In early 1953, Jaguar began planning a successor to the C-type which was still among the best sports racing cars available. In 1951, the C-type had won the Le Mans 24 Hours first time out and this maiden…
Read MoreChassis 009 was one of three Porsche 917s that raced in 1969, 1970 and 1971. The others (007 and 010) were sold off to privateers for 1970 but 009 was campaigned exclusively by the Porsche factory and…
Read MoreThe addition of a junior model to Ferrari’s range proved an enormous success. When the firm’s twelve cylinder models were locked out of the lucrative US market for much of the 1970s and early…
Read MoreChassis GT/111 was one of four Mk1 GT40 Prototypes built as Roadsters. Conceived as a potential lightweight derivative, the Roadster concept was quickly abandoned and production GT40s were all…
Read MoreChassis 0358 AM was the first of 22 Ferrari 375 Mille Miglias constructed. It was ordered by Milan car dealer and racing driver, Franco Cornacchia. Cornacchia was a close friend of Enzo Ferrari and the…
Read MoreDespite early teething troubles, by 1972, De Tomaso had transformed the Pantera into the kind of well built and reliable package that the Ford Motor Company originally expected. Ford had…
Read MoreAfter the Ultima Mk3-based ‘Albert’ and ‘Edward’ development hacks and the F1 Clinic Model unveiled at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren constructed five functional F1 prototypes…
Read MoreAston Martin’s second all new production model released under David Brown’s ownership, the DB4, had proven a critical and commercial success. Introduced in 1958 and continually improved…
Read MoreChassis C10 was one of the most extensively rallied 205 T16s during 1985. On all four of its outings that year, the car was allocated to Timo Salonen and his navigator, Seppo Harjanne. C10 first…
Read MoreBMW started life as a builder of aircraft engines in 1913. After World War 1, the company remained in business by producing motorcycle engines, farm equipment, domestic items and railway…
Read MoreChassis 1040 was a 512 S Spyder originally sold to Professional Racing Ltd. in California run by childhood friends, Steve Earle and Chris Cord. Steve Earle owned a number of Ferraris, perhaps…
Read MoreAlthough the Type M100 Elan had been a critical and commercial success, its front-wheel drive platform divided opinion. By contrast, the Type 111 Elise that replaced the Elan received a rapturous…
Read MoreChassis 3586 was dispatched from the factory on 2nd July 1968. Painted Arancio Miura with a Nero interior and Bianco leather seats, its destination was Zani Marini, the Lamborghini distributor for…
Read More22 Ferrari 375 Mille Miglias were built and all but one received coachwork by Pinin Farina. 13 of these were configured as Spyders and eight were fixed head Berlinettas. One Berlinetta was a complete…
Read MoreIn 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…
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