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finGTR:
I have to congratulation to you your new car. Fantastic to see you have courage to show it some detail shots.
Thank you very much.! I just hope that you keep the CESAR-livery on the car, I think you will do that. But it's one of the best liveries ever what have seen in these GTR's 95-97 years when they were in the racetracks. I think most of the GTR fans remembers #05R very well, longside finish with race winner #01R in that fantastic Le Mans, where GTR McLaren's took 1,3,4,5 and 13th places and exactly this #05R cruised to finishline 13.place.
Anyway, here is some 7 shots of 1996 GTR #16R from Helsinki. Taken in December Helsinki Motorshow where this 1996 Le Mans finished GTR were presented. http://samiaal.kuvat.fi/kuvat/1996+McLaren+F1+GTR+-+16R/
Anyway; thanks for the detail images and I wish you will enjoy your car more next summer, it's super unique car to have, how many cars have Finished Le Mans what you see on the streets... :)
Thanks guys.
Very very special car indeed. I know of virtually no other race cars manufacturers that have been converted to road specs like that. This is awesome and fantastic.
Historically, it was the private teams that convinced Mclaren to convert road cars to GTR to compete. Ron Dennis apparently initially refused. Look at the Uono chassis 001, hardly any sponsors on the car, how cool is that!
And now, the clients are converting GTRs back to road cars to be able to enjoy on special occasions. The term "race car for the road" has never been so true.
First drive planned in a week or so, should be a pretty short one, just to get a feel for the car, its inputs, how she drives etc.
Proper first trip, well there's only one road trip that truly deserves this car isn't there.
Le Mans of course.
I will drive the car back to France and stop by Le Mans and take as many back roads as possible.
A few people have asked me if I intend to keep the car with this livery, and obviously I do. This car raced and finished the 24h of Le Mans with this livery, anyone thinking the car should be repainted should be shot dead on the spot.
Whether it is this exact livery or not is academic really.
As for racing, no, I don't think I'll take the risk of destroying it. However there are rumors of a BPR championship revival but only through some sort of exhibition, so that yes, it will a great opportunity to track the car.
The golden age of GT racing, imagine the vision, F40 LM, GTR Harrods, Cesar, the Venturi, the 993 GT2, the Hondas NSX GT1, reunited again on the track, the stuff of legends!
I look at Cesar and this car reminds of the Patek Philippe advert: You don't really own a Mclaren F1, you are its lucky custodian for the future generations of petrolheads.
More to follow very soon I hope.