Well I'm not necessarily all that much closer to the chassis number, but did learn who was likely the original owner of the "MI MAC" F1.
Check out this little detail from an article on the Gumball Rally in 2000.
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Paul Burdell, multi-millionaire ex-chairman of a City bank, needs to dress streamlined - he's driving the million-pound McLaren F1 (registration MI MAC), the world's fastest road car.
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Here's a link to the full article:
Life in the fast lane
We had a previous discussion about that car's participation here in the event once before:
mclarens in the gumball
An interesting story also came my way about this F1 leaving me questioning it's current status:
"The owner was going over Hammersmith Bridge one day and he swipped the side of the car on the big concrete kerb. He over corrected and did the other side. Whoops."
The source of that bit of detail was uncertain about the chassis number other than to say that it was an early car. Chassis #024 still seems most likely to me.
A search of the web for Paul's name also shows another coincidence - in 1995 and 1996 he campaigned a 911 GT2 in various sportscar races. That car he drove was prepared for him by Lanzante Motorsport.
>8^)
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