During 1970, Lamborghini development engineer and chief test driver, Bob Wallace, was given the go ahead by general manager, Paolo Stanzani, to construct a mid-engined hot rod more or less from scratch.
Read MoreOver the course of five weeks during April and May of 1970, members of the Royal Automobile Club and Motor Sports Association in the UK organised a high profile marathon that travelled a 16,000…
Read MoreDuring the early 1950s, Lancia embarked on an ambitious sports car racing programme that most notably yielded victories at the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and Carrera Panamericana. The privately…
Read MoreIso Rivolta was founded in 1962 by Milanese industrialist, Renzo Rivolta. Rivolta made his first fortune manufacturing refrigeration units. After World War 2 he expanded to motorcycle production and, in…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1972, BMW unveiled a styling concept with a turbocharged version of the two-litre M10 engine. The Paul Bracq-designed E25 Turbo had a mid-mounted…
Read MoreBy mid 1977, the 911 had been around for 13 years and Porsche did not expect to be building it for much longer. Instead, the company (which had been under the direction of Ernst Fuhrmann since…
Read MoreA few months after Citroen took control of Maserati in January 1968, the Italian firm began work on a two-seat mid-engined flagship; it would be the first road-going Maserati to adopt this exciting…
Read MoreNot long after Countach production began, Lamborghini started planning an uprated variant. The as-yet unnamed machine was to come with wider wheels, a tuned engine and a host of aggressive…
Read MoreThe 124 was launched by Fiat in 1966 as its mid-range offering and replacement for the outgoing 1300 / 1500 line which had been in production since 1961. Originally unveiled as a four-door Sedan at…
Read MoreOutside the world of politics, the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Pahlavi, was renowned as a lover of fine automobiles to include both those with a luxury and high performance nature. Having received a…
Read MoreThe 2.7-litre Carrera RS introduced for model year 1973 was Porsche’s first 911-based homologation special and spawned a series of dominant racing variants that annihilated the opposition. Less…
Read MoreIn September 1972 Nissan began production of a fourth generation Skyline: the C110. From a styling perspective, this latest Skyline appeared more Americanised than its predecessor while three body…
Read MoreLaunched in November 1970, the Mexico enabled Ford customers to purchase a high performance Escort at a much lower price than the soon-to-be discontinued 110bhp Twin Cam and its effective…
Read MoreDespite its handsome Bertone-designed body and a mechanical specification on a par with anything its rivals had to offer, sales of the Lamborghini Jarama proved disappointingly slow…
Read MoreWith the rear-engined 911 not anticipated to survive for more than another decade, 1971 saw Porsche begin work on an upmarket front-engined Grand Tourer that could better adopt to ever-changing…
Read MoreAt the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Lamborghini unveiled a third iteration of the groundbreaking Miura. Dubbed SV or Spinto Veloce, it initially garnered little attention owing to…
Read MoreBy the mid 1970s, it was well known that the United States military would soon have to find a replacement for the Ford M151 jeep that could trace its origins back to the early 1950s and which had…
Read MoreFor the 1971 racing season, the FIA revised their existing competition class framework. In terms of production-based machinery of the type available in new car showrooms, manufacturers could…
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