At the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours, victory went to a production-based car as opposed to a purpose-built prototype for the first time in the post World War 2 era. That vehicle was a works Kremer K3 derived…
Read MoreAs a consequence of combining already well-proven design and mechanical features, Ferrari only felt compelled to create a single 330 GTC prototype and that car, chassis 6431, is currently on the…
Read MoreTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of McLaren’s 1995 victory at Le Mans, the first debut win by a manufacturer at la Sarthe since 1949 and the first by a production-based car since 1979, the firm…
Read MoreAlthough it never wore the familiar ‘M’ moniker that graced most of BMW Motorsport’s road cars, the E31-based 850 CSi featured even more performance enhancements than many M-badged…
Read MoreTo capitalise on its position as the premier Formula 1 engine builder of the time, Honda approved arguably its most ambitious road car project yet, the NSX, a machine that would go head-to-head…
Read MoreTo replace the normally aspirated RS1600i which had failed to set the world alight in Group A competition, Ford created its first forced induction Escort for public consumption: the RS Turbo.
Read MoreTwo-and-a-half years after the F430’s debut, Ferrari unveiled a super hardcore high performance version conceived to take the platform to its absolute limit. 100kg lighter and 20bhp more powerful…
Read MoreIn September 1965, Ford signed an agreement with Hertz Rental to supply 1000 special copies of the Shelby Mustang GT350. The resultant GT350H would be available to Hertz Sports Club members for…
Read MoreOf the myriad Delta Integrale special editions offered during the first half of the 1990s, perhaps the most famous are the Martini variants that mimicked Lancia’s works cars piloted to such great…
Read MoreAs Porsche had refused to sell customer copies of the brand new 935 for the 1976 season, the renowned Kremer Racing outfit in Cologne assembled their own 935-style Group 5 car using a…
Read MorePorsche’s thinking behind the 911 Carrera RS which it launched in late 1972 was to pave the way for the most extreme Group 4 competition car possible (the Carrera RSR). Having largely focused its…
Read MoreIn order to topple the McLaren F1 from its perch as the fastest production car ever openly offered to the public, Bugatti took a quite different approach. Rather than a philosophy that revolved around…
Read MoreLaunched in August 1965 for the 1966 model year, the Bronco was conceived as Ford’s offering for a Sport Utility Vehicle market that was rapidly beginning to gain popularity. Using a box-section body…
Read MoreAlthough the Ace and Aceca proved themselves formidable competitors right out of the box, their obvious weak spot was an engine that could trace its origins all the way back to 1919. Nevertheless, a…
Read MoreTo pave the way for an attack on the SCCA B Production Championship, Ford commissioned Shelby to create the GT350 Mustang, at least 100 of which would have to be manufactured in order to…
Read MoreFor 1993, organisers of the DTM elected to adopt arguably the most radical regularity framework for production-based machinery since the Group 5 Silhouette era. Dubbed Class 1, the new rules…
Read MoreWhile Audi temporarily gained an edge in top flight rallying thanks to the Quattro’s state-of-art four-wheel drive system, Lancia became the first manufacturer to exploit the sport’s new Group B…
Read MoreArguably the most extreme Diablo to emerge from Sant’Agata was the one-off Roadster Prototype which Lamborghini presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1992. With its cut-down…
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