Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason's McLaren F1 GTR, known as 'The Pop Art F1,' is heading to auction next month.
The car is expected to fetch north of $35 million, potentially becoming the most valuable F1 ever sold at a public sale.
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Chassis 10R is the first F1 built to GTR specification for the 1996 racing season.
It arrived a year after chassis 01R won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Finished in Blood Red, the car participated in Pre-Qualifying for Le Mans, driven by David Brabham.
However, it did not race at Le Mans that year; sister car chassis 11R was used instead.
An F1 With a Checkered Past
McLaren initially retained the car but sold it to Nick Mason in 1999 for an undisclosed sum.
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The company converted it for road use, with Lanzante handling further modifications.
In 2009, a journalist crashed the car into a wheat field, prompting a full restoration by Lanzante.
It later participated in several European motorsport events, including a 750 km road rally in Italy and the 2017 Goodwood Members' Meeting.
At Goodwood, Mason lost control and hit a tire wall. Lanzante repaired the car again, returning it to its former glory.
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Mason remains the car's one and only private owner. It has been routinely serviced and is in pristine condition.
