Recap of the North American F1 fleet

I've never seen one, still live in hope and have plenty more life left in me to see one. I'm only 22 after all.

Hopefully I'll make it down to Goodwood for the FOS or something soon, there's usually an F1 to be found there. Just a shame it's right at the bottom of the country and I'm in the north west. I should probably make the effort though.

Regardless, the effort of people on here to document the cars and to get pictures of them means I don't dwell on the fact I haven't seen one. Constantly amazed at the findings on here and it more than keeps me entertained.

you MUST at least once visit Goodwood FoS!

I go there every year since 2005 all the way from Holland;-)

Leno's F1 getting some StoneGaurd installed in place of the typical rubberized coating along the bottom of the doors.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2wfsrjl.jpg (https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/241110_10151042779808837_1501334301_o.jpg)

http://i46.tinypic.com/24q7lee.jpg (https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/340392_10151016021428837_19313649_o.jpg)

Both clickable...

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Someone brought their F1 to Austin. This was spotted at the Four Seasons hotel.

http://i47.tinypic.com/aa5c8.jpg

Jenson Button spotted it too and Tweeted "Someone's got good taste!"

http://i47.tinypic.com/sbubh1.jpg

Best guesses: #066, #013, #062, #068, #???

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Here's another:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2cj8zb.jpg

I am leaning towards #068 now as it appears no one has changed the clear bra on the nose of the car since I saw it 7 years ago. :screwy:

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Excellent Erik ! And I love Jenson Button tweet ;)

Montana plate on the car rules out a few possibilities, but understand that a lot of people use paper-only corporations in Montana for vehicle registrations no matter where they live so it has little meaning:

http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/d8dd42e632d711e293761231381b49e2_7.jpg

http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/f580af0a32d711e2a94622000a1fbd9f_7.jpg

One thing about that particular plate is that it was issued after Jan 2010 which leaves #068 a distinct possibility.

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Apologies if I missed it mentioned so far in this thread, but can anyone tell me anything about the Silver F1 residing in Bend OR?

The Oregon car is #067. It's actually owned by a gentleman from Minnesota, but he must have a home there in Oregon as not only is the car registered there, but he also showed it the year after he purchased it at the Sun River Festival of Cars in Bend and again this year.

Some small pics of it can be seen here (http://www.oregonfestivalofcars.com/photos08.php) at the 2008 show and on the road. New pics from 2012 are here (http://www.oregonfestivalofcars.com/photos12.php).

I used to think the car was kept in storage in California, but I have since learned it's kept at a place there in Bend.

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Another cool pic of #014 - despite my initial thoughts on the colour scheme dating quite quickly, it's still looking quite cool...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/8239845841_108609dd30_k.jpg

I used to think the car was kept in storage in California, but I have since learned it's kept at a place there in Bend.

...words still hanging in the air. ;)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8488/8245033936_451277f0a9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brockdkeen/sets/72157623989872297/?page=2)

Click the pic to find an album with a few more. :cool:

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Someone drove their F1 today...

http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/268b99d8425b11e28e5d22000a1f979a_7.jpg

Not too far from my house in that shot - I even thought about a run in the canyons today. Oh well...

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Couple more of #067 :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/8257531989_dee66cbe91_o.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/8258602840_be2c75f400_o.jpg

McLaren F1s... they tend to draw a crowd. ;) Another shot from Jay's drive at the beginning of December.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2mdqomf.jpg (http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/415715_415984628466739_63628679_o.jpg)

Clickable :cool:

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Our first (grainy) photo of #073 in I-can't-remember-how-long...?

http://i49.tinypic.com/9hmedk.jpg

Missing some vital bits, but based on where the photo was taken it appears to be in proper hands. :thumbsup:

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Our first (grainy) photo of #073 in I-can't-remember-how-long...?

http://i49.tinypic.com/9hmedk.jpg

Missing some vital bits, but based on where the photo was taken it appears to be in proper hands. :thumbsup:

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LeMans can help... but it looks like Fuel Cell replacement time...

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Sure is an HDF, you can see the wing supports/brake cooling ducts when you zoom in. So if there are no other clones, its #073 in for either a tank change or major engine service work, or etc etc. fill what you like with an engine out :uhoh:.

Service life for the Premier tank was five years, not sure if this figure is extended on the new type ATL tank replacement.

Sure is an HDF, you can see the wing supports/brake cooling ducts when you zoom in. So if there are no other clones, its #073 in for either a tank change or major engine service work, or etc etc. fill what you like with an engine out :uhoh:.

Service life for the Premier tank was five years, not sure if this figure is extended on the new type ATL tank replacement.

Seems as though you'd want to schedule as much "engine out" repairs and maintenance at the same time.

Seems as though you'd want to schedule as much "engine out" repairs and maintenance at the same time.


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I would love to view it in Woking...:)

It's not in Woking - that picture was taken here in America at the New Jersey F1 service center.

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It's not in Woking - that picture was taken here in America at the New Jersey F1 service center.

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Right after the NY P1 Premier one would expect!:biggrin:

This will be the first view of chassis #066 that many reading here will have seen. The other one is #065 for those who might ask. Just don't ask me to tell you which one is which... :p

http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/190d169893ef11e2a07e22000a1f9a28_7.jpg

Would be nice to see one or both of these get out and soak up some sun.

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So... has anyone seen the (apparent) new arrival in California yet? One of only 2 cars painted this colour from new.

Don't believe it has surfaced anywhere yet. :dunno:

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#029 ?

Henry do you know where #039 resides ?

Maybe #060, since #014 and #060 were originally painted yellow.

It's not going to be #060. That hasn't moved yet.

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#051?

Let's play ;)

#018 and #020 were originally Midnight blue Pearl

Surprise trek round the world for #021?

False alarm :rolleyes:
As usual in the F1 world having been absolutely assured that 060 was in the US and being sent some pictures I did some digging and found they were old from '05 I think! Interestingly though another contact believes it has now sold as he tried to buy and was outbid...

So, Henry, you mean #060 is sold !

Perhaps the pictures were of #014 way back then, and someone somewhere took 2 + 2 to equal 43,989 after hearing #060 was for sale

Hopefully #060 gets out more in the owners new hands

Perhaps the pictures were of #014 way back then

They were - and shared on Instagram, which might give someone the impression they were fresh shots, but instead they were images from Dec 2005. I tried commenting twice on one of the photos to clear up the confusion and the account holder deleted my comment each time. :uhoh: Then Nicob replied and the same thing occurred. :thumbsdow

If I'd known exactly what Henry was referring to I could have cleared this up when I saw his post and saved us all the guesswork.

Here are the pics from the SVAG showroom taken very shortly after the F1 arrived there which will look familiar to some here:

http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/76843750957711e29e7122000aaa0fd8_7.jpg

http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/6100d934957611e2a47b22000a1f99e6_7.jpg

The Instagram account is benseabreeze - not sure what game he was trying to play, but it didn't work at all. :nono:

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A period photo of #042 :) Click the pic :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/hurstg01/8608335908_bfb51c65f9_h_zps64751e63.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/c4man/8608335908/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

Montana plate on the car rules out a few possibilities, but understand that a lot of people use paper-only corporations in Montana for vehicle registrations no matter where they live so it has little meaning:

http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/d8dd42e632d711e293761231381b49e2_7.jpg

http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/f580af0a32d711e2a94622000a1fbd9f_7.jpg

One thing about that particular plate is that it was issued after Jan 2010 which leaves #068 a distinct possibility.

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A bit of a non-update. I was at COTA last weekend for the MotoGP and a track employee was mentioning during a paddock tour some of the cars (and their owners) who showed up in town and at the track during the F1 race. I asked him specifically if he remembered seeing this F1 and might know who owned it. Alas, he doesn't think it showed up at the track during the event but did remember people mentioning seeing it downtown. So still a mystery.

Chassis #028 came out for the Wingtip charity event being put on by the Taylor Lynn Foundation at the start of the 2013 goldRush Rally in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Brian Zuk sent live from his phone. :thumbsup:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/p206x206/580272_10151676666018566_1644987288_n.jpg (https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/964645_10151676666018566_1644987288_o.jpg)

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In other photos you can see a CA license plate on the back. That had me suspecting the car had been driven into the city, but in reality it was transported:

http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/0c54186acfd211e2a47b22000a1f99e6_7.jpg

Probably the better option for driving something like this into the middle of San Francisco on a Friday afternoon. #crazydrivers

Some kid's mom took all of these shots - way to go mom! :sunglasse

http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/fa21125acfeb11e2b60722000a9f09f0_7.jpg

I guess he is crazy about cars and is always sharing them with her so when she saw it parked on the street she actually knew what it was and took all these photos for him which he shared in that collage on Instagram. :bigthumb:

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What a shot! I love this one!! :cool:

Normally a shot of an F1 on a flatbed would be fairly mundane, but the editing here gives this one a bit of life or sense of drama - anyway, I hope you'll enjoy it as well.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8409/8998962116_b2ec206f56_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red86driver/8998962116/sizes/c/in/photostream/)

HiRes with a click of the mouse. :)

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That is seriously one fantastic shot. Thanks for sharing, Erik. :)

Hmm wonder what the yellow badge is on the left hand side rear?

It's not yellow - that's just a light reflection. We've covered it many times here, but it is a small metallic plaque that reads "Special Order Car by Andretti" which I would be willing to bet was added by the car's second owner in Japan. This car originally belonged to Michael Andretti.

Here's a closeup:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2341/20110605img3123.jpg

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Someone informed me that the plate on the rear of the car is not actually associated with this F1 for anyone who is taking notes. I suspect it was stuck there to make the car legal to park on the street for this event, but I don't know why they would not have just used a dealer plate instead?

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Thanks Eric I must have missed the posts referring to this plaque.

Anyone notice the tires on 028? They appear to be Pirelli P Zeroes in not-quite-the-right-size.

Had not noticed, but you're certainly right. I wonder who did that...?

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Probably not the right reason for the change but a possible one is that certain tyre sizes go out of fashion and cease to be manufactured. I believe though not 100% certain that this is the case with certain tyres used by various versions of the F1 and that they are no longer generally available unless supplied through McLaren themselves. So possibly the owner decided to source his tyres locally and had to accept the nearest size available. Strange but not impossible.

That's what at least 1 other owner has done - sourced alternate tyres [that fit the Enzo] from elsewhere and had new wheels manufactured, still in the same style of the F1 road car, to have the ability to source tyres easier [and possibly cheaper] especially if the car is abroad

And that example is very well documented, I also think that the lower profile will also have been a factor in the decision.

Chassis #066 went out for a bit of Texas sunshine today. ;)

http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/03770eecea7511e2b15c22000a9e06ef_7.jpg

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Chassis #066 went out for a bit of Texas sunshine today. ;)

http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/03770eecea7511e2b15c22000a9e06ef_7.jpg

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Its storage facility has an expansion under construction right now, I wondered if they had to move the cars around. Any context to this? A chance I might see it before it's spirited away again?

I can only offer the photo right now and confirmation of what car it is.

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Hey Erik — been a while! I'll be at Monterey this weekend and I should be attending everything this time. Looking forward to meeting you, hopefully, and I'll be on the lookout to see if you have any Monterey F1 announcements to make. :grinyes:

I hope you aren't there "this weekend" as you won't see very much. ;)

Anyway, I expect there to be some news very shortly - maybe as early as this week? We will definitely have to try and meet up somewhere along the way. :thumbsup:

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Haha, of course! That weekend, not this weekend. Anyway, I've been really enjoying your Instagram activity, it's a great outlet to reach different people with amazing McLaren info and pics!

An interesting pic of #044 with owner :cool:

http://s1.djyimg.com/i6/511242255071614.jpg

I found another version some time ago: 49428

Found at: http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/25/dailypost.htm

Due to lack of a better suitable tread I put the link here: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/mclaren/engine-extraction-mclaren-f1/index.shtml

Due to lack of a better suitable tread I put the link here: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/mclaren/engine-extraction-mclaren-f1/index.shtml

Scary stuff, in my opinion. ;) But awesome, nonetheless. :)

Chassis 022 appears to be in for service in NJ:

http://i39.tinypic.com/6rlen9.jpg

Henry probably knew that already. ;)

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