Chassis 716 began life as D-type chassis XKD 575. XKD 575 was counted among Jaguar’s unsold stock of D-types in November 1956. In early 1957, Jaguar converted XKD 575 into XKSS 716. The…
Read MoreAfter several months of rally accidents, things came to a head with a grim burst of fatalities in the spring of 1986. As a result, the FIA announced Group B cars would be banned from the beginning of…
Read MoreChassis SL76/146 was sold new to John Woolfe. Woolfe was a British privateer who, together with his business partner, Arnold Burton, ran John Woolfe Racing, a major UK retailer of high performance…
Read MoreBy the early 2000s, Audi’s transformation to builder of prestige automobiles that could rival BMW and Mercedes-Benz was almost complete. Considerable progress had been made in terms of the…
Read MoreChassis 1120148 was the first Countach Speciale commissioned by Walter Wolf. Development was handled by Dallara Automobili in Parma. Gian Paolo Dallara was Lamborghini’s original Chief…
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…
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