Once the 250 GTE entered production in 1960, Ferrari's line of four-seat Grand Tourers consistently became the firm's best-selling models. Fast, handsome and practical, they had little in the way of…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1972, BMW unveiled a spectacular design study called the E25 Turbo. Despite its dream car looks and high performance underpinnings, the E25 Turbo was created…
Read MoreChassis 01 was the AMR1 prototype, a car Aston Martin did not expect to race. However, when chassis 02 was destroyed in February 1989 at a Donington test session, the firm lost considerable…
Read MoreAfter years of mismanagement, Automobili Lamborghini was declared bankrupt in late 1978. The firm spent the next couple of years in receivership struggling to make ends meet. To supplement…
Read MoreChassis 02 was the second of three Ford P68s built by Alan Mann Racing. Construction started after the initial shakedown tests of chassis 01 had revealed it had a very cramped cockpit and was difficult…
Read MoreIn 1955, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a high-speed racing car transporter, the like of which had never been seen before. Nicknamed Blue Wonder, it was built at the request of Mercedes’ racing team…
Read MoreThe car most closely associated with James Dean was the Porsche 550 he acquired in September 1955 (chassis 0055). However, his introduction to the German marque came six months beforehand.
Read MoreAlthough Lancia convincingly won the 1987 World Rally Championship with their Delta HF Turbo 4WD, the car had been developed before the FIA announced their 1987 ban on Group B cars.
Read MoreAs BMW Motorsport had supplied the engine that powered the all-conquering F1 GTR, they understandably wanted to capitalise on their association with McLaren. For 1996, the German firm…
Read MoreWhen the commercially unsuccessful 8V was discontinued in 1954, Fiat focused their attention on mass production models. An informal arrangement with Abarth was satisfactory for the Fiat board…
Read MoreAt the end of 1953, Alfa Romeo closed their competition department. They would continue to support privateers with uprated parts for models like the 1900, but works involvement in motor…
Read MoreChassis 4301017 immediately followed BMW Motorsport’s two M1 Procar test mules. It was the first production M1 Procar completed and the only example painted red. Signed off on December 11th…
Read MoreAfter David Brown acquired the Aston Martin company in February 1947, he immediately commissioned a new model. It would use a purpose-built chassis and the Claude Hill-designed two…
Read MoreUnfortunately, the Group B competition programme for which Ferrari conceived the 288 GTO never got off the ground. A plentiful supply of much faster Group C machinery meant interest in Group B…
Read MoreChassis 001 was the first Porsche 917 built. Painted white with a green nose and matching rear wing uprights, it was completed on March 10th 1969. Two days later, it was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show.
Read MoreThe Dome company was founded in 1975 by Minoru Hayashi who wanted to build road and racing cars. He already ran Hayashi Racing in Osaka which was a successful supplier and manufacturer of…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1984, Ferrari publicly unveiled their second generation Flat 12 supercar: the Testarossa. It replaced the Berlinetta Boxer (BB) that had been produced in three…
Read MoreChassis XKD 513 was one of 71 D-types originally built. Constructed in 1955 and painted French Racing Blue, it was supplied by the Parisian Jaguar dealer, Charles Delecroix, to Henri Peignaux, a…
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