Within a few years of the deal that had seen Fiat acquire a 50% stake in Automobili Ferrari, the Cavallino Rampante had disappeared from Sports and GT racing. This decision to quit coincided…
Read MoreAt the end of a 1973 season during which it had been pipped to the World Sportscar Championship by the French state-backed Matra concern, Ferrari elected to focus its racing activities solely on…
Read MoreHaving commissioned the first two instalments of its burgeoning Art Car theme in time for the 1975 and ‘76 Le Mans 24 Hour races, BMW went on to order a third machine that would appear at the…
Read MoreAfter the success of BMW’s first Art Car, an E9 CSL painted by Alexander Calder which garnered a huge amount of publicity at the 1975 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Munich firm commissioned a second…
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 MoreBy the late 1970s, Porsche had become the pre-eminent force in Sports and GT racing. The Stuttgart firm had returned to front-line competition in 1976, since which time the 936, 935 and 934 had…
Read MoreAs a result of mid-season rule changes, poor reliability and a stronger-than-expected challenge from BMW, the 1976 World Championship for Makes had been a more closely fought campaign than…
Read MoreFor 1976, new sports car racing regulations were introduced. Group 6 was for out-and-out Prototypes with no minimum production requirement. Groups 4 and 5 were open to production…
Read MoreBMW’s high profile motor sport programme of the 1970s spawned some spectacular machinery and greatly enhanced the Munich firm’s reputation. However, Porsche remained the dominant force in…
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