By combining the air-piercing nose from the short wheelbase DB4 GT, a tuned engine and the familiar long wheelbase DB4 chassis, the fixed head DB4 Vantage offered state-of-art aerodynamics…
Read MoreAmong the great automotive styling triumphs from the second half of the 20th century was Giorgetto Giugiaro’s reworking of the Lotus Esprit in its transition to third generation trim. The…
Read MoreHollywood icon Clark Gable owned three Jaguar XK120 OTS Roadsters. His first was chassis 670003 (completed in June 1949, the third left-hand drive XK120 built), his second was chassis 672282…
Read MoreIf the Peugeot 205 GTi had the hot hatch market in its pocket for most of the 1980s, the only choice for a compact class mid-engined two-seater was Toyota’s first generation MR2. Launched in mid…
Read MoreAs the priciest iteration of the world’s most expensive car, Bugatti’s Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse just about summed up this spectacular engineering achievement. An open top version of the…
Read MoreIn addition to racing his own 1932 Ford Roadster on the California dry lakes and Bonneville Salt Flats, Vic Edelbrock, founder of the eponymous Edelbrock performance equipment empire, encouraged…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Turin Motor Show in November 1963, the Mistral was the last new Maserati to feature the firm’s iconic twin spark dual overhead cam straight six and the first named after a…
Read MoreRather than create a simple Drop Head conversion of the rakish 275 GTB, Ferrari decided to offer the 275 GTS with a completely different look. Just a couple hundred of these two-seat Spyders…
Read MoreFour years after the straight six-powered C-class-based C 36 AMG was launched, Mercedes-Benz replaced it with the V8-engined C 43. A second body style was introduced at the same time; from…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the greatest hot hatch of all time, it’s difficult to look beyond Peugeot’s 205 GTi which, thanks to a combination of sparkling performance and superb chassis dynamics, is still…
Read MoreFew Porsche prototypes survive the rigours of development and, of these, hardly any make their way out of captivity into private hands. However, currently residing at the Gallery Aaldering showroom in…
Read MoreTo contest the high profile and fiercely competitive 1300cc Group 3 Grand Touring class, Alfa Romeo came up with the Giulietta-based Tipo 101.26 Sprint Zagato. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show…
Read MoreAfter a tumultuous few years that had seen Aston Martin frozen out of the US market on emissions grounds and then placed into receivership, a new consortium took control in 1975. Although…
Read MoreThe only mild criticism of the Z1 had been that its chassis was capable of handling far more power than the stock 2.5-litre straight six engine could muster. However, just a fraction of the 8000 buyers…
Read MoreAlthough Peugeot’s 205 T16 ultimately delivered both the Driver and Manufacturer World Rally Championships in 1986, Lancia’s Delta S4 would almost certainly have emerged victorious in both…
Read MoreAlthough somewhat colour sensitive, we think the Utopia is arguably on a par with Pagani’s best looking offerings: the Zonda F and Tricolore. Conceived as a replacement for the Huayra and…
Read MoreAs the fourth generation Mondial would be the last, and therefore a limited programme of updates could have been forgiven, Ferrari actually came up with the most extensive refresh yet for its long…
Read MoreFrom the 20-strong fleet of Diablo SE30s built in right-hand drive, three were ordered by the Brunei Royal Family to complement their already substantial Lamborghini collection. However, only two of…
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