The only McLaren F1 Tech in North America

[false_aesthetic]

I'm not a huge car guy but I know some of ya'll are so here's a fun read.

The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America

[seanile]

if they wanna keep the location secret, they should probably blur out the address on the granite certificate of accuracy...461 Ridge Rd, Dayton, NJ 08810

[seanile]

if they wanna keep the location secret, they should probably blur out the address on the granite certificate of accuracy...461 Ridge Rd, Dayton, NJ 08810

scratch that. emailed the mag, got this in return "Except that’s not the address of the McLaren warehouse, it appears to be the address of the place that provided the granite."

[sk_tle]

Just saw that story a few weeks ago :


A japanese collector recently put a "NOS" mclaren on sale. It spent the last 20y or so in protection sheets. I've heard about an asking price of more than 20 million dollars and the thing is currently undriveable and would need the replacement of nearly every part to be called in working order by McLaren.

[false_aesthetic]

I remember when I told my dad that my bike wheels are worth over $2k. He was dumbfounded -- my exact response to the cost of maintaining a McLaren.

[j44ke]

I'm still pretty dumfounded by $2K+ wheels.

I was told a story about a a war photog during the Vietnam era who won a bunch gambling, went into a camera shop in Tokyo where all the collectible Leicas are preserved in vacuum wrapped plastic, plunked down his winnings on some camera, ripped off the plastic and loaded the camera with film, then took a photo of all the counter guys staring at him with their mouths open.

No idea if that really happened or not, but I like it and would do it if similar happened to me (though pretty sure collectible Leicas are a tad more expensive than they were back then, plastic wrap or no.)

[nahtnoj]

Question every decision you've ever made in your life.

[colker]

I'm still pretty dumfounded by $2K+ wheels.

I was told a story about a a war photog during the Vietnam era who won a bunch gambling, went into a camera shop in Tokyo where all the collectible Leicas are preserved in vacuum wrapped plastic, plunked down his winnings on some camera, ripped off the plastic and loaded the camera with film, then took a photo of all the counter guys staring at him with their mouths open.

No idea if that really happened or not, but I like it and would do it if similar happened to me (though pretty sure collectible Leicas are a tad more expensive than they were back then, plastic wrap or no.)

Hard to believe that story. If i was shooting war in Vietnam the last thing i would spend any money or even talk about would be collectible Leicas.

[Bob Ross]

I was told a story about a a war photog during the Vietnam era who won a bunch gambling, went into a camera shop in Tokyo where all the collectible Leicas are preserved in vacuum wrapped plastic, plunked down his winnings on some camera, ripped off the plastic and loaded the camera with film, then took a photo of all the counter guys staring at him with their mouths open.

Total thread drift: When I was 12 or 13 years old one of my Dad's clients (in the expanded polystyrene fabrication business) was the son of a camera shop owner, and said camera shop was having trouble making ends meet. The son decided to infuse his father's shop with cash by buying up a number of swanky Nikon 35mm cameras and gifting them to his business associates. He asked my Dad to come to the shop to pick it up, and I went along. In the shop they showed my Dad how to change lenses and load film -- I don't think my Dad had ever owned a camera more sophisticated than an Instamatic prior -- and then they took a picture of me and Dad in the shop. It remains to this day one of my favorite photos of me and my father.

iirc the camera and lens combo they gave Dad was north of $1200 in 1973 dollars.

[Vancouverdave]

There's many other things it would translate to but I LOVE the story! Somewhere, seeing the kickstand on my Helyett has grossed some vintage geek out in a similar way.

I'm still pretty dumfounded by $2K+ wheels.

I was told a story about a a war photog during the Vietnam era who won a bunch gambling, went into a camera shop in Tokyo where all the collectible Leicas are preserved in vacuum wrapped plastic, plunked down his winnings on some camera, ripped off the plastic and loaded the camera with film, then took a photo of all the counter guys staring at him with their mouths open.

No idea if that really happened or not, but I like it and would do it if similar happened to me (though pretty sure collectible Leicas are a tad more expensive than they were back then, plastic wrap or no.)