Mclaren F1 Movie

[zx4000]

this is not the drag of F1 vs skyline GT-R, show sprint 0-400m, more details in aerodynamic and we are able to see clearly the undertray of F1 with disffusor not shown untill now. i think this movie clip is the longest shown ever so far now. Pretty good!! it is made by janpan. but the chassis Nr as our most strongest curiosity is unknown. we need to identify this. mabye though it seem to be impossible.

http://www.bobaedream.co.kr/board/da...lect=&content=

This is korea auto website.

[drPhibes]

direct url to the video: http://auto.joins.com/upboard/pds/pd..._McLarenF1.asf

[zx4000]

Originally Posted by drPhibes

direct url to the video: http://auto.joins.com/upboard/pds/pd..._McLarenF1.asf

Hello

How do you know this site ? This site is being managed by the big Korean Newspaper com.,are you Korean?

[tvrfreak]

Unbelievably good.

[Peloton25]

No one has been able to obtain the chassis number for the "Tag Heuer" labeled F1. I have one suspicion, but it's not worth bringing up just yet. There is actually a spot in that video about midway through the beginning where they do pan over the chassis plaque, but you can't read it in the encoded file. I'm hopeful that it would be readable in the actual taped video, but I haven't been able to find a copy.

I saw this video when it was brand new on tape as a friend of mine is a huge fan of Japanese cars and he used to travel into Los Angeles' "Little Tokyo" area to a tiny Japanese video store to rent the newest "Best Motoring" video each month. He was one of my roommates at the time, so naturally each time he'd bring a new one home I'd get to see it. I don't recall the year exactly (maybe '94 or '95), but this video was highly influental in stirring my passion for the McLaren F1.

It's been available on RacingFlix.com in this form for about 1 year and I was really happy to get to watch it again as like tvrfreak said, it's unbelievably good. I just wish it was captioned with subtitles in English as my Japanese is very poor.

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[teflon]

Could the car be owned by a member of the Ojjeh family?

They did own TAG Heuer until a few years ago.

Greg A

[Peloton25]

It could be, but it was always seen in Japan as far as I'm aware, and hasn't been seen in quite some time. It could be one of those "lost in Japan" F1s, or it could have made it's way to another place - like the USA...

Incidentally, the last time this car was seen in Japan to my knowledge, it was no longer wearing "Tag Heuer" decals and instead wore these "HEAD" graphics:



It was also featured in a Japanese car magazine with this look. I saw the magazine on Ebay one time but didn't buy it.

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[Mpowered]

Just found this and thoroughly enjoyed the film. No Japanese spoken here, but I not need to understand the language to be able to enjoy the great video. I had asked about the Tag Heuer car in a previous post, and am glad to see it surface. Enjoyed it immensely. Thanks again.

[MalkaJB]

Like Peloton said, the video has been on RacingFlix.com for a while. It's a good video, and it looks pretty in depth. I only wish that I could understand it.

[joebowlr21]

That video has been around for a long time as it was released some time ago on a Best Motoring International Video.If i'm not mistaken, and i may be.......it is supposed to have been wrecked awhiles back. While i have researched for the wreck of this mclaren, i could find nothing else about the car.It is said to have been destroyed in japan but my leads often lead to junk yards where the owners knew nothing of high end cars. Yes i did say junk yards, as from some contacts i have, it was towed to a local junkyard by mistake and never seen again.Now this cannot be proven as of yet, but i've been researching this specific Mclaren for years.I've also had many e-mail exchanges with the good people at Best motoring but the few people that actually saw the car during the filming do not work there anymore and left no further contacts. I have contacted Hatorri (through my contacts) who is a JGTC driver who was the driver for the testing and he does not recelect the chassis number that was told to him. Although he says he remembers asking how many were made and they told him it was made in the first year of production in 1994.
I have 1 very strong lead right now that is pointing me toward a shipping yard in japan where the vehicle might be resting, but will report once hard facts and photographic evidence can be shown.

[Thorst13]

Whoahh!


He on earth would not have their McLaren repaired for whatever the cost!????

The car is one of the autolegends for sure and not to mention the best car ever!

Some people I don't understand!
I surely hope someone that wish to fix the car gets it VERY soon!

[Peloton25]

Hi Joe-
First, welcome to the forum. That's very interesting info that you share about the possibility of a wreck. I can tell you that the normal stories of crashed/damaged McLarens that I'm aware of don't include any stories of F1s located in Japan. If you find out more info, or actually do come up with photos you can share that would be great. It would be a shame if what you say is proven to be true though...

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[_RicH_24]

are you sure the "head" car is the same one?

in the video the hood.. or trunk.. or whatever it is covering the cd changer has 2 vents, like the HDF cars.

that pic doesnt?

[mini magic]

whoa. well spotted. i never would have noticed that

[mini magic]

actually. looking at it again, it doesn't. its a tag heuer sticker.