I've never seen a dark green car with the High Downforce Kit fitted. If I had to guess though, I would say the car would most likely have been #073, originally painted AMG Green Velvet.
The Christies auction info on #073 claimed that testing was performed on the car at Bruntingthorpe in May 2000, so that could certainly have co-incided with the refit being completed then. Quoting from the auction description on that car:
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After the car was purchased, McLaren offered to undertake this extraordinary project in their workshops in Woking, England. It began with the fitment of their GTR-inspired 'High Downforce Package' which dramatically improved high speed road holding and stability. Later additional improvement was requested to increase the aerodynamic capability of the car in an effective but visually subtle manner thus it was decided to add louvres to the tops of the front wings and balance the rear end of the car with a 4mm %IGurney flap%i. Documented testing at Bruntingthorpe proving ground in May 2000 evaluated these additions and the conclusion was the following; '…The additional downforce enhances the existing levels of grip and stability and provides a great feeling of confidence and security, particularly at high speed.' In addition to this, McLaren installed larger radiators and a sports exhaust system (the original system also accompanies the car) along with a set of forged multi-spoke wheels (exclusive to this car) brandishing suitably colossal Michelin tyres all round. To complete this marvel the LM engine was installed; producing an astonishing 691bhp at 7500rpm and 735 NM of torque (dyno test sheet can be provided upon request) it makes a significant performance improvement. It is important to acknowledge the significance of this upgrade as there is only one other McLaren F1 roadcar with the LM engine fitted.
An additional fax sent from McLaren in August 2000 complimented this astonishing car even further; McLaren's most experienced test driver commented that this car was 'the ultimate F1 variant, having the best combination of performance, stability, grip and handling, whilst still being practical for road use'.
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It sounds like the High Downforce Kit was fitted first, before any of the other more radical changes took place on this car. If that's the case, then I suspect that this was your green car.
The only other possibility I can think of would be Paul Stewart's #023 as it was originally finished in British Racing Green. It now wears a partial High Downforce Kit, but has been painted silver. It's tough to say if both of those changes would have taken place at the same time, but one would expect they would have so maybe #023 is not an option.
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