Although the Japanese Ministry of Transportation refused to type approve Dome’s original Zero prototype on safety grounds, the car’s widespread popularity led to an influx of cash from licensing…
Read MoreOf the four 911 2.2 Carrera RSR Turbos used during the 1974 World Sportscar Championship, chassis R13 was the most successful. Assembled for a two-car attack on the Le Mans 24 Hours, R13 was…
Read MoreBy 1997, the European manufacturers that Honda originally targeted with the NSX had regrouped. New models from Ferrari (F355) and Porsche (993) had closed the performance gap and helped…
Read MoreOne year after the Miura’s sensational debut, another revolutionary Lamborghini was unveiled. The extraordinary new Marzal was a fully operational styling concept created to showcase how a four…
Read MoreWhen Jaguar pulled out of racing at the end of 1956, they were left with an excess of D-type chassis. Company founder, William Lyons, decided that, with a few light modifications, the now surplus-to…
Read MoreTurbocharging proved something of a revelation during the 1970s. The art of forced induction was best exemplified by Porsche whose turbocharged road and racing cars were in a class of their own.
Read MoreIn December 1964, the Toyota and Yamaha Motor Companies began a collaboration to produce a sleek high performance Coupe unlike anything yet seen from a Japanese manufacturer. Toyota…
Read MoreChassis 003 was one of the original 25 917s built to secure homologation. Prior to inspection and clearance by the FIA, 003 was trucked to la Sarthe where it took part in the Le Mans Test at the end of…
Read MoreOn the T16’s debut at the 1984 Tour de Corse, Ari Vatanen demonstrated the new Peugeot had rally-winning potential. Unfortunately, after leading for the first two days, he had a major crash and…
Read MoreIn the years that followed its 1980 Geneva Motor Show launch, the Audi Quattro became an icon of its era. Thanks to a state-of-the-art four-wheel drive system, the Quattro’s roadholding was a…
Read MoreEver since its inaugural 1963 season, the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) had gone from strength to strength. BMW participated in the ETCC between 1963 and 1966, first with the 700 and…
Read MoreThe unexpected popularity of Nissan’s R32 Skyline GT-R meant a successor was a certainty. The original plan had been to build sufficient R32 GT-Rs to meet the homologation requirement for…
Read MorePart 3 car spotting mostly in and around London during the early 1980s. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 5000 S: YLR 63X, Alpine A310: KUD 983W, Ferrari 512i BB: KRO 766Y…
Read MorePart 2 car spotting mostly in and around London during the early 1980s. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach LP400 S: QX 1634, Lamborghini Jarama S: UHO 1, Mercedes SEC: QY 1760…
Read MorePart 1 car spotting mostly in and around London during the early 1980s. Featured cars: Lamborghini Miura SV: CCC 1, Aston Martin Lagonda: OYE 394Y, Lotus Esprit Turbo: WLP 53X…
Read MoreAlthough later equipped as a Berlinetta, chassis 1359.00003 is believed to have started life as a Touring-bodied ‘Disco Volante’ Spider. Alfa Romeo devised the C52 programme to replace its…
Read MoreLaunched in mid 1965, the second series 330 GT most notably saw the original four-headlight set up replaced with a more conventional two headlamp configuration. Adopted by Pininfarina at the…
Read MoreAfter he narrowly missed out on winning the 1995 BPR GT Championship, Ray Bellm was back for 1996 with chassis 12R: a brand new F1 GTR built to the latest specification. Bellm’s GTC Motorsport…
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