Chassis 102 was one of five customer cars built for the Porsche 962’s inaugural season: 1984. It was supplied to New York industrialist, team owner and racing driver, Bob Akin. Between 1974 and 1995…
Read MoreLike the R32 GT-R, the new-for-1995 R33 variant was available in a choice of different specifications. Least expensive of these was the base model R33 GT-R which nevertheless offered scintillating…
Read MoreChassis 1120120 was a right-hand drive Countach LP400 that was dispatched from the factory on June 27th 1975. It was configured in Rosso Speciale with Nero upholstery and was supplied to the…
Read MoreChassis SL76/144 was sold to 32 year old privateer racing driver David Preston of Bosworth, Leicestershire. Between 1964 and 1968, Preston had competed with a Lotus Seven, a Brabham BT14…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport created the E30-based M3 to compete in the inaugural 1987 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The new model replaced BMW’s 635 CSi as the firm’s touring car of choice…
Read MoreTo capitalise on the GT40’s success at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE) were commissioned by the Ford Motor Company to create a more road…
Read MoreAlthough Ferruccio Lamborghini established his auto maker to build the kind of exquisitely engineered but conservatively styled Grand Tourers that appealed to him, within a short space of…
Read MoreChassis 013 was one of the eight 917s raced on Porsche’s behalf by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew during 1970. 013 first appeared as a T-car for the Daytona 24 Hours…
Read MoreAston Martin built 50 Zagato-bodied V8 Vantage production cars: 29 were right-hand drive and 21 left-hand drive. Chassis 20038 was one of those right-hand drive cars. It left the factory with a…
Read MoreOf the 50 V8 Vantage production cars bodied by Zagato, 21 were left-hand drive. One of these was chassis 20045 which left the factory with a manual gearbox and a one-off colour scheme: Blue…
Read MoreChassis 0790 was the first in a new series of mid-engined Ferrari SP racing cars. A pair of 246 SP machines were built for the 1961 season: 0790 and 0796. They were reserved strictly for works use…
Read MoreChassis 001 was the first of 50 XJR-15 production cars built between 1991 and 1992. It was sold to British songwriter and record producer, Matt Aitken, who was one of just two XJR-15 owners to…
Read MoreChassis DB5/1896/R was among the first of around 20 high end motor cars purchased by lead guitarist of The Beatles, George Harrison. Harrison ordered the DB5 during the latter part of 1964.
Read MoreWhen Ferrari decided to create the twin turbocharged V8-powered 288 GTO of 1984-1985, the reason was to homologate a racing car for the Group B era. Although the planned-for GTO…
Read MoreChassis 014 was one of the eight 917s used by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering operation during the 1970 season. Porsche had recruited Wyer’s team (JWAE) with a two-year deal to…
Read MoreChassis RLA12098 was one of 18 right-hand drive examples of the Diablo SE30. Like six others, it was painted the trademark SE30 colour of Viola Metallic. The interior was upholstered in Blue alcantara…
Read MoreAlthough BMW had given the E12 5-series an update when it transitioned to E28 trim for the 1982 model year, the revamp was not that comprehensive and management knew a clean sheet design…
Read MoreChassis 2809 SA was the second of seven Series 1 400 Superamericas built to Coupe Aerodinamico specification with covered headlights. It was delivered to 23 year old Count Giovanni Volpi di…
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