Between 1989 and 1991, BMW commissioned six brand new art cars (two every year). Prior to this flurry of activity, just six works had been created since 1975. The ninth art car came along in 1990…
Read MoreChassis SL76/145 was sold to Lola’s US distributor, Carl Haas, of Lincolnshire, Illinois. Together with the sister cars of Roger Penske and John Love, SL76/145 was expected to form part of a three-car…
Read MoreChassis 4972 was a left-hand drive Miura SV dispatched on December 13th 1971. It was originally configured in Rosso Corsa with a Senape interior, Oro wheels and matching Oro sills. 4972 was…
Read MoreAt the Detroit Motor Show in January 1993, Porsche unveiled a stunning mock-up of a mid-engined two-seat Roadster dubbed the Boxster Studie. Public and media reaction to the car was…
Read MoreChassis 00010/52 was the only W194 300 SL originally built as a Spyder. The other four Spyders were all converted from cars initially built as Gullwings. Mercedes originally created ten W198s…
Read MoreAfter the economic doom and gloom that permeated many western economies during the 1970s and early 1980s, things began to rapidly improve as corporate regulations were stripped back and…
Read MoreLamborghini built 150 examples of the limited edition Diablo SE30. 133 of these were left-hand drive and 17 were right-hand drive. This car was the last of all. RLA12150 was configured…
Read MoreChassis 84104 was one of the 78 F40s supplied new to the UK. It was purchased by gentleman racing driver and serial Ferrari owner, Sir Paul Vestey. In the late 1800s, brothers Williams and Edmund…
Read MoreOf the 17 right-hand drive Countach Quattrovalvoles built with side skirts, only two were painted black. One of these was this car, chassis JLA12396, purchased new by Chris Michaelides of London.
Read MoreAfter Audi became the 1982 World Rally champions with their four-wheel drive Quattro, the writing was on the wall for traditional two-wheel drive machinery. Although Lancia’s trick 037 Group B…
Read MoreOf the seven 300 SLRs originally built with Spider bodywork, chassis 0002/55 was the only example never to be raced. Instead, it served principally as Mercedes’ development mule.
Read MoreFollowing the prototype (chassis 001, assembled by Ferrari), the 333 SP was built on Ferrari’s behalf, initially by Dallara (to chassis 014) and then by Michelotto (from 015 to 041). Chassis 032 was…
Read MoreBy the late 1960s, Automobili Lamboghini had become most famous for its extraordinary looking models like the Miura and Espada. However, these wild Bertone designs were starkly at odds with…
Read MoreChassis 102 was one of a dozen Porsche 956s sold to customer teams for 1983. The car was purchased new by John Fitzpatrick Racing who also acquired chassis 110 mid-way through the…
Read MoreChassis 0386 AM was one of eight 375 Plus built, four of which were campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari during 1954. All eight cars received coachwork by Pinin Farina; seven were competition Spyders and…
Read MoreHaving made a breakthrough into the automotive market with the first generation Civic in 1972, Honda went from strength-to-strength. By the mid 1980s, the company had become one of the…
Read MoreJLA12299 was one of the 17 Countach Quattrovalvoles built in right-hand drive with side skirts. It was ordered by serial Countach owner, David Chidlow, who specified Bianco paint, Bleu leather…
Read MoreOver the winter of 1964-1965, Ford decided to shoehorn a seven-litre V8 into a suitably modified GT40 chassis. Prior to this, the GT40 Prototypes had been campaigned with engines of 4.2 and 4.7…
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