After Porsche produced the all-conquering 911 Turbo-based 935 racing car with its air-piercing flat nose front end, customers inevitably began asking for a street car with the same look. However…
Read MoreFerrari built 271 production examples of the 288 GTO between 1984 and ’85 followed by a final 272nd example completed in 1986 for Niki Lauda. Chassis 52737 was a domestic market example…
Read MoreFerrari originally commissioned Aurelio Lampredi to create a big block V12 in order to keep the company competitive in Formula 1 as Gioacchino Colombo’s original small block motor could not be…
Read MoreHaving won the inaugural 1950 and ‘51 Formula 1 World Championship, Alfa Romeo quit single seater racing owing to the cost of building a new car for 1952 when a two-litre engine limit came into effect.
Read MoreChassis P/1038 was one of four Mk1 GT40s sold to the Essex Wire Corporation. It joined P/1001 and P/1010 (which the firm had received in 1965) and P/1026 which was another new car for the ‘66…
Read MoreOf the myriad special editions created by Lancia on the Evoluzione 1 and 2 platform, arguably the most sought after is the Club Italia of which just 15 were built for VIP customers in 1992. In addition…
Read MoreA selection of photographs from the various Maranello Concessionaires facilities taken in 1990. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: EE 458 AU, Ferrari 512 BB: XVU 73X, Ferrari Testarossa: G742 PGH, Ferrari…
Read MoreThe only reason Porsche created the fabled 2.7-litre 911 Carrera RS was to pave the way for this car to go racing in 1973: the 911 2.8 Carrera RSR. In addition to its bigger engine (308bhp compared to…
Read MoreDespite a high price and left-hand drive only, BMW managed to sell 8000 examples of the avant-garde Z1 between late 1988 and mid 1991. It helped that the little two-seat Roadster was launched…
Read MoreChassis 4301016 was dispatched to the Baur coachworks on November 29th 1978 for completion as a show car. When Canadian oil magnate and F1 team owner Walter Wolf requested an M1 Procar for…
Read MoreLaunched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1952, the 8V utilised Fiat’s new two-litre overhead valve all-alloy V8 that had originally been conceived for use in a large Berlina (Saloon). The rakish…
Read MoreWith its uprated short wheelbase chassis, tricked-out 302bhp engine and close-ratio four-speed gearbox, the DB4 GT was the fastest Aston Martin yet seen upon its launch at the London Motor…
Read MoreAlthough Mercedes originally conceived the 190 E 2.3 Cosworth for rallying, it went on to fulfil its promise in Touring Car racing, most notably the DTM. As part of a big push for the 1989 DTM season…
Read MoreChassis 026 was one of eight 917s campaigned by the Gulf Oil-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew during 1970. Porsche brought Wyer’s much-respected outfit on board for the 1970…
Read MoreIn April 1996 Alpina released the second iteration of their popular E36-based B3 which most notably now featured an engine taken out from 2997cc to 3152cc. Alpina fitted lightweight Mahle pistons, an…
Read MoreAlthough the 512 BB’s normally aspirated five-litre Flat 12 engine had no hope of matching the monster horsepower ratings achieved by Porsche’s turbocharged three-litre Flat 6 in the pre…
Read MoreAlthough the company lost money on every 350 GT it sold, Automobili Lamborghini’s first product proved arguably the best Gran Turismo in its class. The Carrozzeria Touring-bodied 350 GT had an…
Read MoreFollowing his acquisition of Aston Martin, David Brown decided to embark on an international competition programme to raise the company’s profile. Production-based DB2 racers were…
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