A gigantic 'Airfix Kit' sculpture made from Ayrton Senna's 1991 F1 championship-winning McLaren MP4/6 is to go on sale at the Coys Nurburgring auction in Germany on August 13th (
and is also advertisd on PH
The car was dismantled (presumably after it had finished racing) and given to artist Jay Burridge who turned it into the giant sculpture in 1992 after McLaren International offered a student at Central Saint Martins in London a 'unique opportunity' to turn one of their cars into sculpture.
McLaren Boss Ron Dennis was apparently so impressed with the sculpture that, once finished, the 'Airfix' MP4/6 was hung in the reception of Marlboro's London advertising agency, until Senna's tragic death in May 1994, whereupon it was put into storage.
Since then the sculpture has rarely made a public appearance, though it was revived in June 2004 as a central part of the 'Remembering Ayrton Senna' tribute exhibition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
But there has been a surge of interest in the Brazilian motor racing legend since the release a few weeks ago of the film
, and thus this awesomely rare piece of automobilia is up for grabs.
Coys reckons on putting the hammer down somewhere between £30k and £50k, which does seem rather an expensive way to cover your living room wall.
But McLaren has a policy of not selling old cars or parts of old cars, so the chance to own one, even if it isn't quite a whole car, is pretty special. Let alone one in which Ayrton Senna won a world Championship. Put it that way and £30k starts to sound quite cheap...
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