Held on nearly 5200km of gruelling gravel tracks, the Safari Rally (round four of the 1985 World Championship) was possibly the toughest motor sport event of the year. Peugeot headed to Africa…
Read MoreWhat is a Mercedes-Benz W198 300 SL Gullwing? The W198 300 SL Gullwing was a road-going version of the all-conquering W194 300 SL that had been raced during 1952. In early 1953…
Read MoreFollowing a 13-year absence owing to the onset of World War 2 and subsequent need to get the company back on a firm financial footing, Mercedes-Benz finally returned to top flight motor…
Read MoreAt the Los Angeles Motor Show in November 2012, Mercedes unveiled the fifth car in its Black Series line. Following on from the 2006 SLK55, the 2007 CLK63, the 2008 SL65 and the 2011 C63…
Read MoreChassis 4990 was the second of four Miuras officially built to SV/J specification. Completed on April 18th 1972, it was ordered by Haitian diplomat and businessman, Albert Silvera. Silvera had close…
Read MoreThanks principally to the iconic Quattro, Audi began to transform their image from builder of pedestrian utility vehicles to prestige brand. As the 1990s dawned, machinery that bore the famous…
Read MoreChassis 670001 started life as the first left-hand drive XK120. Originally painted Bronze with a two-tone Biscuit and Red interior, it was one of three early XK120s that appeared at Silverstone during…
Read MoreFrom the SE 04 1000 SP (a one-litre prototype racing car), Abarth designer, Mario Collucci, created a series of even more potent two-litre variants. First to arrive was the visually similar SE 04/L in the…
Read MoreDuring the 1980s and 1990s, the Sultan of Brunei and his brother, Prince Jefri, purchased an enormous fleet of prestige and exotic motor cars. Flush with the proceeds of Brunei’s natural gas…
Read MoreFollowing the successful rollout of a GT3 racing SLS which went on to win the 2012 FIA GT World and European Driver and Manufacturer titles as well as that year’s ADAC GT Masters, Mercedes launched…
Read MoreAfter years of mismanagement and a period of time spent in administration, Automobili Lamborghini’s fortunes rapidly began to improve when the Mimran brothers took control in July…
Read MoreFor the 1968 World Sportscar Championship, the FIA unilaterally decided to impose a three-litre engine limit for Group 6 Prototypes. At a stroke, this made cars like the Ford Mk4, Ferrari P4, Mirage…
Read MoreBorn from the ashes of Piero Dusio’s failed Cisitalia project, Abarth & C. was established in March 1949 for the production of automobiles and performance accessories. Carlo Abarth purchased…
Read MoreAs turbocharged versions of both the 924 and 944 had been produced, it seemed likely that Porsche would launch a forced induction 968. However, neither the turbocharged 924 or 944 had been a…
Read MoreAfter encouraging results with the 2000 GT-based 311 S at the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix and Suzuka 1000km, Toyota decided to attempt a series of high speed endurance records. The choice…
Read MoreChassis 4301028 was the M1 Procar raced by Niki Lauda for Project Four Racing. Project Four was the British team founded in 1976 by ex-Brabham mechanic and entrepreneur, Ron Dennis. In addition to…
Read MoreWhen John Wyer signed up to run Porsche’s factory racing programme for the 1970 and 1971 seasons, he thought his Gulf-backed operation had an exclusive arrangement to do so. However…
Read MoreEnzo Ferrari was notoriously conservative when it came to certain kinds of technical developments. He famously stated that “aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines” and, in relation to…
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