As 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 MoreHaving swept to the top of international GT racing with a formidable BMW power unit, the McLaren F1 found itself firmly in the crosshairs of ‘Bee-Emm’s domestic rivals: Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreIn order to beat the all-conquering Peugeot 205 T16, the engineers at Lancia and its competition arm Abarth had to come up with a remarkable machine that, like its French rival, was designed…
Read MoreWhen it comes to something perfect for winding countryside roads, Ferrari’s Dino 246 GT is hard to beat. One of the earliest production cars to offer a race-inspired mid-engined layout, the little…
Read MoreThe Group 4 and subsequent Group B regulations that ran from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s saw a plethora of exotic machinery take to the special stages, one of which was the Ferrari 308…
Read MoreIf it were possible to create a ranking for the costliest Group B programme undertaken by a manufacturer, that crown would also certainly fall to Porsche whose 959 incurred a monumental…
Read MoreHad it not been for the wide availability of various 911-based machines, the resurgence of GT racing in the 1990s would likely not have occurred. First it was RS and RSR versions of the 964-type 911 that…
Read MoreHaving achieved back-to-back Driver and Constructor titles at the height of the Group B era during 1985 and ‘86, Peugeot quit the World Rally Championship following the FIA’s decision to ban Group…
Read MoreThe Dino 206 S was conceived as Ferrari’s challenger for the under two-litre Group 4 Sports car class that came into effect as part of revamped FIA regulations for 1966. In preparation, the…
Read More21 years after the company had last created a purpose-built competition Prototype, Ferrari produced the sensational 333 SP for its customers to mount an attack on the 1994 IMSA World…
Read MoreFerrari’s prime objective with the big block V12 engine from designer Aurelio Lampredi was to create a power unit that could propel the Maranello firm to victory in Grand Prix racing. However, the…
Read MoreBy virtue of its extraordinary state-of-art specification and 205 T16-toppling competition record, Lancia’s Delta S4 can legitimately be regarded as the ultimate expression of the legendary Group B…
Read MoreIntroduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1982, the 5000 S was Lamborghini’s third major iteration of the Countach theme. It followed the original narrow-bodied LP400 launched nine years…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo’s inaugural 1967 campaign with the Autodelta-developed Tipo 33 two-litre Group 6 Prototype was a mixed affair; while the Tipo 33 clearly had the speed to match its rivals from…
Read MoreAlthough conceived as a stop-gap model until the highly anticipated Diablo was ready, the 25th Anniversary became the most commercially successful iteration of the legendary Countach despite…
Read MoreLike most series for out-and-out Sports Prototypes, the All Japan Sports Prototype Endurance Championship struggled to attract entries during the early 90s recession. Accordingly, to reflect the…
Read MoreLaunched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2006, the 599 GTB Fiorano was Ferrari’s second generation front V12-engined two seater from the modern era and replaced the long-running 550…
Read MoreHaving witnessed the potential of Luigi Chinetti’s NART-prepared 365-based BB racing cars, one of which had finished sixth at the 1975 Sebring 12 Hours, Ferrari sanctioned the creation of three lightly…
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