Recap of the North American F1 fleet

[hurstg01]

I'm loving the last pic - as well as for the shot, the ingenuity and flexibility of the photographer

[carbuilder2002]

I echo that, a view rarely seen.

[Peloton25]

This ain't a bad view either:



>8^)
ER

[Peloton25]

In my never-ending quest for all that is the McLaren F1 I have found something AMAZING this evening - I am literally doing a happy dance over here.

In several cases I thought stuff like this was lost to history and likely never to be seen, but here are a pair of images of Lawrence Stroll's F1 road car taken in 1997 at Mont Tremblant and still seen wearing its original blue paint.





According to my Canadian friend, that is a Quebec plate on the car which is very interesting considering what we know about the their vehicle importation laws being very strict. I still can't give up the chassis number of this one but I have a feeling with this detail most who care can now figure it out for themselves.

Thankfully there were some details included with the photos that made it clear whose car this was, otherwise I might have been fairly confused. The craziest part of all is that these images have been online since 2003 - how could they have been missed for so long? Google's algorithms must be getting better I guess. Does make you wonder what else is out there still to be uncovered. There are a few other cars it would be nice to have original content on - #023 for sure, #046 as well, and more of #073 would be nice too. Finding something like this gives me hope that eventually we'll get lucky with them.

It is a shot in the dark, but I'm going to see if the source on these can send me larger versions or any other shots he may have snapped - that's if I can figure out how to reach him. For now enjoy those postcard-sized shots.

>8^)
ER

[McF1GTR]

I believe your new found F1 is #020 in its original Midnight Blue Pearl, prior to Dorchester Gray and the HDF kit.

Am I close?

[Peloton25]

No - and #020 is presently "Carbon".

As noted in my email - I can't really play 20 questions on this one but most people following along here shouldn't need one more answer anyway - you included.

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

another piece of the puzzle found! Erik

[McF1GTR]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

No - and #020 is presently "Carbon".

As noted in my email - I can't really play 20 questions on this one but most people following along here shouldn't need one more answer anyway - you included.

>8^)
ER

Gotcha!

[F1GTRUeno]

You've gotta love period photos like that, especially when they reveal a bit of hidden information.

[mclarenman]

Is this #052 ?

[Peloton25]

I can neither confirm nor deny, as they say.

>8^)
ER

[Peloton25]

Wallpaper-worthy image of one of everyone's favorites from DLM Photos on Flickr:



Click for larger versions

>8^)
ER

[cabrio92]

Hi,

sensational Erik ! New pics of a never seen livery ! Congrats.

If Lawrence Stroll still owns the same car, it should be #052 originally painted Dark blue Mica

I believe you solve a mystery !

Hmm, #020 was repaintedf ? You never told me I was wrong in the registry...

Phil

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by cabrio92

Hmm, #020 was repaintedf ? You never told me I was wrong in the registry...

Phil

Sorry - but we have certainly covered it many times, including here:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...85&postcount=3

>8^)
ER

[McF1GTR]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Wallpaper-worthy image of one of everyone's favorites from DLM Photos on Flickr:



Click for larger versions

>8^)
ER

One of the most beautiful McLaren F1s out there. Thanks for the link!