Having established an enviable reputation on the special stages that culminated in seven outright Safari Rally wins beginning in 1970, Nissan decided to embark on a Group B programme for 1983.
Read MoreChassis CLA12515 was among the earliest of the 37 right-hand drive Countach 5000 S built between 1982 and ‘85. Total production during this period came in at 321 units. Originally…
Read MoreAfter a brief dalliance with Lotus in The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only, EON Productions decided upon a return to Aston Martin for the 15th James Bond movie, The Living Daylights. At the…
Read MoreOf all the iconic motor cars introduced during the 1980s, perhaps the most influential was Audi’s Quattro. With its four-wheel drive transmission, turbocharged inline five cylinder engine and…
Read MoreChassis 56 XP GT was the first of three McLaren F1 GTs built by McLaren, all of which were completed in 1997. As denoted by the XP moniker in its chassis number, 56 XP GT was an experimental prototype…
Read MoreFollowing 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.
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