Chassis 26/4143 was an Elan S2 ordered by Jack Gordon of New Providence in the Bahamas. Gordon purchased the car to contest the Nassau Speed Week races in which he had previously run an…
Read MoreUndoubtedly the most formidable Aston Martin road car of the 1990s and early 2000s was the V600-equipped Vantage. Launched at the Birmingham Motor show in October 1998, the V600 pack most…
Read MoreChassis P/1000 was the first Mk1 GT40 tub produced. It initially served as Ford Advanced Vehicles’ basis for tailoring body panels for early GT40s. As a result, P/1000 was not built up into a complete…
Read MoreThe first generation Civic launched in 1972 was a make-or-break model for Honda’s automobile division. Up until that point, the firm had predominantly focused on Kei cars for the domestic market.
Read MorePerhaps no other vehicle exemplified the boom-to-bust nature of the late 1980s / early 1990s period than Jaguar’s XJ220. Unveiled in late 1988 with a projected pre-tax price of £290,000, around 1400…
Read MoreAfter an online reveal in December 2017, McLaren presented the third iteration of their Ultimate Series at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018. Dubbed the Senna in honour of arguably the…
Read MoreChassis DLA12566 was one of the 37 right-hand drive 5000 S produced from a total run of 323 units. It was ordered via the UK Lamborghini distributor, Portman, by VIP customer and serial…
Read MoreJaguar’s inaugural campaign with the D-type in 1954 yielded promising performances at each of the car’s three outings. Its debut appearance at the ‘54 Le Mans 24 Hours should have resulted in a…
Read MoreBy the time Automobili Lamborghini was established in late 1963, the era of coachbuilt motor cars was pretty much over. Instead of customers being able to choose their designer of choice, models…
Read More029 was a new-for ‘71 example of the 917 that raced under the identity of an existing car, 014, for carnet reasons. The actual 014 had done four events in 1970 which included a win at the Spa 1000km.
Read MoreBuyers for super high end Grand Tourers in the early 1960s needed to look only in one place: Italy. Between them, bitter rivals Ferrari and Maserati had the market for truly customisable 160mph-plus…
Read MoreAround 18 months after its inception, Carlo Chiti’s Autodelta concern became Alfa Romeo’s official competition department. Autodelta’s first new car for Alfa Romeo was the Giulia-based Tubolare…
Read MoreOver the winter of 1964-1965, Ferrari developed a new top flight sports racing car to meet the increasingly serious threat posed by the Ford GT which was now being jointly developed by Shelby…
Read MoreHaving created the fabled 1973 model year 911 2.7 Carrera RS to homologate the most extreme Group 4 racing car possible (the 911 2.8 Carrera RSR), Porsche went on to dominate the ‘73 season in…
Read MoreChassis GT39008 started life as an EB110 GT prototype that served as a mule for the SS variant. It was equipped with an array of prototype features, most of which focused on cooling and aero behind the…
Read MorePhotographs from the Talacrest showroom in Egham during 1992. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: F40 SCF, Ferrari 275 GTB/4: BWC 854F, Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series 2: GHC 423, Ferrari 412: D85 CFR…
Read MoreThe DB3S was Aston Martin’s second purpose-built sports racing car after the original DB3. It was based around a traditional tubular steel spaceframe draped in a gorgeous two-seat aluminium body.
Read MoreWhen Milanese industrialist Renzo Rivolta decided to expand his empire into the lucrative market for high end motor cars, he recruited two of the most respected names in the business: renowned…
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