Of the 20 cars built by Peugeot Talbot Sport (PTS) to Evolution 1 trim, four were allocated to the company’s distributor teams for Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. These cars appeared in the works…
Read MoreAlthough there was little doubt that, with the formidable 917, Porsche had the fastest Sports Prototype of its era, a performance gulf existed between the crushingly effective short-tailed 917 K…
Read MoreChassis XKD 526 was one of three D-type Jaguars originally exported to Australia. It was supplied by Anderson’s Agencies, the Jaguar distributor for Brisbane, owned by Cyril Anderson and his…
Read MoreAfter spells at Fiat, Bertone and Ghia, automotive stylist, Giorgetto Giugiaro, established his own firm, Ital Design, in 1968. The new company made a big splash with its first car, the Bizzarrini P538…
Read MoreHaving successfully introduced the mid-engined SP line in 1961, Ferrari decided to create an updated model for 1962. In addition to the Vittorio Jano-designed V6 that served throughout 1961…
Read MoreAlthough BMW had not conceived the E36 M3 with competition in mind, circumstances conspired that it unexpectedly became quite a success in GT racing. Having been in the doldrums since the…
Read MoreWhen McLaren launched its 650S Le Mans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the F1 GTR’s victory at la Sarthe, the entire production run sold out almost immediately. Accessorised with a host of…
Read MoreChassis KLA12903 was one of 67 right-hand examples of the Countach Anniversary built. It was dispatched from the factory on January 31st 1990 and delivered to the UK Lamborghini distributor…
Read MoreSoon after General Motors acquired Lotus in 1986, executives from the two organisations decided to embark on a mutually beneficial image-building project. The plan was to create a machine similar to…
Read MoreChassis 036 was the 30th F1 road car built and one of 14 completed in 1995. It was ordered by Mansour Ojjeh, the son of internationally renowned Saudi businessman, Akram Ojjeh. Akram Ojjeh’s…
Read MoreSince World War 2, automotive history has been littered with start up manufacturers that have attempted to take on the establishment with a mix of high performance Grand Tourers and…
Read MoreChassis 75052 was one of the eight F40 prototypes constructed. Of these, seven (including 75052) were constructed in 1987. All these cars came with a variety of features that did not appear on…
Read MoreWhen De Tomaso unveiled the Pantera GT5 at the Turin Motor Show in November 1980, sales of the existing narrow-bodied Pantera began an inexorable decline. The GT5 tapped into the zeitgeist for…
Read MoreChassis 73015 was the first of eight F40 prototypes built, seven of which were manufactured in 1987. It first appeared at the Maranello Civic Centre press conference that took place on 21st July 1987. This…
Read MoreWhen Audi conceived the R8, the idea was to produce a flagship mid-engined supercar that could also spearhead the firm’s move into the popular discipline of GT racing. The resultant R8 LMS…
Read MoreChassis P/1009 was a competition-spec. Mk1 GT40 that was purchased by privateer racing driver, Peter Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe’s family hailed from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and owned a successful…
Read MoreFerrari’s first two-seat junior model, the Dino 206 GT, was launched in 1968, ostensibly to homologate a V6 engine for use in Formula 2 racing. However, when the gorgeous little Dino GT…
Read MoreChassis 003 was one of three OX99-11 prototypes assembled in anticipation of a short production run for customers. 003 was painted green whereas the other two prototypes were red (001) and…
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