Following Jaguar’s decision to end its works competition programme with the Le Mans-winning D-type, a plan was devised to use up 25 leftover tubs and turn them into the ultimate road cars of…
Read MoreOnce Porsche had launched the 996-based GT3 homologation special at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1999, the company set about building an even more extreme turbocharged version that…
Read MoreFive years after Bugatti started production of their record-breaking Veyron, the Molsheim firm introduced a third variant to accompany the original fixed-head iteration and open-top Grand Sport.
Read MorePart 1 from the 1991 Silverstone Historic Festival. Featured cars: Lamborghini Jarama Rallye: YYY 453M, Aston Martin DB6 Volante: SFJ 999J, Lamborghini Diablo: EE 699 AU, Alpine GTA: E452 FLB…
Read MoreLotus decided on a more back-to-basics approach for their successor to the Elite which had been based around a state-of-the-art fibreglass monocoque. The resultant Elan debuted at the London…
Read MoreChassis 108 was ordered by the Trust Racing Team to contest the 1983 Japanese Sportscar Championship and Fuji Long Distance Series. It would replace a Group 5 Toyota Celica LB Turbo…
Read MoreLaunched at the London Motor Show in October 1953, the Ace was AC’s highly anticipated replacement for their ageing 2-Litre range. Production of the John Tojeiro-designed machine got…
Read MoreThe Ferrari Dino GT was the happy by-product of Enzo Ferrari’s desire to enter Formula 2 racing. To qualify, a manufacturer had to fit 500 examples of their desired ‘stock-block’ engine into one type of…
Read MoreAlthough the Lamborghini Miura and De Tomaso Mangusta are frequently cited as pioneers of the large displacement mid-engined supercar, Ford started building GT40s for road use back in early…
Read MoreHaving relied on its famed V8 for around three decades, advancing technology and tightening emissions legislation meant Aston Martin finally had to create a new flagship power unit during the…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo’s inaugural 1967 campaign with the Autodelta-developed Tipo 33 two-litre Group 6 Prototype was a mixed affair; while the Tipo 33 clearly had the speed to match its rivals from…
Read MoreChassis 58 F1 GT was one of the three cars built to GT specification by McLaren. Of these, one was an experimental prototype retained by McLaren (chassis 56 XP GT) and two were sold to existing VIP…
Read MoreTo capitalise on the booming 1980s market for low volume specials, Aston Martin Chairman Victor Gauntlett decided the firm should create a premium priced V8 Vantage with special coachwork.
Read MoreThe Diablo was Lamborghini’s third generation mid-engined supercar and a replacement for the much-loved Countach which had been in production since 1973. Like the firm’s three most…
Read MoreChassis B-0214 was one of two brand new Iso A3/C Corsas built by Giotto Bizzarrini to contest the 1964 racing season. Along with its sister car (chassis B-0210), B-0214 was dispatched to the USA…
Read MoreAfter 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…
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