To qualify for the Group 5 class in 1970, Ferrari had to build 25 examples of their new 512 S. Of these, nine were raced by the works team. Chassis 1012 was one of the Scuderia Ferrari entries…
Read MoreChassis 1121112 was one of 105 Countach LP400 S built to Series 2 specification between autumn 1979 and summer 1981. Compared to the Series 1, the second iteration of the LP400 S came with…
Read MoreNina Dyer was born on February 15th 1930 in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). Her mother was Indian and her father was the wealthy British tea plantation owner, Stanley Dyer. Nina spent her…
Read MoreGT/103 was the third GT40 Prototype completed. It was one of five examples used for the model’s debut campaign in 1964. GT/103 first raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours. Driven by Richie Ginther and…
Read MoreWhen the 205 arrived in 1983, it quickly began to turn Peugeot’s fortunes around. Although the firm was not in a perilous financial state, it had acquired a somewhat stuffy image thanks to a back…
Read MoreChassis 001 was the prototype 333 SP and the only example assembled by Ferrari. Subsequent 333 SPs were manufactured by Dallara (chassis 002 to 014) and Michelotto (chassis 015 to 041). 001…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo’s failure to sell as many Tipo 33 Stradales as they had hoped left the firm with a surplus of naked chassis. It was originally anticipated that 50 Stradales would be built to qualify for the Group…
Read MoreChassis SH-138.002 was the second of two carbonfibre 962 tubs built by Team Schuppan and sold to British privateer, Tim Lee-Davey. The tubs were produced by Schuppan under licence from…
Read MoreBy the winter of 1964-1965, production at Ferruccio Lamborghini’s state-of-the-art automotive factory in Sant’Agata was in full swing. The critically acclaimed 350 GT (launched at the Geneva Motor Show…
Read MoreChassis 660986 was completed in early 1952 as a right-hand drive XK120 with Open Two Seat bodywork. It was retained by Jaguar for competition and promotional use. A colour scheme of British…
Read MoreFollowing its arrival in late 1967, the Escort became one of Ford’s best-selling models. During the next 13 years, over three million were sold, initially in Mk1 trim (1967 to 1974) and then as the Mk2…
Read MoreAfter Porsche pipped BMW to the 1976 World Championship of Makes, an uprated 935 was created for the 1977 season. Most notably, the engine was switched from a single to twin turbos while there…
Read MoreIn addition to Scuderia Ferrari’s 1969 Formula 1, Formula 2, World Sportscar Championship and Can-Am programmes, the competition department at Maranello built a machine to contest the European…
Read MoreXP5 was the last of five F1 prototypes built with the XP chassis prefix. McLaren configured the car in Dark Metallic Green with a Grey interior and a Black driver’s seat with Green insert. XP5 served as a…
Read MoreThe arrival of the C199 SLR in 2003 marked the end of a 40 year wait for Mercedes-Benz to produce a successor for the original W198 300 SL Gullwing and Roadster. After the W198 went out…
Read MoreChassis 4 was one of five DB3s constructed for use by the works Aston Martin squad. It was raced throughout 1952 and into 1953 (until the new DB3S was ready). Chassis 4 made its debut as part of…
Read MoreBy the early 1980s, Peugeot had acquired the image of a rather stuffy auto maker; their cars were technically conservative and visually unexciting. Peugeot’s first foray into the Supermini segment…
Read MoreHLA12122 was one of 610 Countach Quattrovalvoles built between 1985 and 1988. It is believed to be the only Countach ever configured with Verde Chiaro Metallizato paint. The Bordeuax leather used…
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