{"id":361807,"date":"2020-03-27T17:04:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=361807"},"modified":"2024-12-06T04:08:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:08:04","slug":"mclaren-f1-gtr-longtail-1-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mclaren-f1-gtr-longtail-1-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR SALE: McLaren F1 GTR Longtail #1 For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McLaren F1<\/a> is, in and of itself, a legendary supercar. Then McLaren took them racing with special GTR<\/a> versions.<\/p>\n

Out of those GTR versions, in only 1997, ten were built as the FIA GT World Championship spec “Longtail<\/a>” versions.<\/p>\n

Chassis number 19R was the first of the GTR Longtail’s made, and it was also the first to be converted to road-ready specification once the GTR’s stopped racing.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

As reported by AutoBlog<\/a>, chassis 19R is now for sale in the UK.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

What makes this car extremely important in terms of road-going F1’s is that, as the first race-to-road conversion, it was overseen personally by Gordon Murray.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

To make it road legal, Murray had to have a lot of race parts removed. Each step is documented in a special book that Murray wrote that explains each step, as well as with a spare parts package that contains all the racing parts.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

Affectionately known as “Squiggles,” the car received a special version of the BMW “Art Car” style of painting to reflect on its BMW powerplant.<\/p>\n

\"McLaren<\/p>\n

The car has only been exhibited a few times, with one of the most major being at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb in 2014.<\/p>\n