Of Italy’s myriad coachbuilders, arguably the best known for unconventional and avant-garde designs has been Zagato. The firm’s earliest bodies to grace Ferrari chassis emerged in the early…
Read MoreChassis SS39005 was the third SS prototype and the first to feature the trademark five-porthole sail panel treatment. It was painted Grigio Chiaro and upholstered with a mono-tone Nero interior. As…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler acquired Automobili Lamborghini in 1987, the American firm hoped they would be able to sell several hundred examples of a highly anticipated Countach successor every year. Even…
Read MoreChassis C17 was used in two events by the factory Peugeot Talbot Sport squad (PTS). It debuted on the 1985 Acropolis Rally (May 27th to 30th) which was round six of that year’s World Championship.
Read MoreWhile BMW’s marketing men realised the cachet associated with the famed Motorsport badge could be used to help shift vast quantities of body-kitted but otherwise standard regular models, an even…
Read MoreHaving assessed a couple of internal Speedster prototypes during 1986 and then given the green light for a subsequent prototype to be displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1987…
Read MoreThe 250 P was Ferrari’s first mid V12-engined Sports Prototype. Four of them were assembled to contest the 1963 season. That year, the de Facto World Championship was decided by GT cars (such…
Read MoreKLA12633 was one of 67 right-hand drive Countach 25th Anniversarys built between 1988 and 1990. It was ordered by David Needham of Worcester to replace his 1988 Countach Quattrovalvole (chassis…
Read MoreWhen Lotus unveiled the Elise at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1995, it gave the firm a much-needed shove in the right direction. Although the long-running Esprit and outgoing front…
Read MoreMercedes initially built ten examples of the W194 300 SL for the 1952 season, eight of which were raced. An eleventh car was subsequently assembled to serve as a protoype for the W198 Gullwing.
Read MoreChassis SS39003 was one of four SS versions of the Bugatti EB110 delivered to the Brunei Royal Family. When Bugatti announced the SS, the Brunei Royals requested they take take delivery of the…
Read MoreOver a twelve-month period between October 1984 and September 1985, Ferrari completely revamped their production line-up with a combination of new and updated models. Most…
Read MoreChassis 305876S, better known as R1, was the first of four 911 R prototypes built for works use during 1967. R1 to R4 were followed by a run of 20 production cars manufactured between late 1967 and…
Read MoreChassis 1561 GT was the last Ferrari purchased by international man of mystery, Porfirio Rubirosa. Rubirosa was a notorious fixer for Dominican Republic dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The pair had met at a…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini had famously refused to sanction a competition programme for his firm, and nor was he interested in building racing cars for customers; even the emergence of several highly…
Read MoreChassis 059 was the 59th of 64 F1 road cars built and one of six assembled in the final year of production: 1998. It was painted the most popular F1 colour, Magnesium Silver (one of 18). Uniquely…
Read MoreFor 1985, Toyota decided to embark on a factory Sportscar programme with the intention of becoming the first Japanese manufacturer to win at Le Mans. However, the Group C era could not…
Read MoreChassis 023 was one of four 917s leased to the Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg team for the 1970 season. The Salzburg operation was a quasi-works outfit run by Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson…
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