It’s difficult to disagree that, with its Giotto Bizzarrini-designed underpinnings and spectacular Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed body, the Iso Grifo has the best of everything. When you factor in…
Read MoreFor many collectors and enthusiasts, the ultimate incarnation of the legendary AC / Shelby Cobra is the seven-litre 427 Competition. Produced between 1965 and ‘67, just 23 of these legendary…
Read MoreBy combining the air-piercing nose from the short wheelbase DB4 GT, a tuned engine and the familiar long wheelbase DB4 chassis, the fixed head DB4 Vantage offered state-of-art aerodynamics…
Read MoreRather than create a simple Drop Head conversion of the rakish 275 GTB, Ferrari decided to offer the 275 GTS with a completely different look. Just a couple hundred of these two-seat Spyders…
Read MoreTo contest the high profile and fiercely competitive 1300cc Group 3 Grand Touring class, Alfa Romeo came up with the Giulietta-based Tipo 101.26 Sprint Zagato. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show…
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 MoreArriving mid way through the 1957 season, the 718 was Porsche’s second effort at a purpose-built racing car after the enormously successful 550 line. Owing to regulatory changes, the new model…
Read MoreIn addition to having been one of the most talented engineers of his generation, Giotto Bizzarrini was an extremely ambitious businessman who ultimately over-extended himself trying to compete with…
Read MorePrior to the 3500 GT’s arrival, Maserati’s road cars had been low volume coachbuilt specials manufactured in an insufficient number to cover the firm’s extensive racing activities. By contrast…
Read MoreAlthough it went up against the rule-bending Ferrari 250 GTO which was scandalously accepted into the Group 3 Grand Touring class, Jaguar’s E-type Lightweight gave a very good account of itself at…
Read MoreFamously, Ford’s attempt to create a softer, more commercially appealing iteration of the GT40 proved a commercial flop; having hoped to shift a run of at least 20 units, just seven copies of…
Read MoreAston Martin launched the DB4 in late 1958 to replace the ageing DB MkIII which could trace its origins back to 1949. In addition to handsome new Touring of Milan coachwork, the DB4 ushered in a…
Read MoreWhen it comes to most extreme iterations of the 911, three candidates stand out. One is the 1974 Carrera RSR Turbo, another the 935 it spawned which, from 1976, was built in various states of tune.
Read MoreThree years after Jaguar had debuted the all-conquering tube framed C-type, the Coventry firm released arguably the most advanced sports racing car of its day. Based around a state-of-art…
Read MoreJohn Wyer’s Mirage team created the M2 as a Group 6 Prototype to contest the 1969 World Sportscar Championship alongside the team’s Group 4 Ford GT40s that had won the title in 1968.
Read MoreOf the myriad Cobra variants, one of our favourites here at Supercar Nostalgia is the comparatively little known AC-badged, 427-chassis’d but 289-engined iteration sold by AC Cars in Great Britain…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini established his car building firm to create the kind of discrete Grand Tourers favoured by most European industrialists of the time. However, some of his eager young engineers…
Read MoreIn January 1960, Chevrolet struck a deal with noted American sportsman, Briggs Cunningham, to campaign a trio of Corvettes at the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours. Ever since 1950, Cunningham (who was…
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