Considering its substantial price and seemingly limited market, the fact that Mercedes managed to sell 1400 examples of the W198 300 SL Gullwing between 1954 and ‘57 remains truly remarkable.
Read MoreIn addition to Kensington’s Radford coachworks, FLM Panelcraft based two miles across London in Battersea also offered a Shooting Break conversion for Aston Martin’s DB6. In a similar vein to…
Read MoreTwo years after the first production-ready Ace had emerged from AC’s Thames Ditton factory, renowned engineer and amateur racing driver Ken Rudd debuted his Bristol-powered example at…
Read MoreAlthough its face-lifted appearance hinted at the level of development work undertaken, Porsche claimed the new 964-type 911 3.6 Carrera was “87% new” compared to its 3.2-litre forebear. Having…
Read MoreDuring the late 1980s, nothing in class could match Aston Martin’s formidable X-pack-equipped V8 Vantage. Whereas the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini only offered models with north of 400bhp in…
Read MoreTo style the body and interior for its new front-engined Grand Tourer that would effectively replace the outgoing Ghibli and Mexico, Maserati turned to Bertone, a design studio at the height of its…
Read MoreIn mid 1965, Iso boss Renzo Rivolta decided to end his collaboration with Giotto Bizzarrini who, from his facility in Livorno, had designed, built and raced he A3/C Grifo on Iso’s behalf. As part of…
Read MoreHaving been the second manufacturer to offer a mid-engined production car (the four cylinder Vallelunga), Alejandro de Tomaso took his company into the big league when he launched a V8…
Read MoreTo commemorate the 40th anniversary of Aston Martin’s victory at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours when the DBR1s of Carroll Shelby / Roy Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant / Paul Frere finished first and…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the ultimate F body 911 road car, nothing beats the 2.7-litre Carrera RS produced between late 1972 and mid 1973. The bean counters at Porsche originally thought it would be difficult…
Read MoreToyota first started to compete in top flight rallying during the early 1970s when the firm began a long-term association with Swedish driver, Ove Andersson. In 1975, Andersson’s rallying operation…
Read MoreThe late eighties supercar boom proved a blessing for De Tomaso as an influx of speculators led to dramatically increased demand for all kinds of collectable and exotic motor cars. As a result, the…
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