For a machine with such handsome looks, killer handling and outstanding competition pedigree, the Type 14 Lotus Elite continues to represent great value. Built around a state-of-art fibreglass…
Read Moreed line up of Berlinetta, Coupe, Cabriolet and Spyder bodies for the 250 GT during the second half of the 1950s, Pinin Farina produced a considerable variety of designs, some of which served to…
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 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 MoreHaving produced 1.5 and 2-litre versions of the A6G road car line between 1947 and ‘52, Maserati revived the model when it unveiled the 2000 GT (better known as the A6G/54) at the Paris Motor…
Read MoreFive years after he had joimed Porsche (back when the company was based in the Austrian town of Gmund and the 356/1 prototype was still on the drawing board), engineer Ernst Fuhrmann was given…
Read MoreDuring the late 1950s, arguably the most beautiful two-saeat Roadster offered by any manufacturer was the Pinin Farina-styled first generation Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet. Underneath rakish lines…
Read MoreWhen Jaguar displayed the XK120 prototype at the London Motor Show in October 1948, it did so with little expectation of sending the model into production. However, even in the gloom of post-war…
Read MoreA litany of beautiful and successful Maserati sports racing cars were produced during the 1950s with among the most highly regarded having been the second generation A6 GCS of which 52…
Read MoreTo replace the 2.6-litre 212 Export which had served privateers so well throughout the 1951 season, Ferrari introduced the 2.7-litre 225 Sport for 1952. In total, 21 examples of the 225 Sport were…
Read MorePorsche most famously came a cropper with regard to trademark law when, in late 1964, the German firm was forced to re-brand its 901 as the 911 because Peugeot had already registered three digit…
Read MoreIn an austere post-World War 2 environment, Maserati, which from 1947 came under total control of the Orsi family, had to get serious about building a potentially lucrative line of road cars. The firm had…
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 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 MoreSince the Wedge era, Carozzeria Zagato has embraced a largely unconventional design language that frequently divides opinion. However, although the Milan coachbuilder has always demonstrated…
Read MorePrior to the arrival of Ernst Fuhrmann’s exceedingly complex four cam Carrera motor which was offered in the 356 from late 1955, the ultimate engine for Porsche’s little flyer was the 1500cc pushrod…
Read MorePrior to the arrival of Porsche’s own purpose-built Sports racing car in 1953 (the 550), a small number of well-connected privateers created their own interpretation of such a vehicle. Among…
Read MoreOnly two D-types were originally painted red by the Jaguar factory in Browns Lane, Coventry, one of which is this car, chassis XKD 518, currently on offer at the Fiskens showroom in London.
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