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If you have no clue what a McLaren M-81 Ford Mustang is, don't fret you're not the only one who doesn't know about Ford's short lived partnership with McLaren in the early 80s.In 1980, making use of Ford's new 2.3L 4-cylinder Mustang, McLaren created the M-81 Mustang for the recently founded Special Vehicle Operations team. The plan was for a limited run of 250 McLaren Mustangs, but with it's $25,000 asking price only 10 were ever built--including this prototype (P0001).Forget your Shelbys sports fans, this is one of the rarest Mustangs in the world P0001 is in factory fresh condition-- with it’s original paint, tires (255/55/15 Firestone HPR tires) and brakes still intact.Mechanically, McLaren had their way with the little Foxbody: The engine was reworked before they bolted an experimental Garrett Airesearch turbo with variable boost control to the 2.3, heavy duty front and rear stabilizer bars were added with Teflon bushings, KONI adjustable shocks coupled with modified Mustang GT springs, HD police brakes and an SCCA approved rollbar.The interior is equipped with Recaro LS bucket seats and Stewart-Warner Stage III instruments set in a custom black wrinkle aluminum panel.With it's traditional McLaren orange paint and IMSA styled widebody kit, visually you'll never mistake an M-81 for anything else.But wait, there's more.If the road car is rare, the race car is borderline unobtanium Backed by Ford Motorsport and Motorcraft, built by McLaren, and entered by Firestone Tire and Rubber; only two McLaren M-81 Mustang IMSA GTO-spec race cars were ever produced. Of the two, this is the only one in track ready original condition, serial #001.In February 1981, its sister car, #002, debuted at the Rolex24 in Daytona where it would go on to win its class; and again capturing victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring.The cars were bought by the current seller from the liquidation of Harry Charles “Chuck” Gunetti Jr’s., estate.The prototype M-81 was never offered for sale, but it did end up on display as a prize at the Holiday Inn Casino in Las Vegas. On August 30, 1984, Gunetti's slot machine paid out the jackpot--instead of taking cash, he opted for the 1980 Ford McLaren Mustang.This pairing of stupid rare Mustangs are surprisingly affordable, the seller asking $60,000 each in separate listings.