A super-rare McLaren F1 that’s one of only two ever made became the most expensive British car after it sold for £8.8million.
The 1998 vehicle, which was built in Woking, Surrey, sold as part of a fleet of 25 classic models from the past 50 years named the Pinnacle Collection, at an auction today.
The McLaren is only one of two road-spec F1s upgraded by the British firm to LM specification and is capable of speeds the reach more than 240mph.
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The fleet went for a record-breaking £43million at the RM Sotheby’s sale in Monterey, USA, in the early hours of this morning – with 88 per cent of the cars finding new homes.
The last ever Ferrari Enzo made, originally gifted to Pope John Paul II in 2005, also proved to be record breaker and sold for a staggering £3.87million.
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM race car sold for £11.2 million, a world record for the model, and the most expensive car of the sale.
Ron Fry, from the famous chocolate family, would race the Ferrari at venues around the UK including Longleat, Castle Combe and Yeovilton.
Other models which went under the hammer included the first and last Bugatti Veyrons, which sold for £1.17 and £1.48 million respectively.
Twelve of the cars, which had all been assembled with ‘surgical precision’ by a private American ahead of the auction, went for £1million each.
Post-sale negotiations were taking place for the three non-sellers, which were a Mercedes 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, a Ferrari 250 LWB California Spider and Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione.
If the auctioneers strike a deal on these cars, the total is expected to exceed £70million.
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