# Man Builds Full Scale McLaren F1 out of Matchsticks **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 15, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531 "2008-02-15T12:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/21 "2008-02-16T18:15:10Z")
> [@my last 2months @work(mt900S inside)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-last-2months-work-mt900s-inside/34946/26): > > Not 100% sure on this one, but I don’t think Mclaren builds engines. They just build the actual racecar. I know for sure there have been Mclaren cars powered by BMW, Ford, cosworth, porsche, honda and mercedes. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/22 "2008-02-16T18:33:06Z")
💤 ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/23 "2008-02-16T18:43:22Z")
from ownage to blowing each other. wow. just wow. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/24 "2008-02-16T18:45:00Z")
> [@new member (pics inside)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-member-pics-inside/34951/18): > > from ownage to blowing each other. wow. just wow. We’re all anticipating a reply about the Ron Paul comment! ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/25 "2008-02-16T18:58:40Z")
> [@new member (pics inside)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-member-pics-inside/34951/18): > > from ownage to blowing each other. wow. just wow. that’s because we are mature adults 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/26 "2008-02-16T21:50:46Z")
> [@FS: 2005 RR EVO 8 \*\*PICS\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2005-rr-evo-8-pics/26945/115): > > We’re all anticipating a reply about the Ron Paul comment! I couldnt think of anything witty to say. His mother had some funny suggestions but I couldn’t really make out what she was saying, on account of her mouth being full. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/27 "2008-02-16T21:51:07Z")
> [@Letchworth Recap: BBQ Photos and more](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/letchworth-recap-bbq-photos-and-more/34774/77): > > that’s because we are mature adults 😃 you’re something alright. ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/28 "2008-02-18T07:33:52Z")
> [@Rochester, NY (RIT) GTG - SUNDAY @ 6PM](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rochester-ny-rit-gtg-sunday-6pm/34949/6): > > What a waste of 956,000 matchsticks. Just like how people wasted $19,000,000 on Ron Paul. 🤣 ziiiiing! ---
**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/29 "2008-02-18T07:51:22Z")
> [@77rednecktruck"](#): > > I read the title of the story “[Man Builds Full Scale Mercedes F1 From 956,000 Matchsticks](http://jalopnik.com/355967/man-builds-full-scale-mercedes-f1-from-956000-matchsticks)” and then I hear people throw around mclaren f1, it is not a mclaren f1. I never knew mclaren and mercedes were together. Yup, MB owns 40% of McLaren Automotive… hence the Mercedes SLR McLaren. 🙂 > **[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLR_McLaren)** > > The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199 / R199 / Z199) is a grand tourer jointly developed by German automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive and sold from 2003 to 2010. When the car was developed, Mercedes-Benz owned 40 per cent of the McLaren Group and the car was produced in conjunction between the two companies. > SLR is an abbreviation for "Sport Leicht Rennsport" (Sport Light Racing), a homage to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR which served as the ... ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/30 "2008-02-19T10:07:44Z")
Poor guy prob has never been laid in his life… SAD ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/man-builds-full-scale-mclaren-f1-out-of-matchsticks/195531/31 "2008-02-19T16:49:20Z")
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