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06-12-2009, 10:48 AM
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 Last batch of SLR Roadsters get ‘McLaren Orange’ paint scheme Mercedes Benz first confirmed in July last year that its longstanding partnership with British motorsports company McLaren to build the SLR supercar will soon be coming to an end. In the lead up to the actual date, which is expected to fall in the second half of this year, a special 'McLaren Orange' option is reportedly being offered for the last batch of Mercedes-McLaren SLR Roadsters.  The McLaren Orange paint scheme, incidentally, first appeared on the M6A Can-Am race car in 1967, then the Formula One and Indy race cars that followed, and is synonymous with McLaren’s racing history. It was also the color used for the ultra-exclusive McLaren F1 LM. The very last SLR Roadster, however, will be finished in a unique Sienna Pearl metallic paint scheme and a Tobacco Brown leather interior. This particular car is destined for the U.S. and will be auctioned online on November 20 to help raise funds for the St Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Mercedes-McLaren SLR first entered production in Coupe form back in 2003 and was replaced with the Roadster model in 2007. Since the start of production more than 2,130 SLRs, both Coupe and Roadster, are estimated to have rolled off the factory floor.
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06-12-2009, 11:12 AM
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| Quote: That's still under half of what they originally expected. Wow. Originally Posted by DJ »
Since the start of production more than 2,130 SLRs, both Coupe and Roadster, are estimated to have rolled off the factory floor.
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06-12-2009, 07:47 PM
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| I love orange on almost any car, can't wait to see good pics of it. sounds awesome
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06-14-2009, 08:24 AM
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| Better pics from production line, I wonder if it is SLR 722s Roadster or regular Roadster, I hope it will be exactly 722s, then this color will fit normally. And check that white Sterling Moss on the production line in front on orange SLR Roadster.
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