When Stuart Turner was appointed as head of Ford Motorsport in March 1983, he quickly decided to abandon the firm’s existing competition programmes. This meant the troubled RS1700T Group…
Read MoreChassis 306681S (also known as R2) was the second of four 911 R prototypes, all of which were reserved for factory use. These four vehicles were subsequently followed by an additional run of 20…
Read MoreIn its many guises, the 205 was arguably the most important Peugeot of modern times. Prior to its arrival, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy owing to a combination of bad…
Read MoreChassis SL76/148A was the second T70 Mk3B GT supplied to Swedish privateer, Picko Troberg. It replaced Troberg’s earlier example, SL76/148, which had been wrecked by Bjorn Rothstein during…
Read MoreIn 1952, Enzo Ferrari signed an agreement that saw Pininfarina become the Maranello firm’s official body designer and coachbuilder. In the decades that followed, Pininfarina created nearly all of…
Read MoreChassis 205 was the second Delta S4 ‘Corsa’ to appear in competition. The first (chassis 201) had debuted in April 1985 as the course car for the Rally Costa Smerelda. This was followed by two…
Read MoreChassis 052 was the second of three short tail 917s built with an experimental magnesium chassis. The magnesium chassis was created specially for 1971’s Le Mans 24 Hour race where Porsche would…
Read MoreChassis 024 was the 22nd McLaren F1 production car built and one of 25 constructed in 1994. Completed in December of that year, it was configured with Carbon paint and a grey / black…
Read MoreMercedes-Benz spent eight years and a vast sum of money to develop their vitally important compact-class W201 190. It turned out to be time and cash well spent as, by early 1988, a staggering…
Read MoreChassis DB5/2008/R was one of four DB5s built in period to Q-branch specification for Eon Productions. The first two examples (DP/2161/1 and DB5/1486/R) were used in the making of the 1964…
Read MoreJaguar originally created the XK120 as a design exercise to showcase the firm’s advanced new 3.4-litre dual overhead camshaft straight six engine. The stunning XK120 Roadster was presented at the…
Read MoreChassis 74045 started life as the second of Ferrari’s F40 prototypes. It was retained by the factory until early 1992, at which point it was sold to Swiss racing driver, Rene Herzog. Herzog started his…
Read MoreLotus unveiled the Type 111 Elise at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1995 and production began nine months later in June 1996. Thanks to rave reviews, handsome looks and a competitive…
Read MoreChassis 9113600498 was one of 51 right-hand drive 2.7 Carrera RS that formed part of the original batch of 500 homologation cars. It was built in January 1973 and configured to M472 Touring…
Read MoreIn the years following BMW Motorsport’s late 1971 inception, the specialist facility on the outskirts of Munich developed and raced a number of models on behalf of its parent company. First to…
Read MoreChassis SL76/148 was sold via Lola agent, Jo Bonnier, to Swedish car dealer and privateer racing driver, Picko Troberg. Troberg began racing in the Swedish Formula Junior series. In addition he…
Read More16 months after the Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) purchased the rights to Bugatti at the behest of their Chairman, Ferdinand Piech, prototypes for an extravagantly engineered super sports car began…
Read MoreChassis 0804 was one of four new mid-engined SP cars assembled for the 1962 season. In addition, Ferrari rebuilt their two SP cars from 1961 to the lastest ‘lowline’ body style giving the Scuderia half a…
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