The 348 had been one of the most highly anticipated models in Ferrari’s recent history. Whereas the tubular-chassis’d Dino, 308 and 328 had been evolutions of one another, the 348, with its…
Read MoreMaserati built 34 Tipo 103 5000 GTs between 1959 and 1964, many of which were uniquely appointed for their wealthy first owners. One such car was chassis 016, the commission for which came from…
Read MoreAlthough rallying had been in rude health throughout the 1970s, for the second half of the decade, sports car racing was in the doldrums. To help stimulate a revival, a new simplified regularity…
Read MoreHaving started life as one of the loosely assembled 917s presented to the FIA inspectors on April 21st 1969, chassis 012 was dismantled to be properly rebuilt at a later date. It was called to action in…
Read MoreFollowing his acquisition of the Bugatti naming rights in 1987, Romano Artioli re-established the firm and built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, Italy. Artioli also funded the…
Read MoreA selection of images taken at various dealers in the early 1980s. Featured cars: Ferrari 365 GT4 BB: RJB 898M, Ferrari 365 GTB/4: PLL 10L, Lamborghini Miura P400: OVM 8H, Lamborghini Countach…
Read MoreChassis 0005/55 was one of eight 300 SLRs built. Its first competition appearance came on the SLR’s debut event which was round three of the 1955 World Sportscar Championship: the Mille…
Read MoreBMW started production of their first Z car, the Z1, in late 1988. The firm had last offered a two-seat roadster, the 507, in the 1950s. Despite several quirky features and a higher than anticipated price…
Read MoreChassis 77289 was the first of 68 F40s originally dispatched to the UK. As per the earliest examples, it was equipped with sliding Lexan windows. 77289 was delivered to the British Ferrari distributor…
Read MoreWhen Porsche started production of the 911 in August 1964, it was significantly more expensive than the 356 and initially only came as a Coupe. An early prototype had been dispatched to Karmann for…
Read MoreChassis THPNLM02824 was one of the works-prepared Group 4 Panteras allocated to De Tomaso’s official motor sport partners in 1972. It was supplied to the French De Tomaso distributor, Franco…
Read MoreHaving been a partner in the Swallow Sidecar Company since its 1922 inception, Williams Lyons purchased the business in 1934 and renamed it SS Cars. The first Jaguar-branded SS subsequently…
Read MoreChassis 0834 was the first of Ferrari’s mid V6-engined Dino-badged sports car line that would culminate with a run of 206 S Spyders and Berlinettas for the 1966 and 1967 seasons. 0834 made its…
Read MoreAfter years of persistence, Porsche finally ascended the summit of sports car racing in 1969. There was no doubt that the FIA’s implementation of a three-litre Prototype engine limit from 1968 had…
Read MoreChassis 4860 started life as one of the 147 Miuras built to SV specification. Painted Arancio with a Nero interior, the left-hand drive car was dispatched on April 29th 1971 and delivered via the…
Read MoreAfter the 1992 season concluded, Lancia bowed out of the World Rally Championship having secured the Manufacturer’s title for the sixth year in succession. Since the introduction of the…
Read MoreAlthough Nissan had one of the fastest GT1 cars at the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours, they were let down by poor reliability. It transpired that, to accommodate the mandatory 125-litres of luggage space…
Read MoreStanley Arnolt was a millionaire Chicago industrialist who owned a wide range of manufacturing businesses. During the early 1950s, Arnolt also became a distributor for a variety of British motor cars…
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