Following on from the 13 Aventador-based Venenos produced in 2013 to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary as an auto maker, the company released another super high end special to…
Read MoreDespite the failure of Group B circuit racing to take off in a similar fashion to rallying, the category did spawn arguably the two greatest supercars of the late 1980s: the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40. The…
Read MoreChassis P/1031 was one of eleven GT40s either built up or converted to seven-litre Mk2 trim and campaigned during the 1966 season. These top flight cars were created for ultra high speed tracks…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its lusty 260 cubic-inch V8 engine, light weight construction and excellent handling characteristics, the Mk1 Shelby Cobra was a fast and reliable entry for all manner of motor…
Read MoreToyota created its offshoot Lexus brand in 1989 to market the company’s new LS 400 luxury saloon in foreign regions. The LS 400 was a critically acclaimed four door sedan conceived to take on the…
Read MoreWhether in terms of his F1 exploits or succession of factory customised supercars, the exploits of Walter Wolf need little introduction. Having made millions of dollars in oil exploration and trading…
Read MoreChassis 8815 was the second of two 365 P Tre-Postis manufactured by Ferrari and Pininfarina. These cars were built on Ferrari P-car underpinnings with 380bhp 4.4-litre V12 engines but were most…
Read MoreMercedes unveiled the legendary 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 at Geneva in March 1990. It would be the last and most extreme iteration of the W201 to go racing and served from 1990 to 1994 until the new…
Read MoreAs denoted by its ‘885’ VIN prefix, chassis 885002 was a left-hand drive E-type FHC. It was completed in mid 1960 as the second ‘proper’ E-type FHC. Together with the original FHC…
Read MoreIn order to homologate a further uprated 911 RSR for the 1974 season, Porsche created the fabled 3.0 Carrera RS of which a mere 55 were constructed. Based on the new-for-1974 model year G Body…
Read MoreThe Group A era of 1982 to 1994 yielded an array of crushingly effective homologation specials that went on to dominate their respective categories. In rallying it was the four-wheel drive Lancia Delta…
Read MoreWithin ten years of having taken over at Automobili Lamborghini, Audi had completely transformed the Italian company’s balance sheet. The last full year under the firm’s prior ownership (1997) had…
Read MoreBetween the mid 1960s and late 1990s Porsche produced no shortage of genuinely great 911s whether it was purely road-going variants, homologation specials or GT racing cars. However, the…
Read MoreThe F was the fourth production iteration of Pagani’s much-heralded Zonda supercar and made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2005. Named in honour of Horacio Pagani’s…
Read MoreChassis 4301018 was the M1 Procar used exclusively by upcoming Brazilian F1 driver Nelson Piquet during 1979. Piquet, who had been signed by Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team on a multi-year…
Read MoreFerrari created the 330 GTC and drop head GTS as refined two-seaters to sell alongside the 275 GTB with its rakish Berlinetta-style bodywork. Other models in the range included the super high end and…
Read MoreIn October 1966 Dandie Fashions opened its new store at 161 King’s Road in Chelsea having moved from a temporary location in South Kensington at 56 Queen’s Gate Mews. The company…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo created the iconic second generation SZ to cash-in on the late 1980s collector car boom and add a little stardust to an otherwise rather pedestrian range. A production run of 1000…
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