Last Ever F1

It was a sad but proud day for McLaren Cars as the last F1 car
rolled out of its Woking workshops on 11 June 1998.

Aziz Ojjeh (centre left) formally received his F1 from Ron Dennis (centre right)

The car, painted in a spectacular burned orange was formally handed over to Aziz Ojjeh, brother of the TAG Group president, Mansour.

"It's a beautiful car, really lovely", said Ojjeh, after Ron Dennis formally presented him with the keys. "It's a great honour to have the last F1 ever made."

The car was the 100^th F1, and only one of 64 road cars. There were also five LMs (made to commemorate the 1995 Le Mans win), three GTs (the newer, long wheelbase racer) and 28 GTR racing cars. The F1 was conceived as the ultimate driving car, and every part of every machine is made from the finest materials; the company's fanatical devotion to detail and build quality is evinced by the fact that all 100 cars are still on the road and going strong.

"We may not be making and more F1s, but we'll still have a full time job just servicing and maintaining the existing vehicles", said Harold Dermot, McLaren Cars' customer care manager. "Many customers like to have their cars cared for back here at the factory. There certainly won't be any shortage of work to do, and we expect the cars to be around for a long time to come."