The 1968 Le Mans 24 Hours is arguably best remembered because of the five lap victory achieved by Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi in their Gulf Oil-backed Ford GT40 campaigned by John Wyer…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951, the 212 Inter was Ferrari’s third iteration of its dedicated road car line initiated with the 166 Inter of 1948. Named in honour of Scuderia Inter, the…
Read MoreBy far the most successful racing car of the Group 5 era was Porsche’s iconic 935. Having been reserved for works use in 1976, customer cars began to come on stream for 1977, at which point the…
Read MoreDuring the second half of the 1980s, those customers that wanted a twelve cylinder Ferrari in a more discrete package than the flamboyant Testarossa could order a 412. With its elegant…
Read MoreFollowing in the footsteps of Renault-Alpine which had organised its own ‘one-make’ racing series for several years, 1986 saw Porsche join the fray with its 944 Turbo Cup Championship. The idea of…
Read MoreWith the introduction of Porsche’s new water-cooled 911 (the 996), the firm’s hot normally aspirated driver-focused line previously known as the Carrera RS assumed a new GT3 moniker…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in September 1998, French coachbuilder Heuliez unveiled one of the most spectacular Lamborghini-based design concepts of the 20th century: the Pregunta. Based on…
Read MoreHow much could one man love the Transformers? This much: an extraordinary Art Car commissioned from Bugatti as an homage to the kid’s TV show and movie franchise. Based on a…
Read MoreWhen Ferrari returned to the front-engined Gran Turismo market with the critically-acclaimed 550 Maranello in 1996, Aston Martin suddenly found itself with a big budget rival in a sector it had ruled…
Read MoreFrom September 1996, Honda began to equip the manual transmission version of its NSX with an enlarged 3.2-litre V6 engine. Most significantly, the power output went from 270bhp to 290bhp…
Read MoreEven though an oil crisis caused by a 1973-1974 war in the Middle East massively curtailed its works career, BMW’s E9 CSL remained the best top flight Group 2 racing car throughout the remainder of…
Read MoreHaving commissioned its newly acquired Abarth competition department to create a Group 4 homologation special based on the 124 Sport Spider, Fiat’s new-for-1973 special stage challenger…
Read MoreAlthough prior years had seen some spectacular attempts to bring F1 performance to the street, arguably nothing has come closer to achieving that feat than Aston Martin’s radical Valkyrie.
Read MoreFor the 1998 model year, Lamborghini introduced an updated version of the Diablo SV which ushered in several significant improvements. Chief among these was a new variable valve timing…
Read MoreHaving been conceived with the primary intention of serving as the basis for a Group 4 and 5 racing programme, the prospect of a multi-year homologation delay owing to production issues meant…
Read More19 months after Porsche had successfully re-launched its hardcore driver-focused 911 Carrera RS, Honda followed suit with what has come to be regarded as Japan’s best sports car of the 20th…
Read MoreTo get his exciting Cobra project off the ground ahead of any potential financial input from Ford, Carroll Shelby teamed up with professional racing driver and high end European car dealer, Ed…
Read MoreAfter a successful debut season for his new company in 1947, Enzo Ferrari commissioned an enlarged two-litre version of the Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 for 1948 which would find itself…
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