This picture made me tear up a bit

[Mook]

Normally we take some amusement in super car infernos, but this McLaren F1 fire in Santa Rosa, California makes us sick to our stomachs. A marvelous thoroughbred shouldn't die like this, never like this.

The McLaren F1 is a testament to the magnificent results of form following function, it is quite possibly the purest supercar that will ever be constructed, and to have it die from an engine fire is just sad. Driver error at 231 MPH on the Nurburgring, a tire puncture at full-G on the Pacific Coast Highway followed by a magnificent plummet into the ocean, the first failed attempt at a wheeled vehicle orbital launch... there are many ways for a McLaren F1 to die a glorious death, but to die like so many Pontiac Gran Prixs just doesn't do the car justice. This is just sad. We'll be pouring one out in mourning this evening.

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[The Broken Regal]

shoulda gone to the local gm dealership for recall work

 

[EmersonHart13]

http://www.woot.com/

 

[Eagle]

Goes to show that even WAY expensive exotics can succumb to a lil engine fire!

 

[DanJ]

but to die like so many Pontiac Gran Prixs just doesn't do the car justice.

 

[Bru]

I didn't even see that.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Junk!

 

[DanJ]

Should have got the valve cover gasket recall.

 

[firemandan1700]

lol werd! ^^

 

[transmaxed]

haha i love the line about the GP's.

 

[slowchevy]

 

[IDAFC21]

i still probably couldnt afford that burnt out shell

 

[Mook]

update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC-qXGXYOMQ&feature=player_embedded

We hate the sight of a destroyed exotic, especially one so rare and exceptional as the McLaren F1. So we're glad to bring you this follow-up report from Santa Rosa, California, where one such supercar went up in smoke last week. And though it hasn't been fixed yet, journos on the scene report that the McLaren in question is being flown back to the factory in England to be repaired.

Ordinarily an engine bay catching on fire would be cause enough for a write off, but this is no ordinary vehicle. With a reported value in excess of $2 million (and being insured for $3 million), even if the repairs cost over a million by themselves, it'd still be well worth the effort and expense, especially if there hasn't been any real damage to the chassis.

 

[Mook]

update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC-qXGXYOMQ&feature=player_embedded

We hate the sight of a destroyed exotic, especially one so rare and exceptional as the McLaren F1. So we're glad to bring you this follow-up report from Santa Rosa, California, where one such supercar went up in smoke last week. And though it hasn't been fixed yet, journos on the scene report that the McLaren in question is being flown back to the factory in England to be repaired.

Ordinarily an engine bay catching on fire would be cause enough for a write off, but this is no ordinary vehicle. With a reported value in excess of $2 million (and being insured for $3 million), even if the repairs cost over a million by themselves, it'd still be well worth the effort and expense, especially if there hasn't been any real damage to the chassis.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

double update!