As had been the case for Pininfarina’s 50th anniversary back in 1980, the Turin design studio celebrated their 70th anniversary by producing a one-off Ferrari Speciale. The two firm’s had been…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s RS-badged 911s of the early 1970s had, in performance terms, been a match for anything the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini had to offer, the typically pared back nature of these…
Read MoreChassis 660040 was the first of seven factory-supported semi-works XK120s built to test the model in a variety of competitive formats during the 1950 season. These cars came with an array of…
Read MoreChassis RLA12109 was one of 18 Diablo SE30s built in right-hand drive. It was commissioned by Lamborghini GB as a press and promotional car to publicise the availability of the Jota kit which…
Read MoreBecause the E36 M3’s Type S50 B30 engine was unable to meet US emissions standards, BMW did not plan to offer their flagship 3-series in North America. However, that decision was ultimately…
Read MoreThe 935 / 78 was the last and most highly developed 935. Only one example was ever finished (chassis 006) although the spare was finally completed many years later (007). Reserved for works…
Read MoreOf the 50 V8 Vantage Zagatos delivered to customers, six were painted Lightning Silver, but only one of these was configured with a Black interior: chassis 20040. This unique car was completed…
Read MoreShortly after the FIA decided that Group B would be dropped on safety grounds (mid-way through the 1986 season), Ford abandoned their expensive RS200 programme. From 1987, Group A…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche contracted John Wyer’s Gulf-backed team to handle the racing side of things with the 917 for 1970 and 1971, Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson, Ferdinand Piech (who had been a key…
Read MoreOn October 17th 1973, Arab members of OPEC (the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) announced an embargo on oil sales to the USA, the UK, Canada, Japan and the…
Read MoreLamborghini built 18 examples of the Diablo SE30 in right-hand drive. Like most of these 30th anniversary special editions, chassis RLA12087 was configured in Viola Metallic with a Blue alcantara…
Read MoreChassis 031 was the 27th F1 production car built and one of 14 manufactured in 1995. It was ordered by Japanese industrialist, Yoshikuni Okamoto of Kobe, whose family ran Okamoto Industries Inc.
Read MoreLamborghini built 147 examples of the Miura SV, 138 of which were left-hand drive. Chassis 5028 was one of these 138 cars and came with a number of special features at the request of its first…
Read MoreIn 1949, the Japanese government introduced a new taxation category for ultra-small vehicles known as the Kei class. Kei cars had to comply with regulations that limited their physical size and…
Read MoreChassis 660043 was one of seven XK120s built to Semi-Works specification. Jaguar supplied these cars to specially favoured customers who went on to successfully race and rally them throughout the…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport was established in early 1971 to develop an E9-based machine capable of winning the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). The resultant 3.0 CSL made its debut at the…
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…
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