- The first customer-spec T.50s Niki Lauda pays homage to the Kyalami circuit.
- GMA will also bring a display model of the $20 million S1 LM to the event.
- Joining these two will include a T.33 prototype and the Le Mans GTR.
After being tested and perfected for several years, the first customer-spec example of the track-only Gordon Murray T.50s Niki Lauda will premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. Joining it will be a trio of other superb, multi-million-dollar hypercars from the British company.
The first T.50s built for a customer helps honor the first F1 race victory for a car designed by Gordon Murray, at South Africa’s Kyalami circuit in 1974. The car is bathed in a beautiful shade of matte silver and features the colors of the South African flag running across the hood and the aerodynamic shark fin at the rear.
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There’s no word on who owns the car, but it won’t be a show pony at the event, as it will actually be driven up the Goodwood hill climb. Here’s hoping it’s been driven up the hill in anger so attendees can enjoy the howl of its naturally aspirated V12.
Tributes To The F1
Gordon Murray Automotive is also bringing along a design model of its limited-run S1 LM, capped at just five units globally, and a true successor to the iconic McLaren F1 GTR and LM. Last year, one of these five examples sold at auction for $20.63 million. Sadly, as the example heading to Goodwood is only a display model, it won’t be featured on the hill climb.
The two other cars GMA is bringing include a validation prototype of the smaller, but still V12-powered T.33 Spider. GMA is inching closer to completing work on this stunning new model, offering a slightly cheaper entry point to the brand than the T.50.
Last but not least will be the Le Mans GTR, in XP1 prototype guise. This model was presented alongside the S1 LM last year and comes from Gordon Murray Special Vehicles. Its production will be capped at just 24 units, drawing inspiration from previous longtail Le Mans race cars designed by Murray. Like all other GMA models, this one also uses a Cosworth-built 3.9-liter naturally-aspirated V12.
