1995 McLaren F1 with only 242 miles sets record auction price

The final sale price was $20,465,000 (£14,495.65)

The McLaren F1 you see above set a new auction record for the model at Gooding and Company's auction. The winning bid was $18,600,000 (£13,583.78), with the final sale price of $20,465,000 (£14,945.65). According to Hemmings this tops the previous record set in 2019 of a little over $19,000,000 (£13,875.76).

With a run of just 106 examples, a massive top speed of 240 miles per hour, and a Le Mans-winning racing pedigree, every McLaren F1 sports car is special. Some are just a bit more special than others, though, such as the 1995 example you see above. It's a unique colour combination and only has 242 miles on the clock. It also set a record for sale price at Gooding and Company's auction at Pebble Beach earlier this year.

The car is the 25th McLaren F1 built and the only one to have been finished in a paint colour called "Creighton Brown," which the auction house notes was named after an executive who helped get McLaren's road car business up and running. The interior continues the brown theme with dark and light leather throughout.

And as for the low miles, it's evident beyond the odometer. Apparently it's still sitting on the same tyres it came with back in 1995. So, if you do happen to put more miles on it, please get a new set to drive on, and put the originals in a safe place for your safety and their preservation. The car also comes with all its matching luggage, its original watch, the complete tool chest, roadside tool kit, owner's manual, service book and official book talking about the development of the car.

Gooding and Company says this is the lowest mileage F1 example to go to auction, and coupled with its unique colour scheme, they expected a high price, and they got it. With a final sale price of $20,465,000 (£14,495.65), it's the most expensive McLaren F1 ever sold.