Let's Go Beverages liquidated by McLaren winner

Let's Go Beverages liquidated by McLaren winner
Let's Go Beverages said it gave away this 2022 McLaren GT as part of a promotion. (Image: Instagram)
Oliver Lewis
It started with a glitzy launch party at a luxury Auckland hotel, replete with influencers, fireworks and wagyu beef. It ended in the high court at Auckland on Thursday.In late 2022, liquor company Let’s Go Beverages – started by Australian men Kody Jenkins and Daniel Klaus – held an event at the Park Hyatt where guests posed for photos with a distinctive black 2022 McLaren GT.The company didn’t own the nearly $400,000 car at the time of the party, but it planned to give it away to a lucky customer who bought one of...

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