''Black Mamba'' 765LT Spider for - McLaren Houston VIP
To quote the owner "My 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider is a special project I worked with MSO on to bring to life my dedication to one of my idols, Kobe Bryant. I
loved the way he approached the game, focused and trained and looked at the competition and made himself better every day, this mirrors the ethos at McLaren
too''.
It was an 18 month process, from design stage to the car arriving at his dealer in Houston and it show cases the incredible skill and patience our paint team have at
MSO.
The car has a full visual carbon body which is a striking to look at. MSO developed a special snakeskin pattern in the carbon which is achieved with a darker tint
over the standard gloss carbon giving the effect of scales. This was further enhanced with the snake pattern fading as it reaches the outer edges of the car. This
effect is carried through the tonneau panel and into the cabin through the upper trim.
To make the car pop even more, there are areas where McLaren Orange paint has been used as an accent, this can be seen to great effect underside of the air
brake, when it lifts to its highest position there is an incredible "hit" of orange snake skin!
Contrasting the gloss and dark tinted carbon, the client wanted the carbon exterior packs to be in satin carbon, this is a very unique feature with 3 types of carbon
on one car.
Taking a peek into the engine bay through the rear mesh components you can see not only the 4.0 litre twin turbocharged V8, but also a shining MSO 24CT gold
heatshield, as first introduced on the McLaren F1 road car.
McLaren Orange Pinstripes are painted on the rear diffuser, front lip and side skirts complete the overall theme.
Carrying the Orange theme into the interior of the car, it has the Orange snake skin design on the gearshift paddles and the perforation on the seats and contrast
stitching are in McLaren Orange too. The MSO logos can clearly be seen on the headrests stitched in McLaren Orange too.
Bringing some of the exterior accents into the cabin of the car the snake skin tinting carried over to the interior door appliques which is a very subtle detail but
connects the inside to the outside.
To complete this very special car the sill panels were treated to some snake treatment with Black Mamba the cars name painted into one sill and a picture of a
black mamba on the other.
Its been signed underneath the hood which also has the McLaren Orange snake skin design by Zak Brown, Lando Norris and our previous driver, Daniel Ricciardo.