Chassis 1120026 was the first right-hand drive Countach LP400 built. It was ordered with a Rosso / Senape colour scheme and dispatched from the factory on 14th October 1974. The car was delivered…
Read MoreFerry Porsche’s first chassis drawings for the 356 were laid down in July 1947. At this point, his father, Ferdinand, and brother-in-law, Anton Piech, were still imprisoned for war crimes. In…
Read MoreAs part of Ford’s programme for the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, two entries were secured via the back door from Scuderia Filipinetti. Team patron, Georges Filipinetti, was the Ferrari distributor for…
Read MoreChassis 0961 was the fourth Miura built. Painted Argento Indianapolis with a Nero interior, it was assembled on a production spec. 0.9mm chassis with left-hand drive. Whereas the previous pair of…
Read MoreIn its first three years of production, Porsche sold nearly 13,000 examples of their expensive new 911. The 911 effectively replaced the much-loved 356 and continued Porsche’s inexorable move…
Read MoreAt the Geneva Motor Show in March 1978, Lamborghini unveiled the Countach S: a production version of the widebody Countach Speciale. Five of the super exclusive Countach Speciales had…
Read MoreFor the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours, Nissan entered a team of three R390s. The cars were designed, built and run by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR). Chassis R2 was allocated to ex-F1 driver, Erik Comas, and…
Read MoreWhen Ferdinand Porsche established his own engineering office in April 1931, he was already a renowned designer following spells at Austro-Daimler and Steyr. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH…
Read MoreHaving been among the first tuners to begin modifying premium European cars, Willy Koenig's firm already had a lot of experience with Ferrari’s Flat 12 engine by the time the Testarossa was…
Read MorePorsche manufactured 49 2.8-litre 911 RSRs for the 1973 racing season, all of which were supplied to customer teams and privateers. The first, chassis 0386, was completed in January 1973 and…
Read MoreFord Advanced Vehicles in Slough manufactured 31 Mk1 GT40 road cars and many were shipped out to the USA for promotional use. A batch of seven were sent to Dearborn in December 1966, one of…
Read MoreFor those customers that wanted a two-seat fixed-head model wrapped in less dramatic coachwork than the rakish 275 GTB, Ferrari launched the 330 GTC. Unveiled alongside the flagship…
Read MoreWhen the original Countach prototype was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, many felt it would never see production. Their reasoning was sound; to refine such a radically packaged…
Read MoreChassis 111 was one of a dozen Porsche 956 customer cars delivered for the 1983 season. It was sold on 30th June 1983 to professional Swiss racing driver, Walter Brun. Earlier in the year, Brun had…
Read MoreThe 250 LM was launched in October 1963 as Ferrari’s successor to the all-conquering but controversial 250 GTO. Created to go racing in the Group 3 class for over two-litre Grand Touring…
Read MoreConstructed in late 1995, chassis 044 was the 37th McLaren F1 road car built. Painted Base Silver, the car remained unsold at the factory until August 1996, when it was purchased by American…
Read MoreIn early February 1974, Porsche announced they had discontinued their Group 7 racing programme with the 917. Cost had a part to play, but the new company Chairman, Ernst Fuhrmann, also held a…
Read MoreChassis 0004 was the most extensively campaigned 300 SLR. It appeared in all six races attended by the model in 1955 and won on three occasions. The car’s first competitive appearance was at…
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