As Porsche began what seemed an inexorable slide towards bankruptcy during the early-to-mid 1990s, the influx of cash generated by the firm’s Exclusive department became ever more important.
Read MoreChassis 151 was sold to Yojiro ‘Jiro’ Yoneyama who ran Nova Engineering, one of the top sports car teams in Japan. The new machine replaced Nova’s 1988-1989 example (chassis 132) and similarly…
Read MoreChassis B-0207 was the first bona fide works A3/C Corsa. Prior to its arrival, Iso had campaigned chassis B-0201, but this car (the original 1963 Turin Motor Show prototype) was not a fully fledged…
Read MoreWhen Honda launched its car building division in 1963, the company offered two miniature models. First to arrive was a diminutive pickup truck powered by either a 356cc dual overhead camshaft…
Read MoreChassis KLA12018 was one of several uniquely painted right-hand drive Countach built to 25th Anniversary specification. This particular vehicle was configured on behalf of its first owner…
Read MoreAs a result of production delays, the Delta S4 was not homologated until November 1985. Prior to this, Lancia had been given special dispensation to run the ‘Corsa’ version in four comparatively low…
Read MoreAlthough the 348 had never been conceived with competition in mind, it actually went on to have quite a successful career in GT racing. When Ferrari launched the 348 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in…
Read MoreChassis 035 was one of eight 917 Kurzhecks used by the Gulf Oil-sponsored John Wyer Automotive Engineering squad during the 1971 season. Porsche had recruited Wyer’s team to manage the 917…
Read MoreFord’s debut campaign with the GT40 in 1964 proved a mixed bag; while the new car demonstrated an exceptional turn of speed, it also suffered from embarrassingly poor reliability. For 1965, a new…
Read MoreSince the original six-litre Zonda’s arrival at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1999, Pagani had released two subsequent iterations: the Zonda S 7.0 (which debuted at the 2000 Geneva Motor…
Read MoreChassis 1120002 was the first production-spec. Countach LP400 and the third Countach built after the original LP500 prototype (first displayed at Geneva in 1971) and the LP400 prototype (first…
Read MoreChassis 063 was the 51st McLaren F1 production car and one of eleven examples completed in 1997. It was painted the most popular colour for an F1: Magnesium Silver. No less than 18 of the 64 F1…
Read MoreDuring the mid 1980s, Ferrari’s 288 GTO was the hottest property in the high end car market thanks to its peerless technical specification, unmatched performance and gorgeous Pininfarina-designed…
Read MoreWhen Renzo Rivolta decided to end his association with Giotto Bizzarrini in August 1965, the Iso boss got his hands on the Grifo trademark that should rightfully have belonged to him from the outset.
Read MoreChassis 307670 S, better known as R4, was the last of four 911 R prototypes that served as the basis for a subsequent batch of 20 production examples. Built in mid 1967, the Lemon Yellow car was…
Read MoreChassis 003 was the XJR-15 sold to American investment fund manager, Andy Evans, who was one of just two owner-drivers to contest the Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge (the other having been…
Read MoreIn response to the OPEC Oil Crisis of the early 1970s, Italy's government passed new tax legislation that heavily penalised cars with engines greater than two-litres. The intention was to get…
Read MoreChassis 5090 was the third of four Miuras built to SV/J specification between December 1971 and April 1973. It was completed on August 25th 1972 and dispatched to the French Lamborghini…
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