Chassis 0725 GT was one of three Ferraris built in 1957 with Pinin Farina’s Superfast bodywork. These cars were inspired by the original Superfast (chassis 0483 SA) which had been unveiled at the Paris…
Read MoreAt the Turin Motor Show in October 1974, Fiat launched the new 131. Available as a two or four-door saloon as well as a five-door estate, the 131 replaced the 124 as Fiat’s mid-range model.
Read MoreA selection of photographs from the Carrera Sport track day at Goodwood in spring 1993. Featured cars: Lamborghini Diablo: LAM 207, Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: G763 VYR…
Read MoreDuring a production run that lasted from 1948 to 1965, the 356 helped Porsche become established as arguably the world’s premier manufacturer of small displacement performance cars. The brand…
Read MoreChassis 05R was sold to French industrialist, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere, the boss of tile and brick manufacturer, Tuileries and Briqueteries Francaises (TBF). TBF was the family business and in 1980…
Read MoreAlthough Alfa Romeo had anticipated a production run of 50 Tipo 33 Stradales would be built in order to secure Group 4 homologation, only eleven standard examples are known to have been…
Read MoreChassis 109 was one of the dozen 956s built for customer teams in 1983. 109 was purchased by Hans Obermaier who ran Obermaier Racing, a Porsche motorsport workshop in Halsbach, Bavaria. The…
Read More25 years before the McLaren F1 arrived on the scene, Ferrari built their own three-seat supercar with a mid-mounted V12 engine. Known as the 365 P 3-Posti Guida Centrale, a pair of these extraordinary…
Read MoreChassis 0006/55 was one of nine 300 SLRs constructed. Four were present for the model’s competition debut on the 1955 Mille Miglia where 06 was allocated to Hans Herrmann and Hermann…
Read MoreChassis LGT-2 was one of the two Mk6 GTs fitted with an aluminium monocoque after the prototype (LGT-P) had been completed with a steel monocoque. LGT-1 was retained by Lola as a works car and…
Read MoreRomano Artioli’s dream of a revived Bugatti brand ended in September 1995 when the firm closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. Artioli had built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, eight…
Read MoreEver since the late 1940s, Ferrari had been the undisputed top dog of high end Italian motor manufacturing. However, in the late 1960s, the company became locked in a battle with the upstart…
Read MorePart 3 of cars at Portman Lamborghini in 1990. Featured cars: Lamborghini Miura P400 SV: RYY 161K, Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: G22 UYP, Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary…
Read MorePart 2 of cars at Portman Lamborghini in 1990. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: 8789 SF, Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: G610 VYM, Lamborghini Jalpa…
Read MoreMore photographs from the Portman showroom at 108 George Street in Marylebone and the Brentford service centre. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: various…
Read MoreFor Your Eyes Only was the twelfth James Bond film and the fifth to feature Roger Moore as secret agent, 007. Director, John Glen, replaced Lewis Gilbert and the movie’s tone was refreshingly serious…
Read MoreAssembled in early 1950, chassis LML/50/5 was the first true DB2. It followed a group of four DB2 Le Mans Prototypes manufactured in 1949, three of which were raced in that year’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
Read MoreDespite having been conceptualised as the model to dramatically increase sales and bring Lamborghini greater financial stability, the Urraco P250 proved a commercial flop. Production…
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