After the cars were retired for racing, a select few (3 to be exact) were modified to be driven on the street. Not to be confused with the McLaren F1 LM; which is the more well known, Orange painted road going GTR, the 97 GT kept the exact bodywork as the racecar version. Even the "longtail" rear overhang that was only made in 1997 made it to the street version.
The retired GTRs had the passenger seats and upholstery installed, mufflers installed, reworked susppension to raise the ride height, removed air restrcitors and were dewinged. The ending result is the F1 GT you see below. Because of its rarity and increase in power, the GT is considered by some to be the ultimate F1.
^note the McLaren F1 LM in the background
^the McLaren F1 GTR "Longtail," the base of the GT
