The Dino road car project came about as Enzo Ferrari wanted to re-enter Formula 2 racing when new regulations would be introduced for 1967. The revised regulatory framework had been announced by…
Read MoreVolkswagen re-launched the Audi brand in 1965 soon after they had acquired a 50% holding in the business. 18 months later, VW took complete control and, over the next 15 years, Audi established a…
Read MoreChassis 03 raced just once. It appeared at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1989 alongside chassis 01, which had itself been drafted for active duty when chassis 02 was destroyed testing at Donington in…
Read MoreThe 250 GTE manufactured between mid 1960 and late 1963 was Ferrari’s first production four seater. Commercially, the GTE was an enormous success: Ferrari sold 955 of them and, over the next couple…
Read MoreOf the 25 917s built to secure homologation, chassis 002 was one of nine that saw competitive action in 1969. 002 appeared in public just twice. Its first outing came at the Le Mans Test in late…
Read MoreIn December 1977, Lotus unveiled the prototype for an updated Esprit. Production of the revised Esprit S2 then started in June 1978. The S2 benefited from a host of improvements, most of which…
Read MoreChassis LML/50/6 was the second of two DB2 prototypes manufactured in early 1950. This pair of cars followed the batch of four DB2 Le Mans Prototypes that were built and successfully raced in…
Read MoreIn 1967, the Daily Telegraph newspaper took the unusual step of commissioning a promotional design concept from Turin coachbuilder, Bertone. The fully functional machine was conceived as an…
Read MoreChassis 1121352 was one of 82 Countach built to Series 3 LP400 S trim. Compared to earlier iterations, these Series 3 variants had taller ride-height (raised by 30mm) and no central roof tunnel…
Read MoreTen years after the Testarossa was launched, Ferrari unveiled the final iteration of their Flat 12 supercar. The F512 M was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1994. It was discontinued in…
Read MoreChassis 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…
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