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US McLarens
Amir,
With regard to the colors of McLaren F1s, the original cars were painted in two ways; to the exact specifications of a particular owner, or as you have probably noticed, most cars were painted silver, that were not otherwise specified by the original owner. After the cars is sold from the original owner, the new owner sometimes chooses to repaint the car, possibly to restore the finish to like-new condition or simply to give the car a new personal flavor unique to the new owner. My observations are that about 20% repaint their cars upon ownership transition and about half of those owners change the color.
Currently, the cars that are here in the US are limited to 1994 and 1995. The reason being the complexity of passing the emissions testing of the later cars has currently not been overcome to allow 1996, 97, and 98 cars into the states. Rest assured, this will happen eventually.
Present values of the cars are quite consistant regardless of the year of production. A car that has already been converted for use here in the US is worth about $1.4-1.5Million. A European car, or any other location for that matter, is worth about $1.3-1.4Million. The conversion and importation costs are around $100,000.
An important thing to remember with the McLarens is that these prices I have listed are assuming the car is in exceptional condition, which I have found most are not at all. Around 75% of the cars I have seen are in a simply shameful condition. The above values drop of very quickly if regular service has not been accomplished, the fuel cells have not been replaced as scheduled, if the mileage and use of the car are excessive, paint condition, color combination, and many other factors also play into the car's value.
I have seen some fairly affordable McLarens in terms of initial investment, but they require considerable further investment to get the car back to its proper maintenance condition.
If you would like me to further assess a car's value for the purpose of purchase or sale, I can do that. You are welcome to PM me with further details.
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