At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2001, Alfa Romeo revived the iconic GTA moniker first seen in the mid 1960s when the Giulia-based Gran Turismo Allegerita began its illustrious racing…
Read MoreHaving abandoned the Escort RS1700T soon after his return to Ford as boss of the company’s Motorsport department, Stuart Turner commissioned a designed-from-scratch Group B car capable…
Read MoreChassis 060 was one of two late production examples of the Maserati 5000 GT that received coachwork by Frua of Turin. It was commissioned by 25 year old Paris-domiciled Shah Karim al…
Read MoreEven though Porsche had committed a vast sum of money to their 956 Group C programme, the idea of a production-based model taking the fight to Ferrari in Group B proved too good to resist.
Read MoreWhen the Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) acquired Automobili Lamborghini in 1998, hopes were high that the Italian manufacturer would finally be in a position to offer another junior model that could sell…
Read More2005 saw the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship re-branded Super GT as the organisers thought the new name better reflected the kind of vehicles that participated which, since 2003, had…
Read MoreChassis 00006/52 was one of the original ten W194 300 SLs built for 1952. An eleventh then followed which served as a development mule for the W198 300 SL Gullwing production model. 00006/52…
Read MoreConceived as a three-litre V12-powered Grand Tourer for competition use, the 250 GT Berlinetta became a popular and extremely effective mount for both professional and gentleman drivers…
Read MoreThe Capri RS2600 had been conceived by Ford Motorsport Germany as a challenger for the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) which for 1970 returned to a Group 2 format. To qualify…
Read MoreThe W124-based 500 E launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1990 was Mercedes’ highly anticipated answer to the BMW M5. Prior to its arrival, customers of the three-pointed star that…
Read MoreAfter McLaren’s sensational debut victory during the sodden Le Mans 24 Hours in 1995 there was no question a strong contingent of the cars from Woking would look to attend 1996’s running of the…
Read MoreAlthough BMW made a major investment to bring the E9 3.0 CSL to fruition (including the establishment of an entirely new Motorsport department), the works team failed to win any of the…
Read MoreFollowing the completion of two RSR prototypes (9113600001 and 9113600002), Porsche built a batch of eight R-numbered examples that were typically riddled with experimental equipment (R1 through…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in September 2002, Ferrari unveiled its fourth generation mid-engined limited edition flagship: the Enzo. Created as a successor to the legendary 288 GTO, F40 and F50…
Read MoreHaving opened up a new market for limited edition mid engined flagships with the 288 GTO during the mid 1980s, Ferrari went on to create the F40 and F50 which similarly came to be regarded as…
Read MoreAs its DP chassis moniker would suggest, DP/2161/1 began life as an Aston Martin Design Prototype. It initially emerged from the Newport Pagnell factory as a Fiesta Red DB4 Series 5 with black…
Read MoreFor the 1988 season, Toyota created the 88C which was a fairly straightforward evolution of the previous year’s 87C. These updated cars, again powered by a turbocharged 2.1-litre 3S-GT inline four…
Read MoreFor the 1998 one-make Supercup championship, Porsche introduced a new 996-based racer dubbed the 911 GT3 Cup. The original road-going 996-type 911 had been launched in rear-wheel…
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