Did Elon crash his McLaren F1?

Before being named the wealthiest man on the planet (and before the position was quickly usurped by Jeff Bezos), Musk used a good chunk of his new-found wealth (over US$800,000) to buy a McLaren F1. Only 106 units of the supercar were made, and about a year after Musk bought his, he crashed it.

How did Elon Musk crashed his McLaren?

Shortly thereafter, Musk hit an embankment, launching his car in the air where it kept rotating “like a discus.” When it hit the ground again, the glass and wheels were shredded and the car had suffered massive body damage, as you can see above. The car wasn’t insured.

How many McLaren F1 were wrecked?

In production from 1992 and 1996, only 106 examples of the Gordon Murray-designed supercar were ever built. But of that extremely limited run, seven are unaccounted for. So where exactly are the “missing” F1s?

Does Elon Musk own a F1?

To celebrate, he bought himself a McLaren F1 and his then-fiancé seemed quite happy with the situation. Later, Musk decided he wanted to make an electric car which would eclipse the performance of his F1, showing the man is never content. Sadly, the feat of Musk’s McLaren F1 wasn’t pretty.

What’s the top speed of a McLaren F1?

The dark burgundy McLaren F1 may be a beauty with its 6.1 liter V12 engine and 240mph top speed, yet the celebrity-owned super car has been through two serious crashes. In 2011, Atkinson escaped with an injured shoulder after crashing his McLaren into a tree and road sign, before it caught fire in Cambridgeshire.

How much did Mr Bean crash the McLaren F1?

Mr Bean crashes McLaren F1 twice, sells for $12.2 million. Like his trademark lime green Mini, Mr Bean has given another of his cherished cars quite a battering, but somehow has made it through with a tidy profit.

How much did Rowan Atkinson sell his McLaren F1 for?

British comedian Rowan Atkinson, the man behind the comic character, has sold his McLaren F1 supercar for £8 million ($12.2 million), making well over £7 million in profit, since the model was purchased back in 1997. Read More I get paid to test drive cars

Where did Elon Musk drive his McLaren F1?

After taking delivery of chassis #067, a process that was recorded by CNN in a gem of an interview, Musk drove the hell out of the McLaren, using it as his daily driver around San Francisco and the Bay Area at large, driving it back and forth to Los Angeles (a 400-mile slog), and putting 11,000 miles on the car in his first year of ownership.