Gordon Murray’s brief to himself was to build the finest driver’s car ever made, with no regard for cost, regulation convenience or commercial logic. What emerged is still arguing its case three decades later.
The driver sits in the centre, ahead of two passengers set slightly back on either side. The engine bay is lined with gold foil, because gold reflects heat better than anything else available and Murray was not interested in cheaper compromises. Behind it, a naturally aspirated BMW V12 making 627 hp in a car weighing barely more than a tonne. No turbochargers, no hybrid assistance, no driver aids.
In 1998 it recorded 240.1 mph, and held the production-car record for years afterwards. Only 106 were built in total, road and racing cars combined.
Rendered in silver, with the roof intake, the rear wing and the dihedral door line drawn in the detail the format allows. A print for the argument that the greatest car was built before most of the technology that defines modern performance existed.
Print specification
- Colour vibrancy: 12-colour giclée printing delivers true-to-life depth that standard 4-colour processes cannot reach.
- Paper finish: smooth matte surface — glare-free under overhead garage and workshop lighting.
- Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb) archival stock, 0.26 mm thick.
- Size: 75×100 cm (30×40 in), landscape — a standard size, so off-the-shelf frames fit without a custom mount.
- Materials: FSC-certified, sustainably sourced paper.
Printed and shipped on demand — no minimum orders, no waste. Ships unframed.
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