Pininfarina bodied six Series 1 400 Superamericas as Cabriolets, five of which were built with an open headlight configuration. The last of these Superamerica Cabriolets with uncovered headlights…
Read MoreTo replace the long-running Anglia, Ford developed the Escort which went on to become one of Europe’s best-selling cars. Escort production began at Ford’s Halewood plant in England during the…
Read MoreChassis 58329 was the last 288 GTO built. Although Ferrari had originally planned to build just the 200 units required for Group B homologation, 272 were officially completed owing to customer…
Read MoreChassis 1121372 was a Series 3 LP400 S built in right-hand drive. The Series 3 variants differed from the Series 2 on account of their taller ride height and roomier cockpit. 82 were built of which 15 were…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s competition programme was mainly focused on Sports Protoypes during the mid 1960s, a modest campaign with the newly launched 911 was embarked upon beginning in 1965.
Read MoreChassis 70067 was one of 218 BMW 507s built to Series 2 specification. Compared to the Series 1 iteration (of which 34 were assembled), the Series 2 most notably had a smaller 65-litre fuel tank and…
Read MoreChassis 20056 was one of 29 Zagato-bodied V8 Vantage production cars built in right-hand drive. The remaining 21 customer cars were left-hand drive taking the total production run to 50 units.
Read MoreIn conjunction with their technical partner, Michelotto, Ferrari were among the firms that spearheaded the revival of GT racing in the early 1990s. Competition variants of the F40 and 348…
Read MoreChassis SL76/148B was built around a brand new chassis and body using the engine and gearbox from Picko Troberg’s wrecked T70: chassis SL76/148A. The red Lola was supplied to British privateer…
Read MoreChassis 9113600016 was one of eight 2.7-litre Carrera RS prototypes. It was also the first of 17 examples built to the super lightweight RS H trim. These RS H variants tipped the scales at just 960kg…
Read MoreAfter a long and technically challenging six year gestation, Bugatti finally started production of the Veyron in late 2005. The original plan for a normally-aspirated W18-engined machine was…
Read More2373 SA was one of 24 400 Superamericas built on the short wheelbase Series 1 chassis. Of these, seven were configured with Pininfarina’s covered headlight Coupe Aerodinamico bodywork inspired…
Read MoreChassis 1121208 was a left-hand drive European-market Countach LP400 S built during the Series 2 era. These Series 2 derivatives retained the low body configuration of the Series 1 variant and added…
Read MoreAlthough the 924 proved a big seller, the model was initially criticised for its less than spectacular performance and rather basic specification. To some extent, this was to be expected as the model…
Read MoreChassis XKC001 was the first of three C-types built for the 1951 season, all of which were reserved for factory use. Upon completion in early June, XKC001 was given a shake down at the Motor Industry…
Read MoreWhen it was time to create a replacement for the elegant Wilhelm Hofmeister-designed E9 Coupe, BMW turned to their recently appointed head of stying, Paul Bracq. Bracq joined BMW in 1970.
Read MoreChassis 012 was the twelfth McLaren F1 production car built and one of 25 completed in 1994. It was commissioned by the President of the Japanese importer for Tag Heuer who specified Dark Silver…
Read MoreWhen Citroen took ownership of Maserati in January 1968, the Italian firm began an optimistic era that was supposed to bring some much-needed stability. By late 1973, Citroen had ushered in an…
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