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 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 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 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 MoreDespite disappointingly slow sales for the recently launched EB110 and an economic outlook that remained gloomy, during 1992 the Bugatti organisation revived under Italian industrialist Romano…
Read MoreBefore the 288 GTO emerged as Ferrari’s bona fide Group B homologation special, executives at Maranello commissioned a small series of prototypes for initial evaluation. However, rather than…
Read MoreThe fifth instalment from Ferrari’s occasional line of mid-engined limited run flagships was the LaFerrari which broke cover at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. Most notably, the LaFerrari…
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 MoreMcLaren’s response to purpose-built GT1 challengers from Porsche and Mercedes-Benz was the F1 GTR 97 which featured an array of radical upgrades, the most obvious of which was its dramatic new…
Read MoreFor those wanting the ultimate junior class entry to race in competitions like the BPR, IMSA or any of the myriad domestic championships being organised during the mid 1990s, Porsche’s…
Read MoreOn February 14th at RM Sotheby’s Cavallino Palm Beach sale in Florida, one of the most beautifully configured vintage Ferraris we have seen in recent months will be going under the hammer.
Read MoreDuring the mid 1960s, Ferrari customers that wanted the ultimate money-no-object Grand Tourer could order a 500 Superfast. Essentially the last in a line of ultra high end models begun with…
Read MoreBy the 1970s, private commissions for special bodied sports cars had all but died out owing to inflexible modern production processes and the generally depressed state of the global economy.
Read MoreAmid a sea of absurdly high output and top speed figures, it’s easy to forget just what a technical marvel Bugatti created with its W16 engine. Comprising four banks of four cylinders in a rarely…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the accolade of greatest air-cooled 911 road car, there are several worthy candidates, one of which is the 964-based Turbo S Lightweight produced in very limited numbers…
Read MoreIn 2001, Ferrari made a successful return to Grand Touring competition when the Michelotto-developed 360 Modena campaigned by JMB Racing won the junior Team and Driver titles of that…
Read MoreHaving bought back production rights to the 924 (a car it had originally begun to develop for the Volkswagen Audi Group), Porsche subsequently created a significantly enhanced forced induction…
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