A 1994 McLaren F1 supercar owned by an Auckland businessman has sold at auction in California for $US19.8 million.
#SOLD! The #McLaren #F1 LM-Spec sells for $19.8 million here at #RMMonterey to set a new #worldrecord for the marque at auction #BigMac #supercar pic.twitter.com/qnu1cxGTz7
— RM Sotheby's (@rmsothebys) August 17, 2019
Entrepreneur and amateur racer Andrew Bagnall's car was one of only 64 built for the road, and one of only two sold in a more powerful Le Mans specification.
It's powered by a V12 engine, seats three people and has a top speed of nearly 400 kilometres an hour.
Two years ago Mr Bagnall released a video talking about why he loved the car so much.
The price paid included the buyer premium on top of the $US18m hammer price.
