Iso Rivolta was founded in 1962 by Milanese industrialist, Renzo Rivolta. Rivolta made his first fortune manufacturing refrigeration units. After World War 2 he expanded to motorcycle production and, in…
Read MoreNot long after Countach production began, Lamborghini started planning an uprated variant. The as-yet unnamed machine was to come with wider wheels, a tuned engine and a host of aggressive…
Read MoreYamaha started life as a piano and reed organ manufacturer in 1887. It then expanded to building motorcycles during 1954. Having become known for its high performance engineering prowess…
Read MoreBy the autumn of 1951 Porsche’s fortunes had been transformed. When 356 production began in 1949, it did so at a converted Austrian sawmill because the firm’s Zuffenhausen plant in Stuttgart…
Read MoreBy the mid 1970s, it was well known that the United States military would soon have to find a replacement for the Ford M151 jeep that could trace its origins back to the early 1950s and which had…
Read MoreAs more and more manufacturers piled into rallying following the introduction of Group B regulations for 1982, the new generation of purpose-built machinery led to an explosion in media…
Read MoreChassis 56 XP GT was the first of three McLaren F1 GTs built by McLaren, all of which were completed in 1997. As denoted by the XP moniker in its chassis number, 56 XP GT was an experimental prototype…
Read MoreZagato’s first collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini happened in a semi-official capacity during 1965. At the time, Ferruccio Lamborghini’s auto maker had just got up to speed with production of…
Read MoreIn its many guises, the 205 was arguably the most important Peugeot of modern times. Prior to its arrival, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy owing to a combination of bad…
Read MoreIn 1984, Lamborghini started work on a Countach Restyling Prototype that could be assessed as a potential stop-gap model before a proper clean sheet replacement came on stream. The team…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes-Benz launched the W198 300 SL in 1954, their high performance Gullwing-doored Coupe was arguably the most exciting motor car available. A little under three years later, it…
Read MoreAt the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1989, BMW unveiled their new range-topping flagship: the E31 8-series. Developed at vast cost, the 8-series effectively replaced the long-running E24 6-series.
Read MoreOnce Elise production was underway, Lotus started to develop a potential road-legal racing variant dubbed the Sprint. There was clearly some demand for a faster Elise, but the Sprint was…
Read MoreImmediately after the Mimram Group's takeover of Automobili Lamborghini was approved by the Italian authorities in late 1980, the green light was given to create a host of new models. The pretty…
Read More17 months after the 308 GTB had been introduced, Pininfarina unveiled a styling concept that adopted a number of new features. The idea was to showcase how the 308 could incorporate the…
Read MoreXP5 was the last of five F1 prototypes built with the XP chassis prefix. McLaren configured the car in Dark Metallic Green with a Grey interior and a Black driver’s seat with Green insert. XP5 served as a…
Read MoreAfter the static F1 Clinic Model, McLaren built five operational F1 prototypes, all of which used the XP chassis prefix. XP3 was painted Silver. Throughout 1993, it was used for endurance testing at a variety…
Read MoreXP2 was the second of five prototype McLaren F1s completed with the XP chassis prefix. Prior to the quintet of XP cars, McLaren had used the non-running F1 Clinic Model at a number of…
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