This 1:2-scale model was built for the seller in South America in the style of the McLaren MP4/4 Formula One race car driven by Ayrton Senna during his 1988 World Drivers’ Championship-winning season. It features fiberglass bodywork with a white and red Marlboro livery, black wheels, Goodyear-branded tires, faux suspension components and side mirrors, a fixed-back seat, faux seat belts, and a three-spoke steering wheel. This MP4/4-style display model is now offered at no reserve in Pompano Beach, Florida.
The Steve Nichols-designed, Honda-powered McLaren MP4/4 debuted at the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix. In the hands of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, it won 15 of the season’s 16 races and secured 15 pole positions, earning McLaren both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships. This model wears a white and red McLaren Formula One Team livery with sponsor logos including Marlboro, Shell, Honda, and TAG Heuer.
Details include front and rear wings, a roll hoop, a rear diffuser, sidepods, radio antennas, and side mirrors with faux lenses. The seller notes that the replica weighs approximately 70 pounds and measures 79″ long by 39″ wide. Black-finished multi-spoke wheels are wrapped in rubber tires decorated with white lettering to resemble Goodyear Eagle racing slicks. The replica suspension comprises black double-wishbone components with pushrods and pullrods.
The cockpit houses a fixed-back seat, faux seat belts, and a black three-spoke steering wheel. The replica is not equipped with running gear or a drivetrain.