Flood-damaged automobiles are far too widespread after a hurricane and a few of them are very particular. That’s the case right here as a uncommon McLaren P1 fell sufferer to hurricane Ian earlier this yr. Now, it’s about to go throughout the public sale block at Copart and might be yours for someplace within the neighborhood of 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 {dollars}.

That’s solely an estimated worth after all and it might commerce arms for kind of than that determine. Regardless of how a lot it goes for, it’ll include a wild story. The flood that resulted with it right here on sale occurred solely every week after its now-previous proprietor bought it on Deliver A Trailer.

In contrast to most flood-damaged automobiles, a lot of this automotive’s historical past and injury in the course of the flood are completely recorded by means of social media. In a video taken in the course of the flood, we are able to see the brilliant yellow hybrid supercar actually floating within the storage the place it was initially broken.

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Evidently, the storm was so unhealthy that someday after that video, the door to the storage failed and the McLaren ended up floating out into the wild. One other {photograph} reveals it almost pressed up towards a tree because the water continues to batter the automotive. Photographs from Copart expose the extent of the injury.

The windshield is shattered, the passenger-side mirror has been ripped off, and there may be clear injury to the entrance splitter. The public sale home has not clarified what if any techniques on the car are nonetheless practical. It stands to cause that not a lot would work although. The hybrid powertrain absolutely doesn’t take properly to being submerged in water.

Regardless of that, we all know that no less than a couple of large gamers within the automotive trade have an interest within the automotive. Ed Bolian from Vinwiki and Tyler Hoover from Hoovies Storage have each expressed curiosity. The previous says that he might see changing the whole drivetrain with one thing from one other trendy non-hybridized McLaren.

An public sale date has not been set at this level however we’re excited to see if this P1 makes it again into public life in some way. Contemplating that solely 375 have been ever made it could be a disgrace if somebody didn’t put it aside to at least one extent or one other.