Chassis 221 was one of five Delta S4s in ‘Corsa’ trim that went rallying during the 1985 season. 221’s only event that year was the end-of-season Bettega Memorial which was a non-championship…
Read MoreHaving vowed to defeat Ferrari at the Le Mans 24 Hours following the collapse of a takeover bid, Ford’s debut campaign with the GT40 in 1964 had seen the car show a devastating turn of speed…
Read MoreFor three straight season between 1974 and 1976, Lancia set the World Rally Championship alight with the purpose-built Stratos, the like of which had never been seen before. However, while the…
Read MoreBy the time the inaugural World Rally Championship was organised for 1973, the sport had changed drastically from its roots to become a more or less flat out sprint contested by professional drivers in…
Read MoreChassis 30009 was numerically the third of 37 Aston Martin V8 Volantes built with coachwork by Zagato. Of these, three were painted Hunter Green of which two (chassis 30009 and 30030) were…
Read MoreThe last hurrah for the legendary G body 911 prior to its replacement by the heavily revised 964 was a revival of arguably Porsche’s most iconic body style: the Speedster. Not seen since 1958…
Read MoreHaving introduced four-wheel drive to non-utility type vehicles and changed the sport of rallying forever, the Audi Quattro was arguably the most influential performance car of its era. It also had a…
Read MoreHaving acquired De Tomaso to get their hands on the Pantera and beat domestic rivals GM and AMC to be the first to offer a mid-engined model, Ford also financed a high profile Group 4 racing…
Read MoreChassis 9113600002 (0002) was the first 911 Carrera RS or RSR produced. It started life as an unused 2.5-litre 911 ST bodyshell (9112300841) that was renumbered to reflect its new status. Both 0002 and…
Read MoreThree years after Enzo Ferrari had begun to build cars under his own name, a second type of V12 engine joined the existing Giacchino Colombo unit that had served the company so well since the…
Read MoreAfter several false starts and a handful of tantalising concepts, Lamborghini finally launched a brand new junior model at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2003. The stunning four-wheel drive…
Read MoreHaving created single and then twin turbocharged 935s for use by the works team in 1976 and ‘77 respectively, Porsche stunned the motor racing community with the radical Moby Dick for 1978 (the…
Read MoreToyota’s iconic 2000 GT came about as the result of a proposal from Yamaha who wanted to create a two-seat Grand Tourer in the mould of Jaguar’s E-type. At the time, Yamaha had a…
Read MoreChassis 0822 was one of four new Ferrari P cars built to contest the 1964 season. In addition, Ferrari rebuilt their four existing cars from 1963 to the latest specification which gave the works squad and…
Read MoreChassis 6114 was a Type 45 Elan S3 DHC supplied new to Associated British Productions in Teddington, London. It was the second Elan destined for use in the popular TV show, The Avengers…
Read MoreHaving cleaned up in a one hour production car race that supported the BRDC International Trophy for Grand Prix cars at Silverstone during August 1949, Jaguar boss William Lyons commissioned a…
Read MoreOnce a manufacturer had constructed the 5000 base cars required for Group A homologation, further uprated Evolution variants could be produced once every twelve months. For each Evolution…
Read MoreAlthough Ferrari made a significant step towards productionisation when the company signed a cooperation agreement with Pininfarina in late 1952, it wasn’t until the 1960s dawned that the cars…
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