While certain aspects of Pininfarina’s stunning 206 P-based Dino Berlinetta Speciale that appeared at the 1965 Paris Motor Show were adopted for Ferrari’s mid-engined Dino road car, the…
Read MorePorsche’s competitive endeavours with the 924 are perhaps best remembered for its high profile outings with the Carrera GT-based homologation special, arguably the most famous of which was…
Read MoreWhen BMW homologated its radical ‘Batmobile’ aero kit for the 3.0 CSL mid way through 1973, the balance of power in Group 2 Touring Car racing swung inexorably towards the Munich manufacturer.
Read MoreBy the 1970s, private commissions for special bodied sports cars had all but died out owing to inflexible modern production processes and the generally depressed state of the global economy.
Read MoreWhen the impact bumper-equipped G body 911 was introduced for the 1974 model year, Porsche did away with its existing T, E and S hierarchy. Instead, there was now the base model 911, the mid-range…
Read MoreIn addition to the examples sold to customers, BMW Motorsport retained a good stock of M1 Procars for its own requirements. Of these, some were destined for works use in the Procar series while a few…
Read MoreHaving campaigned the two-litre V6-powered A440 and A441 with much success during the 1973 and ‘74 seasons, Renault’s Alpine subsidiary created a 2.2-litre turbocharged A442 for 1975 when the…
Read MoreWorthy candidates for ultimate 911 are numerous, but can anything top an ex-works Martini Racing RSR from 1973 that bagged sixth overall and fourth in class at the Targa Florio World Championship race?
Read MoreThere’s just something right about a Giallo Fly Daytona and this car looks about as perfect a specimen as you could hope to find. A late US version delivered via Chinetti Garthwaite Imports in…
Read MoreAs part of the deal that saw Ford take a controlling stake in De Tomaso Automobili, the US giant funded development of a Group 4 racing Pantera that would go head-to-head with the Ferrari…
Read MoreAlthough perhaps best known for iconic top class muscle cars, the early days of Trans-Am racing also catered for under two-litre production-based Group 2 Touring Cars. For 1971, new rules allowed…
Read MoreConsidering just how unbelievably ugly most BMWs from the modern era have become, it may surprise some of our younger readers that, from the late 1960s through to the early 2000s, the…
Read MoreAs a consequence of ever-tightening emissions legislation, by 1974 Ferrari’s twelve cylinder models were frozen out of the massive United States market. With production of the Dino 246 GT…
Read MoreTo qualify a suitable base car for its move into Trans-Am racing for the 1970 season, Plymouth created the legendary AAR Cuda. Conceived to homologate Chrysler’s small block 340 cubic-inch…
Read MoreAlthough the Toyota 2000 GT had broken new ground for a Japanese manufacturer, from a commercial it was an absolute flop with barely 350 units manufactured during a little over three…
Read MoreFamously, a good contingent of Porsche’s top brass thought it would be a difficult task to sell the 500 copies of the 911 2.7 Carrera RS that were required to homologate a further uprated Carrera…
Read MoreAt the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 1979, Klaus Ludwig along with infamous Whittington brothers Don and Bill, took an incredible victory driving a Kremer Porsche 935 K3. What made the result even more…
Read MorePorsche created the fabled 2.7-litre 911 Carrera RS with one aim: to homologate the most potent Group 4 GT racing car possible. What emerged was the first generation 911 Carrera RSR which in…
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