Chassis 022 was one of the 25 917s presented to the FIA inspectors on April 21st 1969. Like most of these cars, it was only loosely assembled. During 1969, Porsche used chassis 001 for promotional…
Read MoreChassis 0842 was the first Dino 206 S constructed. A Spyder, it was retained as a works car and, during 1966, variously appeared under Scuderia Ferrari and Scuderia Sant Ambroeus entries.
Read MoreThe early 1990s recession hit Porsche as hard as any of the other big sports car manufacturers. It wasn’t until the 993-based 911 arrived in September 1993 that things steadily began to improve for…
Read MoreA selection of photographs taken at the Modena Engineering showroom at Station Garage, East Horsley, Surrey in 1987. Featured cars: Ferrari 328 GTS: C132 JBR, Ferrari 328 GTS: C560 VPK &…
Read MoreA small selection of mid 1980s photographs from the Portman Lamborghini showroom on George Street in London. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 5000 S: YLR 63X & 215 QC, Lamborghini…
Read MoreCountach LP400 chassis 1120056 was the second of Albert Silvera’s custom Lamborghinis. A Haitian diplomat and businessman, Silvera had close connections with Francois ‘Papa Doc’…
Read MoreChassis 198 was one of the first 037s pressed into competition duty. Registered A6 33089, it appeared for the model’s third competitive outing and maiden World Rally Championship event…
Read MoreMcLaren’s F1 GTR was easily the most successful GT1 racing car of 1995. In addition to ten wins in the BPR GT Championship, it also achieved a historic outright victory at Le Mans. Not only were…
Read MoreChassis 001 was the first of eight works Porsche 935s assembled between late 1975 and early 1978. It was the first Porsche to carry a 930 VIN prefix (9305700001) and was also referred to as R15. After…
Read MoreAt the Turin Motor Show in late October of 1968, a new four seat Maserati Coupe with rakish Vignale coachwork was unveiled. It was to be the final model in Maserati’s revamped V8-powered…
Read MoreHeld 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…
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