McLaren F1

Gordon Murray's masterpiece and the road car that defined McLaren as a manufacturer. Carbon-fibre monocoque, central driving position, BMW S70/2 6.1 V12 NA, 627 bhp — held the production-car top speed record (240.1 mph) for over a decade. 106 cars built across all variants — 64 road cars, 28 GTRs (Le Mans-winning racers, including the 1995 outright Le Mans victory), 5 LMs, 3 GTs, plus prototypes. Gold-foil-lined engine bay, naturally aspirated V12, 1,138 kg kerb weight — numbers no modern car gets near. Historical context for everything McLaren has built since the 12C in 2011 — the F1's DNA runs through the Speedtail, the Senna, and the W1. The road-going F1s now trade for $0m to $0m at auction; the GTRs more again.