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[STEMO]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

[Doctor Gollum]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

Where does that stand if someone declared it all and paid appropriate taxes/NI with similarly above board employees?

Essentially running a drug business as an otherwise legitimate business?

[STEMO]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

Where does that stand if someone declared it all and paid appropriate taxes/NI with similarly above board employees?

Essentially running a drug business as an otherwise legitimate business?

Now you're being silly.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

Where does that stand if someone declared it all and paid appropriate taxes/NI with similarly above board employees?

Essentially running a drug business as an otherwise legitimate business?

Change these words to 'Pharmaceutical Enterprise' and I reckon it could be made to fly.

You may even be eligible for a government grant.

[Sir Tigger KC]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

Where does that stand if someone declared it all and paid appropriate taxes/NI with similarly above board employees?

Essentially running a drug business as an otherwise legitimate business?

Change these words to 'Pharmaceutical Enterprise' and I reckon it could be made to fly.

You may even be eligible for a government grant.

Small Pharma?   

[Nick W]

One infamous drug dealer I had the pleasure of dealing with had a McLaren, had pictures of it on his cell wall parked in his driveway on his council estate in Manchester , his brain must have been up his arse.😁

Sounds like a proceeds of crime order would have wiped the smile off his face.

Where does that stand if someone declared it all and paid appropriate taxes/NI with similarly above board employees?

Essentially running a drug business as an otherwise legitimate business?

Change these words to 'Pharmaceutical Enterprise' and I reckon it could be made to fly.

You may even be eligible for a government grant.

Small Pharma?   

High Pharma? 

[Keith ABS]

 It would give another meaning to call it superdrug

[456lbft]

It would be bad for the supercar market given that VAG already owns more than its fair share of the pinnacle brands... Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi... 

Mclaren has form with BMW as the bulk of the F1s produced had the BMW V12 fitted, even though it was originally offered with a choice of either BMW or Mercedes  V12s.

Never heard that one before...I thought that the BMW V12 was designed especially for the F1 road car due to the close relationship that Gordon Murray had with Paul Rosche, which stemmed from their days working together at Brabham. Also, no-one else was interested in trying to meet Gordon's aggressive performance/mass demands from a V12. The result wasn't quite the bespoke jewel that the press would have you believe as it was basically a dry sumped 750 V12 with E36 M3/S50 heads on it.

[TheBoy]

It was offered with just 1 engine choice.

[Doctor Gollum]

It was offered with just 1 engine choice.

Ultimately, yes, but I recall at the time it was launched that there was potential...

https://www.favcars.com/mclaren-f1-mercedes-benz-v12-prototype-1995-images-109312

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

627 BHP BMW 6.1 litre V12 in a car weighing only 1100 KG.

It was quite nippy.

[TheBoy]

It was offered with just 1 engine choice.

Ultimately, yes, but I recall at the time it was launched that there was potential...

https://www.favcars.com/mclaren-f1-mercedes-benz-v12-prototype-1995-images-109312

Bro was one of the designers, working to GM.  It was always getting the (mostly) BMW engine from day one, with no chance of a MB one.  There is a lot of guff in the made up mags due to the fact the F1 team signed a deal for the MB "Grenade" engine at the time, but this had no impact on the Car division.

[Doctor Gollum]

Can't argue with that 

It was a vague recollection of summat in the press at the time, probably Autocar...

The M120 is a capable lump though, as Pagnini can testify

[456lbft]

It was offered with just 1 engine choice.

Ultimately, yes, but I recall at the time it was launched that there was potential...

https://www.favcars.com/mclaren-f1-mercedes-benz-v12-prototype-1995-images-109312

Interesting picture of a longtail, and by the time that was around, Mercedes had their own plans to conquer LeMans with the CLK-GTR, so I am guessing a bit here, maybe a Big Mac was used as a mule to test their V12 Gordon used an Ultima chassis as a mule for the BMW V12 before the F1 was born.