In January 1960, Chevrolet struck a deal with noted American sportsman, Briggs Cunningham, to campaign a trio of Corvettes at the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours. Ever since 1950, Cunningham (who was…
Read MoreTo promote its highly anticipated M1, the first mid-engined road car in BMW’s history, a fleet of three early examples were retained for promotional use. Of these, just one was finished in Blue, chassis…
Read MoreFive months after the production-ready 911 Turbo (930) was unveiled at the 1974 Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche displayed their new range-topping model at the ‘75 Geneva Salon which was widely…
Read MoreHaving plumbed a 5.6-litre dual overhead cam 32 valve V8 into the W124 E-class in 1986, AMG went on to offer an even more epic 6-litre 385bhp version from 1987. Thanks to their status as the fastest…
Read MoreTwo years after Aston Martin had launched its souped up, short wheelbase, more aerodynamically efficient DB4 GT, the company introduced a visually similar iteration of the regular DB4 with an…
Read MoreAfter Volkswagen pioneered the hot hatch genre with its iconic Mk1 Golf GTi, Peugeot went on to perfect the formula eight years later. Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1984, the 205 GTi…
Read MoreAlthough Lamborghini debuted its 1971 Countach prototype with a five-litre V12, the cost associated with bringing what was still a highly experimental engine to market ultimately proved too great.
Read MoreProduced for just 16 months between March 2011 and June 2012, BMW shifted a little over 6000 copies of its E82-based 1M Coupe. By contrast, the contemporary M3, manufactured from 2007 until…
Read MoreDespite having utilised a mishmash of styling features from other Ferrari models, the Pininfarina-designed 330 GTC ranks among the prettiest Italian sports cars from a golden age of automotive…
Read MoreThe trend of radically re-engineered low volume homologation specials that, for marketing reasons, resembled a manufacturer’s more prosaic offerings was most famously characterised by…
Read MoreSomewhat surprisingly given the red hot nature of the late 1980s collector car market, Porsche only built 29 copies of the formidable 959 Sport between 1987 and ‘89. Conceived to take the 959…
Read MoreHaving reserved the 956 strictly for works use during the model’s maiden season (1982), Porsche began to offer customer copies for 1983. The following year, a further updated iteration was supplied…
Read MoreWhen it comes to great 20th century road races, arguably the most formidable was the Carrera Panamericana which took place over five days and 2000-miles on Mexico’s newly opened section of…
Read MoreAt 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…
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