In late 1958, a visit to the Maserati factory by the Shah of Iran led to the development of a productionised V8 engine derived from the power unit in the obsolete 450 S sports racer. The…
Read MoreChassis GT003 was one of three Dauer 962 LMs built to Sport specification by the Porsche factory. Jochen Dauer granted Porsche permission to race cars built under his name in return for technical…
Read MoreThe first Aston Martin to be offered in Vantage trim was the DB2. Launched in standard form at the New York Motor Show in April 1950, the DB2 Vantage followed six months later. The DB2 was the first…
Read MoreChassis 0477 SA was one of 35 410 Superamericas built, 16 of which were on the long wheelbase Series 1 platform. Powered by Ferrari’s big-block Lampredi V12, the prohibitively expensive model…
Read MoreBMW’s original Motorsport 3-series, the E30 M3, was arguably the best small sports saloon of its era. A race-bred homologation special, 5000 E30 M3s were originally built to qualify for Group A…
Read MoreChassis 003 (also known as R17) was a single turbo 1976-spec. 935 that raced just once: at the 1977 Mugello 6 Hours (round two of the 1976 World Championship). Porsche took 003 to Mugello for…
Read MoreChassis DLA12576 was one of 323 Countach 5000 S built, of which 37 were right-hand drive. Uniquely finished in Avorio Rosa with a Tobacco interior, the first owner reputedly chose the unusual exterior…
Read MoreChassis 192 started life as a white right-hand drive RS200 road car. First registered F938 MJN in December 1988, it was destined to be the fourth RS200 delivered to former rally co-driver and noted…
Read MoreChassis GT/109 was one of twelve GT40 Prototypes built. Four of these were broadly similar Roadsters: GT/108, GT/109, GT/111 and GT/112. In addition, there was GT/110 X1: an experimental…
Read MoreDuring the energy crisis of the mid 1970s, Italy's government dramatically upped the tax rate for private motor vehicles with engines larger than two litres. Simultaneously, big tax reductions…
Read MoreChassis LMA/49/2 was the second of four DB2 Le Mans Prototypes built. Cosmetically, the four rakish Le Mans Prototypes differed substantially from the Series 1 DB2. They were produced to test the DB2…
Read MoreToyota’s Group 7 programme began in the autumn of 1967 when the green light was given for it to replace the 2000 GT which had been campaigned in various disciplines since 1966. The new…
Read MoreEstablished in the late 1970s, Bramley Motor Cars always had a fine selection of machinery at their Guildford showroom. These photographs were taken in 1991. Featured cars: Ferrari 365 GTB/4: SPD 721L…
Read MoreChassis 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…
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