Mclaren Special Operations - MSO

[F1GTRUeno]

I do wonder just what condition XP56GT is in running wise?

I mean, I'd expect that McLaren would keep it in shape but it can't have done many miles at all and that wouldn't be good for the internals. If they were to ever let go of it I'd imagine it'd be a huge job to recommision it for the road surely?

Would love to see it running up the hill at Goodwood. Can't have many occasions when any of the three GT's would've ran in anger.

[dbsf1]

Originally Posted by F1GTRUeno

Can't have many occasions when any of the three GT's would've ran in anger.

At a guess,
54F1GT has never had a proper drive (aside from original pre-delivery shakedown I guess?)
58F1GT only got out once for that magazine article, and once again for the shakedown when repainted (some video on youtube) otherwise mostly museum/storage.
56XPGT hardly at all except for the Curwood photos in Scotland, and of course during development like in the newspaper pictures.

Sound right?

And...
I hate to disrupt this thread with a further GT question, but was chassis 56 any way towards being a normal F1 when it was made into a GT? Or do we know for a fact that it was always going to be a wildly different car right from the get-go? (Same for 54 and 58)

[countachal]

Originally Posted by M.S.O

Thanks for the welcome chaps, it is great to see there is still a large following for the F1!
I will do my best to try and get XPGT a public outing this year,

Ah you are a true gent sir, for even contemplating my request. If you can pull it off, that would be on another level of gratitude that I can not even put into words! heres hoping.

[PatrickT82]

+1 Alan

[PatrickT82]

Here is my only pic of the GT

pic of a pic




And found in my archives: took pic of pics of VHS vid, lol




and this might be 010 ?? december 1995

[arjan916]

Originally Posted by PatrickT82

Here is my only pic of the GT


and this might be 010 ?? december 1995

Is it taken at an Autotron (NL) show?
I've seen it there (too).
And the GT in Essen, at the motorshow?
I'll check my archive too.

[PatrickT82]

silver is AutoTron december 1995

GT is Speed & Design Utrecht 1997

[M.S.O]

Ask and you shall receive....

Due to a last minute cancellation I have been able to arrange a certain green longtail to be put on show. Later this week it is coming out of Heritage into a truck bound for Europe That means 2 gaps in our collection this week as XP5 is also leaving tomorrow to go in display in Switzerland!

XPGT will be on show here should anyone wish to go and see it:
http://autosalon.be/en/salon/visiteur/dreamcar/

I will also have some more exciting news on the Heritage cars later this month, it's all kicking off for McLaren's 50th

[Le Man]

Oooow Eeeerrrr, looks like I,ve started something in regards to XPGT . Sorry Henry, you must have your work cut out this year, without additional requests from us guys. Real big thanks once again for allowing XPGT to go on public display at short notice

Reading this months Race Car Engineering magazine, it states Mclaren own (on their books for valuation purposes) six variants of F1, plus a huge collection of Formula one cars etc. Its about time McLaren opened a Museum I,m sure it would be Woking,s biggest tourist attraction

I,m sure a certain person on here, would like a chassis plate pic, just before it goes on the truck

[hurstg01]

Paging Patrick!

A Chassis plate should would be great if you could Henry

As for the Museum, if ever you need an archivist, curator etc you have my details

[Peloton25]

I wish I could come over and give it a nice soapy bath before it leaves. Kind of a strange request, but you really get to absorb the details of an automobile when you make it look clean with a hand wash.

Now how do we get Alan to Brussels?

>8^)
ER

[countachal]

Wow, Henry is this really happening? I only ask as I will book and go if the GT is definately going to be there! My home internet is not working at the moment so I need to organise all this from work and with the short notice, can you PLEASE confirm it will be there (is there a chance it will be shown in England in the future?)

Thanks a million, Alan.

[M.S.O]

Originally Posted by countachal

Wow, Henry is this really happening?

Alan - I am not prepared to confirm this 100% as it is all very last minute and I don't want to be responsible for your travel costs should something go wrong. As far as I am aware it is happening, all the transport has been booked and arrangements made, so 99% sure it will be there.
I am not aware of it being booked for anything else after this and I have already arranged for it to go back into hibernation late next week.
Thanks,
Henry

[jkbon]

Great news, I will be there !

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by M.S.O

Ask and you shall receive....

Due to a last minute cancellation I have been able to arrange a certain green longtail to be put on show. Later this week it is coming out of Heritage into a truck bound for Europe That means 2 gaps in our collection this week as XP5 is also leaving tomorrow to go in display in Switzerland!

XPGT will be on show here should anyone wish to go and see it:
http://autosalon.be/en/salon/visiteur/dreamcar/

I will also have some more exciting news on the Heritage cars later this month, it's all kicking off for McLaren's 50th

And what a worthy cause too