When Nissan released the R32 Skyline during the summer of 1989, it also revived the range-topping GT-R (Gran Turismo Racer). The GT-R moniker had first appeared back in late 1968 when it…
Read MoreAfter successful stints at Fiat, Bertone and Ghia, Giorgetto Giugiaro set up his own studio, Ital Design. Established in February 1968, Ital Design made its salon debut later that year at Italy’s most important…
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 MoreA small selection of photographs en route to and at a Goodwood track day in 1983. Featured cars: Ferrari 512i BB: HHC 317Y, Lancia Stratos: D CM 102, Ferrari 250 GTO: 6 PEV, Ferrari 512i BB: JHW 3…
Read MoreFor 1967, Ferrari constructed two brand new 412 Ps and also converted a pair of ex-works P3s to 412 P specification. These four cars were supplied to NART, Scuderia Filipinetti, Maranello Concessionaires…
Read MoreChassis JLA12397 was the third of four Countach supplied to Gerald Carroll. Carroll was head of the privately owned Carroll Group of companies from the late 1970s until his bankruptcy in 1995.
Read MorePorsche 956 chassis 104 was one of the twelve examples built for customer teams in 1983. 1983 was the first year the Group C challenger was sold to independent teams. Since emerging in 1978…
Read MoreThe first true David Brown Aston Martin, the DB2, was an enormous success and, by mid 1951, sales had started to take off. Designed to be the finest Grand Touring car on the market, the DB2 also…
Read MoreChassis 08R was the second 1995-spec. GTR sold to L’Oreal Chairman and CEO, Lindsay Owen-Jones. It replaced his first example (04R) that was heavily damaged in its fourth outing of 1995, the…
Read MoreWhen Audi launched the UR Quattro at Geneva in March 1980, it was the first high performance road car to employ four-wheel drive. Among those present at Geneva was Sergio Pininfarina who…
Read MoreWhen Fiat decided to build a mid-engine sports car, they invited proposals from Bertone and Pininfarina. The less expensive Bertone X1/9 was selected for production while Pininfarina’s bigger…
Read MorePorsche 550 chassis 0055 was famously acquired new by the American actor, James Dean. On September 18th 1955, Dean’s friend and fellow Porsche 356 Speedster owner, Lew Bracker, had…
Read MoreOver the course of three decades, Swiss brothers Fritz and Hans Schlumpf accumulated the best high end automobile collection on the planet. The Schlumpfs were big Bugatti fans and, for a time…
Read MoreIn December 1990, Maserati unveiled a stunning supercar concept called the Chubasco. Equipped with gorgeous Marcello Gandini-designed bodywork, a 430bhp twin-turbocharged V8 engine and…
Read MoreAfter the FIA banned large displacement Group 6 Prototypes like the Mirage M1 for 1968, John Wyer temporarily turned his attention to the Group 4 GT40; the big Ford offered a 2000cc…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini had always hoped to produce a junior model with a comparatively small engine that could sell by the thousands every year. Such a vehicle would complement his flagship…
Read MoreIn early, 1989 Bugatti took delivery of the first prototype chassis for their new EB110 supercar. Manufactured by Aerospatiale in France, chassis 110-0000 was one of five prototype monocoques…
Read MoreThe 340 America was Ferrari’s first model put on sale with the big-block Lampredi V12 engine. 23 were built plus two factory conversions, the majority of which were destined for racing…
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