chevy-Engine, R30 Gearbox, Single-Seater.

Is this a predecessor of the Ultima GTR?
Thank you for any Information about the car.

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http://mitglied.lycos.de/rolstein30/Ultima-McLaren.jpg

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Old 10-23-2003, 08:43 AM   #2
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Dunno about the McLaren part but it looks like an old shape Ultima kit car. Check the link below.

http://www.ultimacars.com/

Light-weight construction, Chevvy V8 and Porsche gear-box. It's a flying machine or at least the new Ultima cars are. I would say it's defo a predecessor to the GTR.
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Old 10-24-2003, 03:23 AM   #3
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Could be a few reasons.

A seperate McLaren operates in the US doing Engines etc, so it could have a McLaren tuned engine, just not the one in Woking.

Theres also a engine company in UK called McLaren Nicholson engines that use to tune and rebuild Cosworth DFV/Y engines so it could be that

Or it could have been "dropped" in because McLaren used an Ultimate chassis as a mule when developing the F1
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Old 10-26-2003, 09:14 PM   #4
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What about the McLaren Mustang they made in the early 80's?
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Old 10-27-2003, 01:22 AM   #5
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that had something to do with the American tuning company and nothing to do with the F1 team/road car company in Woking, england
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Old 06-28-2004, 12:52 AM   #6
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McLarens First Prototype before the mclaren F1 was an Ultima kit car modified to fit a GM performance parts 454 crate engine. I believe they named the car Albert. Supposedly Abert and Edward( the ultima car with the BMW V12 that would eventually be used) were both crushed though.
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Yes you are right good show man
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Old 11-12-2004, 10:14 AM   #8
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nothing special

there even exists a top geat video
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Re: Ultima-McLaren; Does anyone know this car?

well if anyone needs some info on Ultimas, well my dad owns one that you may have seen in mags... so any questions are accepted
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