In 1980, the Essex Overseas Petroleum Company became title sponsor of the Lotus F1 team. As part of the deal, the brand new Esprit Turbo was initially launched exclusively in Essex Commemorative…
Read MoreChassis 172 was a Fabcar 962 tub ordered by Jochen Dauer Racing over the winter of 1990-1991. It made its only competition appearance at the 1991 Daytona 24 Hours alongside Dauer’s sister Fabcar…
Read MoreAlthough the second generation 911 was launched just a few weeks before the onset of a global energy crisis, Porsche’s heavily revised model enabled the firm to weather the economic storm…
Read MoreThroughout the 1950s and early 1960s, a number of Aston Martins were equipped with bodies designed in Italy. Most famously, the DB4, DB5 and DB6 were all styled by Carrozzeria Touring of…
Read MoreChassis 0082 A was the first 340 America built from scratch. It was preceded by chassis 0030 MT and 0032 MT, both of which started life as 275 Sports and were subsequently rebuilt with 4.1-litre…
Read MoreSoon after the facelifted NSX appeared in late 2001, Honda released a second iteration of the fabled NSX Type R. By this time, the Japanese firm had also produced Type R versions of the Integra…
Read MoreDavid Piper was among the most prolific privateer sports car entrants of the 1960s and early 1970s. Having started in Lotus single seaters, Piper switched to sports cars for 1962. He purchased a Ferrari…
Read MoreTo celebrate Pininfarina's 50th anniversary, a special Ferrari concept car was created for the 1980 Turin Motor Show. Named in honour of Pininfarina’s founding father, Battista 'Pinin' Farina, the low…
Read MoreChassis 15R was the third F1 GTR ordered by L’Oreal Chairman and CEO, Lindsay Owen-Jones. The first two had been 1995-spec. examples (08R replaced 04R after it was crashed at Jarama). The…
Read MoreWith five wins between 1951 and 1957 (two by C-types and three by D-types), Jaguar were the most successful manufacturer to participate at Le Mans during the 1950s. Although the firm officially…
Read MoreChassis FLA12863 was dispatched from the Lamborghini factory on July 10th 1985. A right-hand drive Quattrovalvole, it was supplied new by Portman Garage on George Street to the Qatari Embassy in…
Read MoreChassis 0007/55 was one of nine 300 SLRs assembled by Mercedes-Benz for the 1955 season. It debuted at that year’s Le Mans 24 Hours where Mercedes created a sensation by adding an air brake…
Read MoreThe 1967 World Expo (Expo 67) took place in Montreal as part of Canada’s centennial celebration. To host the event, a 900 acre site was created on a series of inter-connected man-made and enlarged…
Read MoreAt the end of the 1986 season, John Fitzpatrick sold all his team’s racing equipment to Jochen Dauer of Nuremberg. Jochen Dauer Racing was established for the 1987 season, during which, the team ran…
Read MoreBetween 1979 and 1981, Ferrari switched all of its production engines from carburettors to fuel-injection. This initially led to a slight drop in power, but the trade off was reduced emissions…
Read MoreWhereas the five DB3s raced in 1952 had been reserved strictly for works use, a second batch was later sold to customers. The five customer DB3s were built in early 1953 as the works team moved on…
Read MoreChassis FLA12848 left the factory on May 24th 1985. It was delivered to the UK distributor, Portman Lamborghini, but not registered until August 1st (the first day it could be issued with a new ‘C’ prefix…
Read MoreSelf-taught musician Paul McCartney rose to fame as bassist and joint lead vocalist for The Beatles. Born in Liverpool on 18th June 1942, McCartney lost his mother at age eleven which later became a…
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