May 14, 2020

McLaren offers classic cars to secure virus help

McLaren is considering raising money by mortgaging its historic car collection and factory to see it through the coronavirus crisis.

The Formula One team owner and supercar maker has seen sales and F1 advertising revenues hit as countries globally went into lockdown.

Cars on show at McLaren’s Surrey HQ include F1 winners from the 1980s and ’90s and Le Mans competitors.

McLaren would not disclose details, but said it was exploring funding options.

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1961 Francis Barnett Trials Restoration Complete

So the time has come for us to finally reveal our completed 1961 Francis Barnett 250cc Trials.

It has been almost 2 years since the bike arrived with us and as we quickly discovered it had more of a history than we first realised. being an original Francis Barnett factory trials made it rare but then to find it was a 250cc model made this a extremely special project.

The bike is now restored to as close to factory specification as we are able to get it.

If you know more about the history of our bike or any of our fantastic projects you see on our website we would love to hear from you. info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk