A selection of 1989 photographs from the Portman Lamborghini facilities on George Street and in Brentford. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole: E811 LHV, Lamborghini Countach…
Read MoreSince his company’s 1959 inception, Alejandro de Tomaso had skipped from one project to the next. Myriad Formula, Sports and concept cars had emerged, but it was not until the Ghia-built Vallelunga…
Read MoreAfter the 205 GTi and T16 exploded on the scene in 1984, Peugeot continued to work on overhauling their stuffy image. Even though the company had been around since 1896, it was…
Read MoreChassis 670003 was the third left-hand drive XK120 built. Painted Suede Green with a two-tone Biscuit and Red interior, it was completed during June 1949 and dispatched to the USA on…
Read MoreBMW’s 14th Art Car was the work of David Hockney. Considered among the most influential artists of the 20th century, Hockney was an important contributor to the expressionist and pop art…
Read MoreDespite having been a gifted engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini’s curious decision making and desire to compete at the top level of sports car racing ultimately played a key role in the downfall of his auto…
Read MoreBy the early 1980s, Fiat knew that for their domination of World and European rallying to continue, an all-new challenger conforming to the latest Group B regulations would have to be produced.
Read MoreCompleted on May 15th 1972, chassis THPNMR02859 was one of 14 Panteras built to Group 4 competition specification. It was sold to Swiss racing driver, Herbert Muller. Having spent many years…
Read MoreHaving convincingly proposed the benefits of a dual overhead camshaft 65° V6 to his father in the mid 1950s, Enzo Ferrari’s son, Alfredo, died from muscular dystrophy in 1956 before the new Vittorio…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo had abandoned Formula 1 racing at the end of 1951 after back-to-back championships for Giuseppe Farina and Juan-Manuel Fangio. New regulations for 1952 meant the supercharged 158…
Read MoreThe 968 was Porsche’s successor to the 944: a front-engined four cylinder 2+2 that had sold in huge numbers between 1981 and 1991. Subtly re-styled and re-engineered, the 968 was conceived as an…
Read MoreDuring 1987, a plan was made that would return Aston Martin to top flight sports car racing for the 1989 season. When Ford became an Aston Martin shareholder in September 1987, it was feared…
Read MoreChassis 9306700153 was sold to Belgian privateer, Jean Blaton, who usually raced under the pseudonym ‘Beurlys’. Blaton began racing in 1957 with an old Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia. He moved on…
Read MoreBy 1994, the re-emergence of GT racing was fully underway and, after the Le Mans organisers had opened the race up to production-based cars, it was no great surprise that one wealthy privateer…
Read MoreBetween 1965 and 1970, Pininfarina created a series of show-stopping styling concepts based on state-of-the-art Ferrari sports racing chassis that had become surplus to requirements. The 250 P5…
Read MoreChassis 002 was the first of 34 Maserati 5000 GTs manufactured between 1959 and 1964. Each car was built to special order at an astronomical price (twice that of a standard 3500 GT). Power came…
Read MoreAlthough the 911 had only entered production in mid 1964, by the early 1970s, Porsche were concerned the model would soon be at the end of its development life. There were also murmurings…
Read MoreAlthough Lamborghini built a handful of Countach Quattrovalvoles painted Bianco Perlato, HLA12083 was the only example to come with a cockpit trimmed in peppermint green (Verde Speciale). It was…
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