VIN: the Bob Akin Porsche 962 chassis 113
/Chassis 113 was the second Porsche 962 sold to New York industrialist, team owner and racing driver, Bob Akin. Having initially taken up racing with an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider in 1957 (which…
Read MoreChassis 113 was the second Porsche 962 sold to New York industrialist, team owner and racing driver, Bob Akin. Having initially taken up racing with an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider in 1957 (which…
Read MoreAmong the many Veyron special editions created by Bugatti, of particular note were a pair of spectacular Art Cars based on the Grand Sport platform. The Grand Sport was a targa-topped…
Read MoreChassis 008 was a Dino 206 S Spyder originally destined for use by Scuderia Ferrari. 008 debuted alongside four other Dinos at the 1966 Monza 1000km (round three of that year’s World Sportscar…
Read MoreChassis 4816 was one of the nine Miuras originally built to right-hand drive SV specification. It was configured with Giallo Fly paint, a Bleu interior, silver sills, silver wheels and air-conditioning.
Read MoreZagato’s first collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini happened in a semi-official capacity during 1965. At the time, Ferruccio Lamborghini’s auto maker had just got up to speed with production of…
Read MoreThe 953 was the first four-wheel drive 911. Three examples were built to contest the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally. 100022 was registered BB PW 528. It ran the Paris-Dakar as Porsche’s fast service car in…
Read MoreIn late 1979, Ferrari introduced a third iteration of their grand four-seat model originally launched as the 365 GT4 in 1972. The 4.4-litre 365 GT4 had evolved to become the 4.8-litre 400 in 1976. Although it…
Read MoreChassis 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…
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