McLaren Speedtail Albert: Do you know how long it took MSO to paint it…?

McLaren Speedtail Albert by MSO

If there is something special about the special operations departments of premium firms, it is that they can do almost anything. We see it daily with the division Bentley Mulliner or the most radical McLaren M.S.O.. This does nothing more than increase the cache of their models, helping them increase their profits per unit sold. The counterpart is that clients often get on the "vine" and ask them for very difficult things.

One of the most exclusive and hard-working vehicles that the guys from the Woking house have presented is this one. Its about McLaren Speedtail Albert which you can see in the attached images. And you will ask yourself, what is so special about this unit that it has given them so much trouble? Well, you only have to see its bodywork to understand that the painting you saw it is not very common. But also, his name has history. Do you know what we mean by it...?

To paint this McLaren Speedtail Albert MSO has needed more than 12 weeks of work...

McLaren Speedtail Albert by MSO

First we will tell you secret of the exclusive painting of the McLaren Speedtail Albert and then we'll go with your name. The combination of colors that you see is not accidental, since they serve as a tribute to two mythical cars. The first is the Magnesium Silver, the same one that showed the F1 road car at the 1992 Monaco GP. The second is the Ueno Gray of the F1 GTR that won the 24 1995 Hours of Le Mans.

However, the difficulty of this combination has not been choosing the tones, but the work behind it. According to McLaren, It took MSO over 12 weeks to create the lines and shapes you see on the bodywork. The hardest part has been creating the gradient pattern that runs from front to back. The reason is that they have needed disassemble the vehicle and use almost two kilometers of masking tape.

McLaren Speedtail
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That, not to mention that some layers have taken up to four weeks to dry. A madness that few brands can afford to create. And the best thing is that it was a private client who asked for this combination. After its official debut, which will take place in Sunset Plaza (Los Angeles), this exclusive Speedtail Albert will go to the McLaren Beverly Hills dealership that has requested its creation.

To finish, we will tell you the secret of the name. Albert is the "nickname" they chose for the first speedtail prototype. We were able to see it for the first time about three years ago and, after its reception, the brand was encouraged to complete its development to put it up for sale. And so far we can read, well we do not know who will be its new owner nor how much will he have paid for it. Of course, very cheap it will not have come out...

Source - McLaren


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