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Read MoreCelebrating a six-decade Formula 1 partnership between Shell and Ferrari
Read MoreAlthough the Ace and Aceca proved themselves formidable competitors right out of the box, their obvious weak spot was an engine that could trace its origins all the way back to 1919. Nevertheless, a…
Read MoreTo pave the way for an attack on the SCCA B Production Championship, Ford commissioned Shelby to create the GT350 Mustang, at least 100 of which would have to be manufactured in order to…
Read MoreWhen Honda launched its car building division in 1963, the company offered two miniature models. First to arrive was a diminutive pickup truck powered by either a 356cc dual overhead camshaft…
Read MoreFor 1993, organisers of the DTM elected to adopt arguably the most radical regularity framework for production-based machinery since the Group 5 Silhouette era. Dubbed Class 1, the new rules…
Read MoreWhile Audi temporarily gained an edge in top flight rallying thanks to the Quattro’s state-of-art four-wheel drive system, Lancia became the first manufacturer to exploit the sport’s new Group B…
Read MoreArguably the most extreme Diablo to emerge from Sant’Agata was the one-off Roadster Prototype which Lamborghini presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1992. With its cut-down…
Read MoreChassis 007 was the seventh F1 production car built and one of 25 examples manufactured in 1994. It was configured with arguably the best exterior colour scheme for an F1: Jet Black (which included…
Read MoreDespite having been up against much newer and more highly developed opposition, BMW’s iconic E30 M3 still proved itself a winning platform during the car’s sixth and final season in the Deutsche…
Read MoreAs expected, the 996-based 911 GT3R spawned by its road-going counterpart launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 1999 proved a best in class mount despite arguably the most competitive…
Read MoreChassis 41263 was the penultimate 512 BB LM completed and one of five units to emerge during 1982. Built to the ultimate specification for one of these cars, it featured all the latest updates to…
Read MorePerhaps the least well known BMW Motorsport product to emerge during the 1990s was the E31 850 CSi built in limited numbers between 1992 and 1996. Despite its lack of an “M” moniker, practically…
Read MoreAfter Toyota’s massive balls up with the 2000 GT which proved an expensive flop, Nissan showed the other Japanese manufacturers how to create a globally successful sports car with the Fairlady Z / 240Z.
Read MoreAfter the Mimram Group headed by brothers Patrick and Jean-Claude acquired Automobili Lamborghini in mid 1980, a plan to expand the firm’s one-car model range was immediately…
Read MoreHaving won seven of the twelve events that made up 1982’s World Rally Championship and delivered that year’s Manufacturers’ crown, Audi replaced its original Quattro with significantly…
Read MoreAlthough Jaguar had officially decided to withdraw from motor racing a few years prior, a batch of seven specially prepared E-types were prepared for competition use during the 1961 season…
Read MoreThis period feature tells the story of how the Art Sports Ferrari F40 LM came to be. Run by Ferrari France and Charles Pozzi between 1989–1990, the F40 LM in 10 IMSA races claimed five podium finishes and three runner-up results before the high costs ended the program.
Read MoreLike most manufacturers that created Group B homologation specials, Ford found it very difficult to sell the RS200 when new. Therefore, to broaden its appeal, between 1987 and 1989 (after…
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