Four years after the 365 GT4 was launched, Ferrari replaced it with an updated model: the 400. It was the latest in a long-running line of front-engined four-seat V12 Ferraris that officially began with the…
Read MoreChassis KLA12879 was one of three right-hand drive Countach Anniversaries that left the factory painted Giallo Fly. The other pair were delivered to South Africa and Brunei. KLA12879’s first owner…
Read MoreChassis THPNMR02872 was one of 14 Group 4 Panteras built. Aside from the prototype (completed in December 1971), the remaining cars were assembled in 1972. 2872 was signed off on June 27th. It…
Read MoreAfter a three year hiatus, Aston Martin officially returned to sports car racing for an attack on the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours. The British manufacturer had last participated in a works capacity during 1959…
Read MoreChassis 0031 was completed on March 12th 1955. It was painted silver with red accents. The buyer was Walter Ringgenberg, a hotelier and restaurateur from Bern. Ringgenberg was a personal…
Read MoreChassis 053 was the 35th McLaren F1 road car built and one of two originally painted white. It was uniquely commissioned in Marlboro White with black upholstery and a blue driver’s seat. The other…
Read MoreDuring the 1980s, the four-wheel drive Quattro helped transform Audi’s image from a builder of utilitarian automobiles to a prestige brand that could rival Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The Quattro…
Read MoreTo 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 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…
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