Gordon Murray and the McLaren F1
Creators Podcast Episode #11 10.23.2024 When Gordon Murray set out to design the McLaren F1, the goal was to create, “quite simply, the world’s best car.” The only way I know that for sure, is because I found an…
“I didn’t even negotiate the price.”
Ferrari collector Edwin Niles traveled to Rome to test drive a new 250 Ferrari Europa in 1953.
Niles hopped in the car with Ferrari dealer, Inico Bernabei.
Did he end up making a purchase?
“Bernabei took me on a screaming ride through the narrow streets of Rome, passing applauding pedestrians wherever we turned. I heard shouts of ‘Ferrari!’ and ‘Forza!’ I didn’t even negotiate the price.”
Over $100,000 – just for the bolts.
Here’s yet another reason why your next supercar should be a Pagani.
Not only is every single bolt in a Pagani made from grade 7 Titanium, but each one is engraved with a tiny Pagani logo.
Why does Pagani use grade 7 Titanium bolts? Super lightweight, high strength, and the added palladium is ultra corrosion resistant.
It takes 1,400 bolts to assemble a Pagani Huayra, and each bolt costs about $95.00.
That’s $133,000, just for the bolts.
The engineering and math makes perfect sense, but what’s the purpose of engraving every single bolt with the Pagani logo?
I haven’t asked this question to the founder, Horacio, but I’m going to guess one of the reasons is printed directly on the Pagani website:
“Beauty in the details, beauty in the lines, in the beating heart of cars that are born as creations and not just as designs. Beauty where you cannot see it.”
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