Twelve months after the base DB4 had made its highly anticipated debut, Aston Martin displayed a high performance, short wheelbase version generally supplied without rear seats aimed at those…
Read MoreSince 1962, various iterations of the AC and Shelby Cobra had been used to win myriad races and championships. However, the one title that had proven elusive was the World Sportscar…
Read MoreOff the back of an extremely successful debut campaign with the TZ which had most notably garnered class wins at the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Sebring 12 Hours, the Targa Florio and the…
Read More1954’s Appendix J regulations added a new Grand Touring class to motor racing’s existing regularity framework. Qualification required a manufacturer build at least 100 base cars during a twelve month…
Read MoreBeginning in 1962, the governing body of motor sport decided the de facto World Sports Car Championship would be decided by cars from the Grand Touring category. By contrast, purpose…
Read MoreHaving won the inaugural 1950 and ‘51 Formula 1 World Championship, Alfa Romeo quit single seater racing owing to the cost of building a new car for 1952 when a two-litre engine limit came into effect.
Read MoreWhen Milanese industrialist Renzo Rivolta decided to expand his empire into the lucrative market for high end motor cars, he recruited two of the most respected names in the business: renowned…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s competition programme was mainly focused on Sports Protoypes during the mid 1960s, a modest campaign with the newly launched 911 was embarked upon beginning in 1965.
Read MoreFor 1962, the World Sportscar Championship had undergone a series of important changes. Most significantly, the main event shifted focus to production-based GT cars. Such vehicles would contest…
Read MoreFor 1962, the World Sportscar Championship organisers broke with tradition and split the contest into two categories: the International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the Coupe des…
Read MoreAfter a three year hiatus, Aston Martin officially returned to sports car racing for an attack on the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours. The British manufacturer had last participated in a works capacity during 1959…
Read MoreFor 1966, the FIA announced well in advance that new motor racing regulations would come into effect. Qualifying machinery would be split into one of seven new groups. Groups 1, 2 and 5 were…
Read MoreUndeterred by a 1964 campaign that failed to yield a single race finish, Ford decided to increase their investment for the 1965 season. Importantly, a new American subsidiary was established: Kar…
Read MoreAlthough Ford’s limited 1964 campaign with the GT40 proved a major disappointment in terms of results, it was perhaps more important that the fledgling model had demonstrated the kind of speed…
Read MoreFollowing the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the North American Automobile Manufacturers Association imposed a motor sport ban on US car builders. The ban came into effect from 1957 and went so far…
Read MoreDuring the 2000 GT development phase, Toyota decided to take their first step into the world of motor racing. At the time, Japan was still recovering from the affects of World War 2. While the…
Read MoreLola’s first sports racing car, the Mk1, had proven an enormous success. Powered by an 1100cc Coventry Climax engine, it won multiple titles including the BRSCC Sports Car Championship in…
Read MoreThe FIA's decision to add a GT title to the World Sports Car Championship from 1962 had seen manufacturer interest in the Grand Touring category soar. Prototypes and GT cars ran alongside…
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