Lost Circuits: Paramount Ranch Raceway
/In 1927, Paramount Studios purchased a 2700-acre ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Located near the Agoura Hills between Malibu and the Conejo Valley, Paramount used the ranch to create…
Read MoreIn 1927, Paramount Studios purchased a 2700-acre ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Located near the Agoura Hills between Malibu and the Conejo Valley, Paramount used the ranch to create…
Read MoreChassis 85690 was collected by its first owner, Pierre Alexandre Popoff, in July 1990. It was a standard F40 with wind down windows, no cats and no adjustable suspension. Popoff hailed from…
Read MoreChassis SL76/138 was sold to Irish racing driver and team owner, Sid Taylor. Taylor hailed from Rathfarnham in south Dublin. He ran Taylor’s Grange Hotel (located on his family’s extensive farm)…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport GmbH was established in early 1971, initially to undertake racing programmes for the parent company. However, the role soon expanded to include development and partial…
Read MoreChassis SS39001 was the first of 32 EB110 production cars built to Super Sport specification. It was painted Grigio Chiaro and fitted with a Blu Scuro interior. Like chassis SS39002 (Nero) and SS39003…
Read MoreAs the most successful rally car of the Group B era, the Peugeot 205 T16 needs little introduction. Suffice to say, in the face of incredibly stiff opposition, it won back-to-back Driver and Constructor…
Read MoreDuring the 1950s, the pace of technical development in the automotive industry meant it was unusual for any Ferrari to remain in production for more than a couple of years. However, by the early…
Read MoreChassis 84855 was a 356 A Speedster purchased new by legendary actor and noted motor racing enthusiast, Steve McQueen. Having spent three years in the US Marines, which he joined shortly…
Read MoreBetween July 1963 and September 1965, Aston Martin built 123 DB5 Convertibles. Thanks to their handsome looks, outstanding performance and luxurious specification, they were regarded as the…
Read MoreChassis 016 first appeared for the 917’s homologation inspection in April 21st 1969. Like the majority of 917s present that day, 016 had only been loosely assembled. It was subsequently dismantled to be…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini originally created his car building facility to manufacture high performance Grand Tourers of the type that he personally liked to own. These were typically the kind of…
Read MoreChassis 4301027 was the fifth M1 Procar completed. It followed a brace of prototypes and two production examples. 4301027 was signed off on May 9th 1979 and retained by BMW Motorsport for…
Read MoreChassis 029 was the 25th McLaren F1 production car built and one of 25 examples completed in 1994. It was uniquely configured with Creighton Brown paint, a brown driver’s seat with tan leather…
Read MoreThe addition of a four seat series production model to Ferrari's range in late 1959 led to a dramatic uptick in sales; it meant a new type of customer was able to justify the purchase of a Ferrari on…
Read MoreChassis 0141 was one of the last Porsche 550s built. It was completed in March 1958 and dispatched to the Austrian distributor, Porsche Salzburg. The 550 was purchased by Austrian composer, pianist…
Read MoreKLA12464 was one of 67 Countach Anniveraries built in right-hand drive. It was configured in one of the most popular colour schemes for these cars: Rosso Perlato paint with Bianco upholstery.
Read MoreChassis C11 was one of 20 T16 Evolution 1s built, nearly all of which were reserved for use by the factory Peugeot Talbot Sport team and its various satellite squads. The Evolution 1 made its debut…
Read MoreThe re-introduction of the Skyline GT-R in 1989 proved to be one of Nissan's smartest decisions. The GT-R moniker had disappeared in 1973 when Nissan abandoned their line of super high performance…
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