Ferrari created two top flight Group 6 Prototypes for the 1967 season which would be the last year for these epic unlimited engined leviathons before the FIA imposed a three-litre limit to curtail speeds.
Read MoreThe inaugural International Race of Champions (IROC) was the brainchild of American industrialist and team owner, Roger Penske. The contest would pitch twelve of the world’s top Formula 1…
Read MoreThe epic 1973 European Touring Car Championship battle between Ford and BMW remains a high point for tin-top racing to this day. Both firms employed the best drivers available and spent huge…
Read MoreHaving commissioned arguably the most radical rally car ever to tackle the special stages in 1971 (the Lancia Stratos), for marketing reasons the Fiat Group decided its replacement should be more…
Read MoreUnlike the T16 Evolution 1 which was campaigned in a quasi-works capacity by some of Peugeot’s distributor teams, all 20 Evolution 2s were retained for the exclusive use of the works operation…
Read MoreAs a consequence of an extremely high price at a time of a severe economic downturn, Lancia’s Dutch distributor, Lusso Service Holland, only took orders for 24 of their Lancia Delta HF Integrale…
Read MoreHaving rallied a Prodrive Subaru Impreza since the mid 1990s, Swiss industrialist Frederic Dor commissioned the renowned British engineering company to create a GT1 version of Ferrari’s 550…
Read MoreSix years after the Zonda made its international salon debut, Pagani revealed an updated variant that incorporated the most far-reaching changes to the platform witnessed so far. Dubbed Zonda…
Read MoreLotus introduced the Mk9 in March 1955 as more advanced version of the existing Mk8 complete with a smaller engine to contest the under 1100cc class. With its stubby low-line body and dramatic…
Read MoreOf the 200 Ford RS200s built for Group B homologation, just 24 were completed in Evolution trim. The FIA’s Evolution rule permitted manufacturers to create a further uprated iteration of the base car…
Read MoreLike the original W194 prototype (00001/52), chassis 00002/52 was used as a development mule for Mercedes’ 1952 campaign and did not go racing. These two cars were followed by eight subsequent…
Read MoreAt the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1970, Nissan replaced the original four-door Skyline GT-R with a handsome new two-door Coupe: the KPGC-10. In addition to its sportier appearance, the KPGC-10…
Read MoreAfter Ferrari’s extremely successful 1949 and ’50 campaigns, a healthy customer base had emerged for the Maranello firm’s products to whom a pair of new competition models were offered for the…
Read MorePart 2 from the 1991 Silverstone Historic Festival. Featured cars: Schuppan Porsche 962: VOI 962, Schuppan Porsche 962: H726 LDP, Alpine A110: DDG 885J, Aston Martin DP215: XMO 88, Alpine…
Read MoreDespite running a comparatively modest six cylinder engine, the 2.7-litre Carrera RS catapulted the Porsche 911 into performance territory predominantly occupied by much more expensive twelve…
Read MoreFor 1965, Ferrari developed a revised top flight prototype, the P2, to contest the International Trophy for GT Prototypes. The International Trophy for GT Prototypes ran alongside the International…
Read MoreTo celebrate Oscar Larrauri’s victory with a Michelotto-prepared 348 in the GT2 division of the 1993 Italian GT Championship, Ferrari produced a limited run of 50 high performance specials based on…
Read MoreAlthough the SV was the finest and fastest iteration of Lamborghini’s Miura to reach production, the decision to unveil it alongside the new Countach prototype at Geneva in 1971 led to much reduced…
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