Alongside their front V12-engined 250 TRI/61, Scuderia Ferrari campaigned a brace of mid V6-engined 246 SP models in 1961. For the 1962 season, chief engineer, Carlo Chiti, designed a pair of…
Read MoreAs a result of mid-season rule changes, poor reliability and a stronger-than-expected challenge from BMW, the 1976 World Championship for Makes had been a more closely fought campaign than…
Read MoreOf the 37 Countach 5000 S built in right-hand drive, one of the lowest mileage and most rarely seen examples was chassis DLA12654. Configured in Nero with a Panna interior and the optional rear…
Read MoreChassis 1016 was the first of two Ferrari 512 S supplied to Scuderia Filipinetti in 1970. Scuderia Filipinetti was the racing team owned by the Ferrari distributor for Switzerland, Georges Filipinetti.
Read MoreChassis 001 was the first Yamaha OX99-11 completed. Three cars were built in total with chassis numbers 001, 003 and 007. Assembly took place at International Auto Design (IAD) with fine tuning…
Read MoreFor 1962, the World Sportscar Championship organisers broke with tradition and split the contest into two categories: the International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the Coupe des…
Read MoreChassis 1033 was the 14th M1 Procar produced. It was purchased by BMW Nederland and dispatched on May 9th 1979. The car would be campaigned by BMW Nederland’s in-house…
Read MoreBruce McLaren had a long held an ambition to build the ultimate super sports car of its day. For 1969, McLaren created just such a vehicle - a dual-purpose machine in the mould of Ford’s Mk1…
Read MoreChassis 053 was one of three 917s built with an experimental magnesium chassis in 1971. This trio were the last Group 5 917s of any kind; all subsequent derivatives would be to Group 7 trim (for the…
Read MoreWhen the Countach 25th Anniversary was launched in 1988, it replaced the outgoing Countach Quattrovalvole as a permanent fixture in Lamborghini’s model line up. During the red hot collector…
Read MoreChassis 0854 was one of four 412 Ps created for the 1967 season. Of these, two were assembled from a pair of ex-works 1966 330 P3s (chassis 0844 for NART and chassis 0848 for Scuderia…
Read MoreOnce Elise production was underway, Lotus started to develop a potential road-legal racing variant dubbed the Sprint. There was clearly some demand for a faster Elise, but the Sprint was…
Read MoreChassis ELA12717 was one of 37 right-hand drive Countach 5000 S built between 1982 and 1985. It was dispatched from the factory on June 21st 1984 and arrived at Portman Lamborghini in London…
Read MoreXKSS chassis 719 began life as a partially assembled D-Type (XKD 572). Before completion as a D-type, the car was selected for conversion to XKSS trim. Configured in White with a black interior…
Read MoreChassis 007 was numerically the last Yamaha OX99-11 prototype constructed. In total, three cars were completed, all of which were painted different colours: 007 was black, 003 was green and…
Read MoreTwo key factors led to the transformation of sports car racing in the early 1990s. As the 1980s drew to a close, the cost to compete in the World Sportscar Championship began to rise inexorably. New…
Read MoreChassis M3/1101 was one of two prototype Mk3 GT40s. Seven Mk3s were completed between December 1966 and June 1969, but only three were actually sold to customers. The other four were…
Read MoreAt the Detroit Motor Show in January 2009, Mercedes-Benz launched the last SLR collaboration with McLaren. The resultant SLR McLaren Stirling Moss special edition was an extraordinary Speedster…
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