By November 28th 1972 BMW’s 3.0 CSL had reached the 1000-car production requirement for Group 2 and was approved for competition use. Group 2 was a class for Improved Touring Cars…
Read MoreChassis 962.8.001 started life as a prototype tub created to test a twin turbocharged V8 based on Porsche’s 928 engine. However, lack of funds meant the project was abandoned at an early stage.
Read MoreAt the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966, Alfa Romeo unveiled a new two-seat rear-wheel drive roadster: the Tipo 105 Spider 1600. It joined the rest of Alfa Romeo’s recently introduced 105 range to…
Read MoreChassis 20028 was one of 50 V8 Vantage production cars built with Zagato bodywork between 1986 and 1988. Of these, 29 were right-hand drive and two were Fury Yellow with a black interior.
Read MoreChassis XKC 402 was the second Jaguar D-type constructed. Road registered OKV 1 on May 4th 1954, it was followed by sister cars XKC 403 (OKV 2) and XKC 404 (OKV 3). All three D-types…
Read MoreChassis 1121002 was the first Countach LP400 S produced. It was sold to Lamborghini’s best customer of the 1970s: Walter Wolf. Wolf was an oil trading magnate and F1 team owner who had…
Read MoreJohn Wyer’s decision to build a Group 6 Prototype for the 1969 racing season had not met with the initial success one might have expected; the Mirage M2’s best result from five outings at three races…
Read MoreChassis 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…
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