British Formula One racer James Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 brought $1.2 million at auction a few days ago at the RKMCCA sale in Charlotte, N.C. This is the very car driven by Hunt in the 1977 F1 ...

Now, Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 race car is going up for auction. The specs on a 36-year-old F1 ... partying ways as much as his brilliance behind the wheel of an F1 car, James Hunt was a racing icon.

An evolution of the M23 Hunt drove in 1976, the M26 sports a 525-horsepower 3.0-liter Cosworth DFV V-8, which revs to 10,600 rpm. That propels it to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of ...

The car is the last F1 racer Hunt drove to a victory in his career and has a pre-sale estimate of $1.2 million to $1.8 million. Advertisement PHOTOS: James Hunt’s McLaren and other auction ...

RK Motors Collector Car Auctions will offer collector car enthusiasts the first-ever opportunity to bid on James Hunt’s iconic 1977 McLaren M26 . James Hunt, McLaren M26, Dijon 1977 (Photo: WRI2) ...

With the release of the Ron Howard movie Rush and McLaren's 50th anniversary, it's hard to think of a better time to sell a 1977 McLaren M26 Formula One car driven by James Hunt. The car sold for $1.2 ...