Launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1959, Ferrari’s 250 GT SWB Berlinetta was arguably the last true dual purpose Grand Tourer, a machine almost equally capable of winning at international…
Read MoreFor 1953, Ferrari released an updated second series version of the 166 Mille Miglia. Newly equipped with an engine that featured six port cylinder heads, roller cam followers and a trio of Weber 36 IF/4C…
Read MoreAlthough the 1990s was very much the era of silver-painted cars as an antidote to the brashness of the decade prior, one sector this popularity did not translate to was Ferrari sales where ‘re-sale…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes unveiled their Gullwing-doored 300 SL at the New York Motor Show in February 1954, wealthy buyers from all four corners of the globe were suddenly able to go and order a…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012, the Grand Sport Vitesse was a Roadster version of Bugatti’s hot Veyron Super Sport. 92 were completed by the time production came to an end in…
Read MoreOf the myriad special editions offered by Lancia on the Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione platform, arguably the most spectacular was the Evo 1-based Martini 6 produced to celebrate the firm’s sixth…
Read MoreHaving already commissioned an enlarged 4.8-litre engine for the Countach 5000 S which arrived in early 1982, the Mimram Group (which had rescued Lamborghini from administration in 1980)…
Read MoreIn our opinion here at Supercar Nostalgia, Ferrari’s Group B-inspired 288 GTO and F40 rank far higher in terms of design quality and historical significance than any of the low volume flagships that…
Read MoreAfter the enormously successful GT programme that ultimately yielded four back-to-back Le Mans wins and a plethora of other significant victories, Ford was generally happy to offer its customers…
Read MoreAs far as Ferrari and Porsche were concerned, Honda’s NSX could not have arrived at a worse time. While the Italian-made 348 initially sold well, its on-limit handling left much to be desired…
Read MoreThe fire at Jaguar’s Browns Lane factory in Coventry on the evening of Tuesday 12th February 1957 affected around one quarter of the complex. Having started in the tyre store, it ripped through the…
Read MoreHaving already improved the spectacular 275 GTB by way of a more aerodynamic body and a torque tube coupling to eradicate alignment issues between the engine and driveshaft, Ferrari went on to…
Read MoreDespite an enviable back catalogue of sporting motor cars that variously achieved icon status, massive commercial success or major competition honours, until the late 2000s Toyota had never…
Read MoreWith the XK120 having rewritten the rulebook in terms of what could be expected from a vaguely affordable sports car, Jaguar understandably opted for evolution rather than revolution when it came…
Read MoreIn addition to having been the ultimate expression of Honda’s ground-breaking NSX, the NSX Type R introduced the world to Honda’s performance focused Type R moniker that came to adorn many of…
Read MoreAs the successor to Ferrari’s legendary 288 GTO, F40 and F50, the Enzo had very big shoes to fill. In a similar fashion to the F50 it adopted a normally aspirated V12 as opposed to the kind of twin…
Read MoreFollowing a series of successful outings with semi-works XK120s in more-or-less standard trim (a programme that most notably yielded victories at the 1950 Dundrod Tourist Trophy and Alpine Rally…
Read MoreHaving achieved great competition success with its Neue Klasse models since the 1960s, BMW decided to create a whole new Motorsport division along with a tricked out E9-based homologation…
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