#061 is back!!

McLaren have done what some suspected would be impossible - 'thepinkumbrella' on FerrariChat shared this image of #061 he spotted on a rain soaked M4 this morning.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20L/photo-1.jpg

Fantastic! :sunglasse

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ER

Great to see it will contiue it's journey! :lol2:

I missed this by 40 minutes this morning; never mind, it was still an epic day ;)

Hope he's more careful driving in the rain this time!

McLaren have done what some suspected would be impossible - 'thepinkumbrella' on FerrariChat shared this image of #061 he spotted on a rain soaked M4 this morning.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20L/photo-1.jpg

Fantastic! :sunglasse

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ER

YES!! Yes, yes yes! I know he must be very happy to have it back. ... Apologies for the shouting, I was slightly overcome with joy. :grinyes:

Waw, fantastic picture welcome "one more time" to the life 061 i hope see more pictures this great car. it have the same color is perfect.

I bet it feels like a brand new car.

Glad to see he isn't put off by what happened and is continuing to use it in all weathers.

I am really glad to see its back on the road! It would be a dream to see a movie of McLaren "re-making" the F1, but I guess it would be too much to ask...

Glad to see her back on the road!

Please Rowan, keep on driving ...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! :cool:

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/426750_10151450064093566_2054520749_n.jpg

High on the list of wants right now is a copy of that magazine.

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I've got it but wont be back from work til late- may have time to scan it later :)

Take your time - you'll still have my local newsstand beat by several weeks, I am sure.

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Excellent !

Is it released yet ?

I'll try to scan it tonight :)

Was interesting to see both the writing on the carbon fibre behind the seat as well as the interior changes.....

OK - before you read further, you HAVE to go out and buy this - its a great read!! Rowan is my kind of F1 owner - enthusiastic about the car, uses it as you would do a VW Golf to go on holiday, to work, to race meetings etc, loves the brand and can't sing the praises highly enough of the MSO [who also happens to make an apppearance :)]



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/121_zpsd26d2468.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/20_zpsd2dc6346.jpg

Cant wait for that mag to hit my local book store!!!

I didnt see where mention of the interior changes were made... Was a page left out?

Greg, thank you very much for sharing that article - greatly appreciated !!!

Roger

Brilliant scans, thank you!

Cant wait for that mag to hit my local book store!!!

I didnt see where mention of the interior changes were made... Was a page left out?

Ahem, yes :loser:


Page 92 now added :)

At quick glance whilst adding these pics it did look like the interior was changed to have white passenger seats - it looks like they are either the same cream or the photography showed them as white

I'm glad they aren't changed, as it keeps the car as it was from new :) [unless MSO can tell us otherwise?]

I had been told he wanted the car rebuilt in what some would describe as a sentimental restoration. I believe that all of the interior that could be saved (perhaps all of it?) was preserved.

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BTW: Did you get banned over at PistonHeads? :uhoh:

Even Gred did superb job :smokin:, I have to get this magazine. You can I think most of this forum members can feel trought the fingers when open the box and take there around 15 years an old magazine, exaple that CAR (was it car), where is 1997 GTR Longtail vs Ferrari F50 in Austria A1 Ring. That's why I buy these magazines. History!:smokin:

I had been told he wanted the car rebuilt in what some would describe as a sentimental restoration. I believe that all of the interior that could be saved (perhaps all of it?) was preserved.

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BTW: Did you get banned over at PistonHeads? :uhoh:

Not banned, just had the post deleted and an nice explanation emailed to me - no problem :) All is good between PH and GH :)

Magazine preview on the Classic & Sports Car website includes a wallpaper-sized image of #061. :cool:

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/general-classic-car-news/rebuilt-rowan-atkinson-mclaren-f1-heads-march-issue-of-csc

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According to a (Dutch) website, the cost for repair was a huge amount of money 1.065.000 euro (910.000 GBP).

http://www.autoblog.nl/raad-de-schade-mr-beans-f1-voor-recordbedrag-gerepareerd#post-56838

Did anyone notice the watch Rowan is wearing? :)

yes, it was the first thing I noticed on the article photos, very nice indeed

According to a (Dutch) website, the cost for repair was a huge amount of money 1.065.000 euro (910.000 GBP).

http://www.autoblog.nl/raad-de-schade-mr-beans-f1-voor-recordbedrag-gerepareerd#post-56838

Many other news sources are parroting the information released in the Classic & Sports Car article. Here's another:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/9854877/Rowan-Atkinsons-McLaren-car-repair-costs-insurers-almost-1-million.html

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Many thanks to Greg as i still cannot get a copy :runaround: i would love to know how many hours work went into the repairs ?

I went to my local magazine only store on Thursday, they just got their February issue of this mag last week so the March is a month out. He took my name and will call me when it comes in.

There was one on eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Sports-Car-magazine-Mar-2013-Rowan-Atkinsons-McLaren-F1-Frazer-Nash-/251225628774?pt=UK_Magazines&hash=item3a7e36e066) if you can't wait....

Amazing how much this article has been copied around the world and people latching on to the story. For 2 days we were being bombarded by newspapers and blogs asking for quotes!

Looking forward to it coming back and carrying on its impeccable McLaren Factory service history :)

So Henry, how big was the file you gave Rowan to show the stages of restoration?

I wrote this on Erik FB wall :

"I just finished to read this article and it's a must read. No doubt at all. You feel Mclaren staff was dedicated to rebuild 061 for a dedicated car enthusiast"

no more to add. I bought it for 5€ at Retromobile :)

Hmm I still do not think it is the most used F1 as Bscher used to do quite high miles in his at least in the early days and our Flemke must be a hot contender for most used as well?

Ouch that's gotta hurt!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8293426/Rowan-Atkinson-car-crash-bill-hits-1-97m

#046 is racking up the miles too :)

XP3 is believed to have around 60k miles.

#046 had had 35k miles after the anniversary burt before to go to Sport & Collection, so at least 36k miles now.

I would like to know how many miles Flemke has on #40, if he reads...

So Henry, how big was the file you gave Rowan to show the stages of restoration?

Quality not quantity!
I had a few folders made up using the original Connolly lightweight leather with embossed logo and special badge, this is one of them. Rather special I thought!

A nice touch :thumbsup:

And a 06r model underneath?

Isn't that model Amalgam's 1:8 Harrods #51 LM'95? Nice folder too! ;)

timski96 over on PH (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1037661&d=12299.47916&nmt=#seperator) shared a pic -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/laN6G8g2_zps29723b18.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/hurstg01/media/laN6G8g2_zps29723b18.jpg.html)

If it did go on eBay it'd be interesting to see what it went for, and to whom....

Best guess for its final price?

Rowans rear grille on eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIQUE-McLaren-F1-road-car-rear-grille-Rowan-Atkinson-/181209628834?pt=UK_Car_Parts_Vehicles_Automobila_E T&hash=item2a30ef80a2)

had it been a GTR one I would have been interestd

I don't think I would have stopped trying to get it back to its rightful owner.

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the lure of a quick buck to some people is more powerful than anything, besides Mr Atkinson has a nice shiny new one!

Didn't know the rear plate was metal with gold backing. Cool.

I was sure it was a lightweight plastic job about half the thickness of a normal number plate?

Auction was ended early. No word yet from the seller as to 'Why?'

Greg - you didn't offer him Thomas, did you? :grinno:

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My guess someone offered him a large sum to end it early for an outright sale there and then.

My guess someone offered him a large sum to end it early for an outright sale there and then.

I think it bears all the hallmarks of Mc (You-Know-Who) requesting the return of the item, from whoever had it, under threat of legal action.

They have several ebay identities (Orangestan, McLarenracinglimited) which have no purchase feedback, but have been (allegedly) previously used to obtain seller's contact information and then made a direct approach to recover the listed ebay item.

Their second line of recovery involves the ebay Vero system, whereby they exercise their rights as trademark & copyright holders of the McLaren name, to have ebay remove the auction.

It's perfectly within their remit as trademark owners, but does make the collecting of the rarer McF1 Bits somewhat of a cat & mouse game.

The suggestion on PistonHeads that Johnny English may have been involved seems more plausible. ;)

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The suggestion on PistonHeads that Johnny English may have been involved seems more plausible. ;)

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More likely to be Bough

Auction was ended early. No word yet from the seller as to 'Why?'

Greg - you didn't offer him Thomas, did you? :grinno:

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Just don't tell the wife, I'll post up pics of it once it gets delivered

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