Between 1982 and 1984, Porsche produced ten works 956s for Group C racing. The first was chassis 001 which served as the initial test and development car. Built around a more substantial tub than…
Read MoreAside from track days and owners club events, locations around the Portman showroom at 108 George Street in Marylebone and the firm’s service centre in Brentford were the best places to spot…
Read MoreAfter winning back-to-back World Championships with the mighty 158 and 159 ‘Alfetta‘ Grand Prix cars in 1950 and 1951, Alfa Romeo announced their withdrawal from works participation in motor sport.
Read MoreChassis 02 was one of three Group 6 Mirage M2s built to contest the 1969 World Sportscar Championship. Two were BRM-powered with ZF gearboxes while the other car initially ran a GT40…
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 MoreThe late 1980s saw several manufacturers try to muscle in on the booming premium car market. New firms like Cizeta and MCA were established while major companies including McLaren and Yamaha…
Read MoreOf the 20 T16 Evolution 1s built, chassis C19 was one of 16 retained for works use. The other four were allocated to Peugeot’s German, Spanish, Italian and UK distributor teams. In addition to C19…
Read MoreAfter producing models like the Pantera, Longchamp and Deauville for nearly 20 years (all originally bankrolled with Ford money), by the early 1990s, safety and emissions legislation had finally caught…
Read MoreWith 24 fatalities during its five year sojourn, the Carrera Panamericana was perhaps the most dangerous motor race ever. An open road border-to-border dash across Mexico’s section of the…
Read MoreThe 246 SP was Ferrari’s first mid-engined sports prototype and used a 2.4-litre version of the Vittorio Jano-designed V6. Reserved strictly for works use, two of these SP/61-type cars were built…
Read MoreFollowing back-to-back defeats at Daytona and Sebring in early 1969, Porsche decided they wanted a partner organisation to race their cars. Such a move would enable the factory to focus purely on…
Read MoreConsidered among the best sports car drivers of his time, Australian Paul Hawkins was variously employed by the works Porsche and Ferrari teams as well as Carroll Shelby and the Gulf-backed…
Read MoreThe 365 GTC/4 arrived almost production-ready at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971. It was offered in a Ferrari model line-up that comprised the flagship 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 plus the V6…
Read MoreChassis CLA12550 was one of 323 Countach 5000 S built. Of these, 37 were right-hand drive. During its early life, CLA12550 was the most frequently road-tested Countach 5000 S in Britain’s motoring…
Read MoreBetween 1951 and 1987, freelance graphic designer, Erich Strenger, created the Porsche victory posters that helped define the marque. Displayed in Porsche showrooms and workshops, these…
Read MoreFew cars sum up the glamour of 1950s motoring better than Mercedes’ 190 SL which was unveiled in production-ready trim at the Geneva Motor Show during March 1955. Conceived as a less…
Read MoreBy the mid 1980s, BMW’s Motorsport department had released several production models, but the new E30 M3 would prove to be their most popular yet. Based on the recently introduced E30…
Read MoreAlthough production delays over at Lamborghini who had been commissioned to handle development and assembly meant the M1’s homologation into Group 4 and 5 was rubber stamped…
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