Even though the Group B era of 1982 to ‘86 spawned a variety of extreme vehicles, arguably the most radical machine ever to take to the special stages arrived during the early 1970s when Lancia…
Read MoreAlthough commercially the early 1990s was Porsche’s nadir, during this troubled period the company still produced a wide array of critically acclaimed and now much sought after models.
Read MoreSince the late 1950s, Porsche had primarily focused its factory motor sport programmes on Sports and Prototype racing cars. During this period there had been the odd works foray with enhanced…
Read MorePeugeot’s 1984 World Rally Championship programme kicked off at the French manufacturer’s home event: the Tour de Corse in early May. Although the T16 had been homologated a month earlier (on…
Read MoreWith its record of three outright victories (in 1955, ‘56 and ‘57), Jaguar’s D-type was the most successful Le Mans racing car of the 1950s. It featured a radical monocoque construction, double…
Read MoreLotus launched their heavily revised new turbocharged Esprit at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1980. Initially the forced induction Esprit was available exclusively in Essex Commemorative trim to…
Read MoreChassis 5995 was completed in July 1964 as a left-hand drive 250 LM (one of just three left-hand drive examples built from the 32 car production run). Once signed off, 5995 was sold to serial Ferrari…
Read MoreMercedes unveiled the SLR Roadster a little under four years after the sensational Coupe had broken cover. Aside from unique carbonfibre crash structures, reinforced A-pillars, fixed roll-over bars…
Read MoreAs the mid-engined revolution took hold, Ferrari’s 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ was expected to mark the last hurrah for big front-engined two-seat Berlinettas from Maranello. Having been introduced at…
Read MoreOn April 28th 1996 Porsche showed up at Le Mans Pre-Qualifying with a new car that went completely against the spirit, if not the letter, of the GT1 regulations. To stimulate manufacturer…
Read MoreDuring the 1970s, Porsche’s 911 saw off practically all its rivals in the Group 4 GT racing class thanks to a pair of homologation specials conceived specifically for the job: the 911 2.7 Carrera RS and 930.
Read MoreAlthough conceived as a stop-gap model until the highly anticipated Diablo was ready, the 25th Anniversary became the most commercially successful iteration of the legendary Countach despite…
Read MoreChassis 0001/52 was the prototype W194 300 SL initially used by Mercedes-Benz for testing duty ahead of the company’s 1952 motor sport campaign. Having starred in a series of promotional…
Read MoreHaving created the Carrera GT in order to homologate a Group 4 racing version of the firm’s entry level 924, Porsche went on to construct a batch of 50 further uprated GTS models in accordance with…
Read MoreA selection of photographs from a Ferrari Owners Club track day at Goodwood during the summer of 1981. Featured cars: Lotus Esprit Turbo: NPG 642W, Ferrari 512 BB: BTW 852T, Ferrari 365 GT4…
Read MoreHaving successfully campaigned the Group 6 LC1 during 1982, the Martini-backed Lancia squad created their first Group C car for the 1983 season. The resultant LC2 would take the challenge to…
Read MoreIn December 1969, Nissan presented the third iteration of their Japanese Domestic Market Fairlady Z. Although it looked broadly similar to the existing S30S (Fairlady Z) and the slightly better equipped…
Read MoreFollowing the premature death of his father in 1974, 24 year old Alois Ruf took the reins of his family’s garage in Pfaffenhausen, Bavaria. Alois Ruf Snr. had founded Auto Ruf back in 1939. Initially the…
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