First production McLaren F1 for sale

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Yes folks, the very first McLaren F1 to roll off god’s own production line (discounting the prototypes, obviously) is up for grabs on luxury site Jameslist.com.

The silver F1 is advertised ‘as new’, was previously owned by Gemballa (the Porsche tuner) and benefits from being a wholly awesome and wondrous thing.

Just 106 McLaren F1s were built, using a BMW-sourced 6.1-litre V12 producing 627bhp, and all sorts of magical material including gold, aluminium and carbon fibre.

It’ll hit 60mph in 3.2 seconds, hit 200mph in 28 seconds, and rock on to a 240mph top speed. But then you knew that already, right?

Despite being eclipsed by the Bugatti and Koenigsegg in the top speed stakes, the McLaren still holds the record as the fastest naturally-aspirated car on earth.

And remember, McLaren didn’t design the F1 for a bout of willy-waving – they designed it to be the purest racer money could buy. For this particular example, you’ll need a lot of money too – it’s up for £2m ($3.1m).

Pictures: Gemballa via Jameslist.com