To replace the mid-range 155 (Type 167), Alfa Romeo launched the all new 156 (Type 932) at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997. The 156 was the latest in a long line of highly rated Alfa…
Read MoreOf the 17 right-hand drive Countach Quattrovalvoles built with side skirts, the majority were painted white (Bianco). One of these was chassis JLA12369 which was also configured with a rear spoiler.
Read MoreIt had been a long held ambition of Bruce McLaren to produce a high end road car under his own name. That plan seemed to come to fruition with the M6 GT in 1969. Although delays meant the M6…
Read MoreChassis 0202 A was one of five 340 Americas originally equipped with closed bodywork by Vignale. The first (chassis 0082 A) was a works car used by Luigi Villoresi and Pasquale Cassani to win the…
Read MoreChassis 007 was the last works 935 produced. Porsche assembled 007’s tub and subframe assemblies so that in the event chassis 006 (their 1978 race car) incurred heavy damage, 007 could…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini’s reason for establishing his own auto maker was to build technically superior machinery to those vehicles on offer from Ferrari (with which he had reputedly been less than…
Read MoreChassis 020 was the XJR-15 driven in the 1991 Intercontinental Challenge by Derek Warwick. The three race series kicked off in Monte Carlo as a support event for the Monaco Grand Prix. Warwick…
Read MoreBy the early 1990s, Porsche’s sales had tumbled to a fraction of their mid 1980s peak. A perfect storm of unfavourable exchange rates, outdated models and a tarnished image was compounded by a…
Read MoreAston Martin built 37 examples of the Zagato-bodied V8 Volante, but only chassis 30035 was painted Cobalt Blue (a Rolls Royce colour). The rest of the specification comprised Magnolia upholstery, Blue…
Read MoreAlthough Mercedes’ Cosworth-tuned 190 had initially been conceived for rallying, the model ultimately became best known for its exploits in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM).
Read MoreLamborghini built nine Miuras to right-hand drive SV specification, one of which was chassis 4812. It left the factory on December 31st 1971 and a few days later arrived at the marque’s British distributor…
Read MoreThe 953 was created for Porsche’s first attack on the daunting Paris-Dakar Rally (in 1984). A three-year Paris-Dakar programme would see the German firm return in 1985 and 1986 with prototype iterations…
Read MoreAs 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…
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