In the midst of a booming collector car market, De Tomaso must have been pretty confident that its final iteration of the long-running Pantera, the SI, would be a commercial hit on its Turin Motor Show…
Read MoreDispatched from Sant’Agata on March 12th 1985, chassis FLA12803 was the first Countach Quattrovalvole produced in right-hand drive. Ordered through Lamborghini’s British distributor…
Read MoreAs one of the most iconic high performance cars of the 20th century, Audi’s all-wheel drive, WRC-winning Quattro was practically impossible to replace. Moreover, with the automotive landscape…
Read MoreTo justify its position as builder of the world’s most extravagantly engineered road cars, Bugatti knew it had to have a suitably elaborate engine. What the firm came up with was a true technical tour de…
Read MoreOriginally designed by Tadek Marek, Aston Martin’s legendary V8 engine had a remarkable career that saw it used in an array of iconic models between 1967 and 2001. For its final fling, during 1992…
Read MoreIn addition to the Gioacchino Colombo-designed 60° V12 that powered Ferrari to considerable competition success, several other engines were commissioned during the company’s early days.
Read MoreBy applying the same Type R formula pioneered on the NSX to some of its more mainstream offerings, Honda created what has arguably come to be considered the ultimate line of high…
Read MoreDespite the 928’s waning popularity and generally poor trading conditions, Porsche made some substantial changes to what would be the final iteration of its flagship Grand Tourer. Most…
Read MoreHaving initially been conceived as a long wheelbase version of the Celica created to rival Nissan’s 280 ZX, the Toyota Supra became a standalone model in late 1981 for the 1982 model year. 15 years…
Read MorePetrolicious gathers up a trio of Alfa Romeo Tipo 33s, drivers Derek Bell, Arturo Merzario and Nanni Galli, and spends an unbeatable track day at FCA’s private test circuit in Balocco, Italy.
Read MoreOnly a tiny fraction of Shelby’s Ford Mustang-based GT350s made their way across to Europe in period, one of which was chassis SFM6S775 whose first owner was a key player in the GT40…
Read MoreThe return of GT cars to Le Mans during the early 1990s coincided with two of the track’s biggest controversies in years. Having been the exclusive preserve of out-and-out Sports Prototypes since…
Read MoreThe 1989 model year was the last for Porsche’s iconic 3.2-litre Carrera before only 964-based models were offered. As usual, customers could order their new car as a Coupe, Targa or Cabriolet in either…
Read MoreLancia came into the 1986 season off the back of a dominant 1-2 finish at the RAC Rally which had been its only WRC outing with the Delta S4 in 1985. During the close season, further progress had…
Read MoreHaving added a first generation Grifo with a 7-litre Chevrolet V8 to complement the original 5.3-litre version, Iso went one better during production of the sleek, long nosed Series 2 when it launched the…
Read MoreAlthough the R32 Skyline GT-R has come to be regarded as the seminal piece of Nissan hardware from the tail end of the 1980s and early 1990s, at the time it only had limited exposure outside of…
Read MoreStyled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ital Design, the Lotus Esprit came to be regarded as a seminal creation from the automotive Wedge era. Manufactured from 1976 to 2004, the Esprit was…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini established his car building operation to manufacture the type of conservatively styled Grand Tourers that generally appealed to industrialists like him. Not wanting…
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