Following Ferrari’s successful debut campaign as a manufacturer in 1947, the Maranello firm headed into the 1948 season with an enlarged two-litre engine to replace the 1.5 and 1.9-litre units used thus…
Read More1954’s Appendix J regulations added a new Grand Touring class to motor racing’s existing regularity framework. Qualification required a manufacturer build at least 100 base cars during a twelve month…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1958, Aston Martin unveiled their highly anticipated replacement for the ageing DB Mk3: the DB4. Whereas the DB Mk3 had been a simple update of…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini’s reason for establishing his own auto maker was to build technically superior machinery to those vehicles on offer from Ferrari (with which he had reputedly been less than…
Read MoreAs soon as the first Ferrari took to the track in May 1947, the company from Maranello began a rapid ascent to the pinnacle of sports car racing. Similar domination ultimately followed in Formula 1.
Read MoreWhen the 125 Sport debuted in May 1947, Ferrari began an inexorable rise to the pinnacle of motor racing. A few weeks after its arrival, the 1.5-litre 125 Sport was replaced by the 1.9-litre 159 Sport. A…
Read MoreBy the mid 1960s, Aston Martin had made tentative plans for a new V8-powered model that would serve the firm for the next couple of decades. However, this next generation platform (the DBS)…
Read MoreAston Martin’s second all new production model released under David Brown’s ownership, the DB4, had proven a critical and commercial success. Introduced in 1958 and continually improved…
Read MoreThe first Aston Martin to be offered in Vantage trim was the DB2. Launched in standard form at the New York Motor Show in April 1950, the DB2 Vantage followed six months later. The DB2 was the first…
Read MoreVarious iterations of the DB2 had served Aston Martin well throughout the 1950s but, towards the end of the decade, the platform was clearly beginning to show its age. When the DB2 was…
Read MoreFor Scuderia Ferrari to compete in Grand Prix and top flight sports car racing, a sizeable competition budget was required. To generate this money, from late 1948, Enzo Ferrari offered a line of road…
Read MoreFerrari’s 1947 season proved an enormous success. Using the 125 Sport and 159 Sport, Scuderia Ferrari racked up six important victories culminating in a win for Raymond Sommer at the Turin…
Read MoreSince entering production in late 1957, the Maserati 3500 GT had proven a commercial hit. In little over three years, around 900 had been completed, making it one of the most successful high end…
Read MoreReleased on December 22nd 1964, Goldfinger was the third movie in the James Bond franchise. It centred around gold-smuggler, Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) who sought to massively increase the…
Read MoreAdolfo Orsi took over at Maserati in 1937 when the firm was in deep financial trouble. Orsi injected fresh capital and, after World War 2, the company resumed competition activities with both single…
Read MoreWith the Tipo 158 and 159, Alfa Romeo had won the inaugural 1950 and 1951 Formula 1 World Championships for Drivers. In the absence of a Constructors crown (not introduced until 1958), the…
Read MoreAlthough Giacchino Colombo’s 60° V12 had powered Ferrari to a host of important Sports car victories between 1947 and 1949, similar domination had proven elusive in Grand Prix racing.
Read MoreCombining the best elements of a coupe and estate, the Shooting-brake has been a configuration attempted by far too few manufacturers. Perhaps the most commercially successful examples…
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