Chassis 005 was the Porsche 917 sold to British privateer, John Woolfe, who, together with his business partner, Arnold Burton, ran John Woolfe Racing, a major UK retailer of high performance…
Read MoreOne day after the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours had seen all previous records broken, the FIA announced a three-litre engine limit would be imposed on Group 6 Prototypes from 1968. Top flight…
Read MoreBefore heading to Volkswagen in 1993, Ferdinand Piech (head of Audi’s board) commissioned a joint venture with Porsche to produce the fastest Audi road car ever built. A grandson of Ferdinand…
Read MoreMore photographs from the Portman Lamborghini sales and service facilities, this time from 1988. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach LP400: 3 DUU, Lamborghini Jarama S: JSP 343N…
Read MoreA selection of photographs from the various Maranello Concessionaires facilities taken in 1992. Featured cars: Ferrari 400i: EIW 4001, Ferrari Testarossa: K1 MPG, Ferrari 512 TR: J980 OPK…
Read MoreLotus conceived the Esprit Turbo as a flagship in a similar vein to Porsche’s 930. The British firm initially launched their new model as the super exclusive Essex Commemorative edition to reflect an…
Read More356/1 chassis 001 was the first post-World War 2 product to emerge from Porsche’s Gmund workshop in Austria. The remote converted sawmill was home to the firm until its return to Stuttgart…
Read MoreBy the time Ferrari introduced the traditional front-engined 275 GTB/4 in October 1966, there were already two major manufacturers producing exciting large displacement machines with mid…
Read MoreGroup B regulations permitted manufacturers in possession of homologated machinery to produce further uprated batches of 20 Evolution variants every twelve months. The T16 Evolution 1…
Read MoreChassis R1 was one of three Nissan R390 team cars that contested Le Mans Pre-Qualifying and the 24 Hour race in 1997. Uniquely, it also did the same events in 1998, when it was loaned to the Nova…
Read MoreBritish industrialist David Brown purchased Aston Martin in February 1947 but, at the time, the firm only had the Claude Hill-designed four cylinder engine to offer. The new boss quickly concluded this…
Read MoreAt the Brussels Motor Show in January 1968, Bertone displayed what turned out to be a unique Miura Roadster built on chassis 3498. Bertone had created the car in secret. When it was shown to…
Read MoreChassis 017 was one of the 917s loosely built up for the FIA homologation inspection on April 21st 1969 and then dismantled to be properly assembled at a later date. For the 1970 and 1971 seasons…
Read MoreBy the summer of 1989, the Audi Quattro was approaching the twilight of its career. Although the car had long since been toppled from the pinnacle of world championship rallying, thanks to its…
Read MoreManufactured in 1995, F1 chassis 039 was built for McLaren CEO, chairman and founder, Ron Dennis. Painted Brazilian Brown Metallic with a matching brown interior, 039 was completed in late…
Read MoreJust four months after Pininfarina had displayed the outlandish 512 S Speciale, the wraps came off their most extreme Ferrari styling concept yet. Known as Modulo, it became Pininfarina’s defining…
Read MoreDuring the 2000 GT development phase, Toyota decided to take their first step into the world of motor racing. At the time, Japan was still recovering from the affects of World War 2. While the…
Read MoreAfter the original prototype (001), a further four 333 SPs were assembled for use in the 1994 IMSA series. One went to Momo Corse, one to Scandia and the remaining two were leased from Ferrari…
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