When Porsche introduced the 911 in 1964, the company gambled that a bigger, more expensive six cylinder model would offer broader market appeal than the four cylinder 356. The decision…
Read MoreThe 512 BB was Ferrari’s second iteration of their mid Flat 12-engined Berlinetta Boxer. The first, the 4.4-litre 365 GT4 BB, had been produced from 1973 to 1976 having starred at the ‘71 Turin Motor Show…
Read MoreFor many, the 427-engined wide-bodied Competition Cobra remains the definitive incarnation of the collaboration between AC and Carroll Shelby. Shelby had originally hoped to produce 100…
Read MoreChassis B-0202 was the first true A3/C built to Corsa trim. It was ordered by East Coast dealer and racing driver, Ed Hugus, who had placed an option on the car after the Grifo’s debut at Turin in late…
Read MoreWhile upstarts Lamborghini and De Tomaso threw themselves into the market for large displacement mid-engined cars at the earliest opportunity, Ferrari and Maserati took a more…
Read MoreIn many respects, the 456 GT had proven the catalyst for a new Ferrari era upon its launch in late 1992. A long overdue successor to the front-engined four-seat 365 GT4, 400 and 412 line that had first…
Read MoreHaving invested a huge sum to develop a bona fide Group B car, the resultant Ford RS200 arrived several months late. Ford then decided to pull the plug early after a series of driver and spectator…
Read MoreAlthough BMW had originally conceived the M1 as a homologation special with which to challenge Porsche in the Group 4 and 5 racing classes, a troubled relationship with the firm’s Italian production…
Read MoreChassis 007 was the seventh F1 production car built and one of 25 examples manufactured in 1994. It was configured with arguably the best exterior colour scheme for an F1: Jet Black (which included…
Read MoreIn addition to the legendary GT40, Ford’s Total Performance programme of the 1960s spawned the most iconic Muscle Car of all time: the first generation Ford Mustang. Myriad different iterations of…
Read MoreThe World Is Not Enough was the 19th film in the James Bond franchise and the third to start Pierce Brosnan as secret agent 007. The plot saw Bond assigned to protect the daughter of an oil magnate…
Read MoreDespite having been around during the super tuner era of spectacular body kits and elaborate electronics, Alois Ruf chose a different path for his company that eschewed flashiness in favour of…
Read MoreChassis 20046 was the second of five Zagato-bodied V8 Vantages painted Hunter Green. Uniquely, it was the only one to come with Dark Red leather upholstery. The right-hand drive car was ordered by…
Read MoreAlthough Peugeot decided to quit top flight rallying at the end of 1986 as a result of the FIA’s unilateral decision to ban Group B cars from 1987, the French company did subsequently introduce a…
Read MoreHaving changed the motoring landscape with the original Miura which debuted in fully clothed trim at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966, Lamborghini released a significantly improved version…
Read MoreThe Frankfurt Motor Show of September 1988 marked the beginning of one era for the Porsche 911 and the end of another. Perhaps most significantly, the event saw the debut of Porsche’s next…
Read MoreTwelve seven-litre Mk2 GT40s were built up for the 1966 season, eleven of which were raced by Ford’s competition partners Shelby, Holman Moody and Alan Mann. P/1016 was one of three cars…
Read MoreToyota first started to compete in top flight rallying during the early 1970s when the firm began a long-term association with Swedish driver, Ove Andersson. In 1975, Andersson’s rallying operation…
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