Chassis 064 was one of two works RS200s prepared for the 1986 Acropolis Rally which took place between June 2nd and 4th. Registered B200 XVX in May, chassis 064 was allocated to Kalle Grundle…
Read MoreBy the mid 1950s, two-seat roadsters were so popular that Mercedes-Benz set about creating an open top version of the 300 SL as soon as the original Gullwing coupe had gone into production.
Read MoreIn order for the Porsche 917 to be homologated, a batch of 25 completed cars were lined up for the FIA to inspect on April 21st 1969. Even though secretly only a handful were fully functional…
Read MoreChassis 3516 was one of 275 Miura P400s built. It was dispatched by the factory on June 17th 1968 to Lamborghini Concessionaires of Alie Street in central London. Originally painted white with a black…
Read MoreIn July 1977, Porsche sprang a surprise when it entered a heavily revised 935 for the annual Norisring races in Germany. Although the new 935/2 looked outwardly similar to the firm’s existing 935, it was…
Read MoreCar spotting mostly in and around London during the mid 1980s. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 5000 S: Q54402, Porsche 930 Special: UAE 5AD, Lamborghini Jalpa P350: C706 BYX…
Read MoreChassis 1038 was one of 25 Ferrari 512 S built to contest the 1970 World Sportscar Championship. Reserved for use as a works car, the red Berlinetta made its debut at the Spa 1000km on May 17th…
Read MoreThroughout the 1980s, the World Sportscar Championship and top flight prototype racing in general had been in rude health; an abundance of manufacturers were taking part and competitive cars for…
Read MoreChassis 3006 was the 20th Miura built. Finished in white with a black interior, it was signed off on 29th May 1967 and dispatched to British Motors in Paris run by Edgar Bensoussan. On June 1st, the…
Read MoreAt the end of 1979, Ford officially withdrew from rallying. They did so as Manufacturers’ champions having beating Datsun by 14 points. Ford’s Bjorn Waldegaard also took that year’s Drivers’ crown in…
Read MoreBetween 1955 and 1959, the 410 Superamerica was Ferrari’s flagship road car. 35 were built across three series, most of which differed in detail from one another. In addition to the standard Pinin…
Read MoreBy 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…
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