Filed under: Motorsports, Toys
Christmas gift ideas for McLaren fans
Christmas is just around the corner, the shopping season officially kicked off today, and McLaren (perhaps borrowing yet another page from Ferrari?) has come up with some really pricey tschotskes for the Formula 1 fans on your gift list. The team's online store has several items like this hand-painted 1/12 scale replica of the MP4-22's nosecone that shows the car's aerodynamic setup in detail. This little dust collector will set you back $139. If that's no good, (or you simply have a lot more money than brains) you can fork over a certifiably insane $2,500 for a replica steering wheel made of carbon fiber, complete with working buttons and everything. No, it won't work with your car (or even your PS3 for that matter), nor will it make the desk you display it on any faster. If you're itching to rack up some more credit card debt, McLaren'll be happy to help you in that endeavour.
[Source: McLarenshop.com]
[Source: McLarenshop.com]


Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aman 6:28PM (11/23/2007)
the aerodynamics thing looks kinda cool.
the steering wheel...what does it work with then? 2500 dollars for a steering wheel whose life ambition is to sit on your desk? uh-uh
BTW i heard that actual F1 steering wheels can go up to 49k. is that true?
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I Hate McLaren 6:44PM (11/23/2007)
Is it me or does that look exactly like the Ferrari nose with McLaren paint on it?
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Metar 12:42AM (11/24/2007)
That'd be funny if it did.
Sadly for those claiming it's a Ferrari copy, the MP-4/22 featured the same nosecone design throughout the season - and incidentally, it was completely unlike the more rounded, thicker Ferrari nose.
Wonder if this part actually works in a wind-tunnel.
AndyMF 5:17AM (11/24/2007)
If the steering wheel doesn't work with anything, how are the buttons "working buttons"?
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Shoes4Industry 3:26PM (11/25/2007)
Gift ideas for MINI fans
http://www.cafepress.com/shoes4industry/3112473
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bill 10:52AM (11/26/2007)
Gee, I was kind of hoping we could buy replicas of the 780 pages of technical data passed from Ferrari to McLaren. To complete the gift list for the person who has everything, replica floppy disks taken from McLaren to Renault can be included as a bonus.
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