Lancia’s ambitious motor sport programme of the early 1950s had seen the company compete in both top flight sports car racing and Formula 1. However, money problems saw the financially…
Read MoreHaving started out with a small line of body and exhaust parts for the Ferrari BB, Koenig Specials were soon offering some of the most elaborately engineered custom supercars on the planet.
Read MoreAt the Geneva Motor Show in March 1993, Aston Martin unveiled two of the most significant pieces of machinery in its history. Unsurprisingly, the gorgeous straight six-powered DB7 stole all the…
Read MoreAlthough the 227bhp B4-based S2 launched in 1991 was an extremely accomplished machine, it was soon overshadowed by the first in a series of super high performance RS-badged Audis.
Read MoreChassis 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…
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