Having established his auto making firm as arguably the dominant force in Sports car racing during its debut 1947 campaign, Enzo Ferrari’s Maranello-based operation went from strength-to…
Read MoreMercedes and Benz both enjoyed significant success as separate firms during the early days of motor racing. Their merger in 1926 created an industrial behemoth. When Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche had scored some impressive results with the aluminium-bodied 356 SL (perhaps the most notable of which had been back-to-back class wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1951 and ‘52…
Read MoreJaguar’s inaugural campaign with the D-type in 1954 yielded promising performances at each of the car’s three outings. Its debut appearance at the ‘54 Le Mans 24 Hours should have resulted in a…
Read MoreJaguar originally created the XK120 as a design exercise to showcase the firm’s advanced new 3.4-litre dual overhead camshaft straight six engine. The stunning XK120 Roadster was presented at the…
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 MoreWhen the 125 Sport debuted in May 1947, Ferrari began an inexorable rise to the pinnacle of motor racing. A few weeks after its arrival, the 1.5-litre 125 Sport was replaced by the 1.9-litre 159 Sport. A…
Read MoreIn early 1953, Jaguar began planning a successor to the C-type which was still among the best sports racing cars available. In 1951, the C-type had won the Le Mans 24 Hours first time out and this maiden…
Read MoreBorn from the ashes of Piero Dusio’s failed Cisitalia project, Abarth & C. was established in March 1949 for the production of automobiles and performance accessories. Carlo Abarth purchased…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo had abandoned Formula 1 racing at the end of 1951 after back-to-back championships for Giuseppe Farina and Juan-Manuel Fangio. New regulations for 1952 meant the supercharged 158…
Read MoreFor the 1952 season, Scuderia Ferrari campaigned a small Vignale Berlinetta with an experimental version of the short-block Colombo V12. The engine, bored from 2.7 to three-litres, was the first of…
Read MoreMercedes-Benz returned to motor racing in 1952 with the W194 300 SL. This three-litre sports racing car proved an enormous success and won four of the five races it contested to include the Le Mans…
Read MoreIn 1955, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a high-speed racing car transporter, the like of which had never been seen before. Nicknamed Blue Wonder, it was built at the request of Mercedes’ racing team…
Read MoreWith the Tipo 158 and 159, Alfa Romeo had won the inaugural 1950 and 1951 Formula 1 World Championships for Drivers. In the absence of a Constructors crown (not introduced until 1958), the…
Read MoreThe first true David Brown Aston Martin, the DB2, was an enormous success and, by mid 1951, sales had started to take off. Designed to be the finest Grand Touring car on the market, the DB2 also…
Read MoreAlthough Giacchino Colombo’s 60° V12 had powered Ferrari to a host of important Sports car victories between 1947 and 1949, similar domination had proven elusive in Grand Prix racing.
Read MoreAston Martin chassis DB3S/5 was one of five DB3S constructed in 1953. Built to contest a domestic and World Sportscar Championship programme, the new DB3S wore a beautiful Frank Feeley…
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