Michael Fux’s McLaren P1 once wore green carbon fiber panels that are now available for purchase. These parts, originally fitted to his car, were removed during a refit at McLaren’s Woking facility. The P1 itself, chassis #002, was the first customer-spec example built, with McLaren keeping #001 for its own use. After Fux sent the car back for a full carbon rewrap, the original panels were left behind. They’re now listed on Bring a Trailer, offering a rare chance to own a piece of hypercar history without the full vehicle.
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The P1’s journey has been anything but straightforward. Last year, the car was sold without the original panels for $1.87 million. More than 13 years on from its launch, the McLaren P1 remains arguably the most evocative thing the company has built since its 2010 rebirth. The British brand made just 375 of them, which means tracking one down takes patience, deep pockets, and a fair bit of luck. Short of the real thing, though, there’s now an unusual consolation prize: a spare set of P1 body panels. The genuine articles are currently live on Bring a Trailer, and they carry an interesting backstory. They were originally bolted to the P1 owned by American businessman Michael Fux. A couple of years after the car launched, McLaren began inviting owners to ship their cars back to Woking to be refitted with exposed colored carbon fiber. Fux took the company up on it, sending his P1 in to be reclad entirely in green carbon. That left a complete spare set of panels behind, painted green and trimmed with a few patches of matching green carbon.
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Obviously, the panels don’t have much use for someone who doesn’t actually own a P1, unless they want to display them as an expensive piece of art. Where Is Fux’s P1 Now? The story of Fux’s McLaren P1 is quite interesting. His car was chassis #002, making it the first customer-spec example built, as