This is the No. 1 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR, chassis 28R. Designed by Gordon Murray and Peter Stevens, the F1 GTR was a race-prepared version of the McLaren F1 road car.

Murray, who designed the F1, believed his creation to be the ultimate road car, initially had no intent to take the car racing; with the creation of the BPR Global GT Series in 1994, team owners such as Ray Bellm, Thomas Bscher and John Nielsen saw potential in the F1 and turned to Murray in an attempt to convince him to offer a racing version for GT competition, to which he ultimately relented. The first cars were built in 1995 and 1996, but with the rules for what was now known as the FIA GT Championship altered for 1997, significant alterations to the F1 GTR were required.

While the F1 GTR was still powered by the BMW S70/2 V12, gone was the old bodywork and in came new purpose-built aerodynamic bodywork to maximize downforce and a 6-speed Xtrac P191 sequential manual; the engine itself was also heavily revised, being stroked down to 6.0L from 6.1L to prolong engine life while still maintaining 600 hp. A homologation special, the F1 GT, was constructed to allow McLaren to build what was such a significant departure from the standard F1. 10 chassis were built; no previous cars were upgraded to this specification.

28R was originally constructed as 27R in 1997 and was the last F1 GTR built; it was damaged in transport with its chassis plate moved to what is now known as 27R. It was rebuilt and assigned to Gulf Team Davidoff (GTC Competition) as their spare car and first raced at the Nรผrburgring; the car's best finish was 6th at Laguna Seca. The car was first retained by GTC before returning to McLaren and sold to Jim Gainer Racing in Japan; after changing hands a few times 28R is currently owned by Lionel Robert where it was given a road-legal conversion by Lanzante Limited in 2017.

Now this casting was designed by Ron Wong and introduced in 2026. This is currently its only release.

McLaren M6GT

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This is a McLaren M6GT. Designed by Bruce McLaren, Robin Herd, Gordon Coppuck, Tyler Alexander and Don Beresford, the M6GT is essentially a closed-cockpit version of the M6A Group 7 race car.

Following in the success of the M6A in Group 7, McLaren announced its intention to run in the Group 4 GT series, with the M6GT intended to be developed from the M6A to satisfy requirements for the series; the main difference between the M6A and M6GT was the closed cockpit on the M6GT, allowing the car to be more suitable for endurance races. Construction of the cars was done by McLaren's technical partner Trojan-Tauranac Racing.

The M6GT was powered by a 5.7L Chevrolet LT1 V8, tuned by Al Bartz of Traco Engineering, producing 370 hp and mated to a 5-speed ZF 5 DS 26 manual. The car weighed just 800 kg (1,764 lb) thanks to its fiberglass body. Intended to be the fastest and quickest accelerating car in the world and fielded in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, McLaren and Trojan built four chassis for competition in 1968. However, the FIA changed homologation requirements for the 1968 season, now requiring a minimum of 50 chassis to allow it to compete.

Although McLaren was prepared to manufacture the specified amount of chassis they did not intend or could afford fitting all of them with engines, so the project was scrapped and the M6GT never raced. Bruce McLaren would later convert one chassis, registered OBH 500H, into his personal car as a benchmark for future McLaren road cars, with another chassis converted later. Any future plans for the M6GT were indefinitely shelved when McLaren died in June 1970, although a roadgoing McLaren car, the F1, would be introduced in 1993. Four chassis were produced.

Now this casting was designed by Ron Wong and introduced in 2025 in the Elite 64 line. It features an opening rear hatch. This is currently its only release.



This is a 1993 McLaren F1. Designed by Gordon Murray and Peter Stevens, the F1 was McLaren's first foray into the automotive market. The car was conceived through a sketch by Gordon Murray while waiting for a flight home from Italy in 1988, who then showed it to Ron Dennis who approved it. The F1 began production in 1992, conceived as an exercise to create what Murray thought of as the ultimate road car.

Powered by a 6.1L BMW S70/2 V12, the F1 sends 618 BHP to the rears. With dihedral doors, a carbon fiber monocoque, a central drive position, active aerodynamics and a 6-speed manual, the F1 positioned itself as the ultimate driver's car. With a recorded top speed of 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h), the F1 is the fastest naturally-aspirated car in the world and is often considered one of the greatest, if not THE greatest car, of all time by many enthusiasts.

Notable celebrity owners of the F1 include Jay Leno, Elon Musk, Rowan Atkinson, Nick Mason and Lewis Hamilton. Production ended in 1998 with 106 produced (64 road cars, 5 LMs, 2 GTs, 7 prototypes and 28 GTRs), each with some variation in the design. McLaren still actively maintains the remaining F1s with a specialized program, mechanics and equipment. Prices of F1s at auctions regularly exceed tens of millions of dollars.

Now this casting was designed by Brendon Vetuskey and Ron Wong and introduced in 2024 as an RLC exclusive. The model began development in 2021. It features delicate opening butterfly doors. This is a completely different casting to Ryu Asada's McLaren F1 casting (I compared the two prior).