Having been the last iteration of the air cooled 911 before the big bodyshelled 996 arrived, the 993 is regarded by many enthusiasts as the ultimate incarnation of Porsche’s Flat 6-engined sports car.
Read MoreFor the 1971 racing season, the FIA revised their existing competition class framework. In terms of production-based machinery of the type available in new car showrooms, manufacturers could…
Read MoreSpawned from Aston Martin’s collaboration with Red Bull Racing between 2016 and 2020, the limited production Valkyrie is arguably the closest road-going interpretation of a front-running Sports…
Read MoreChassis 4301077 was completed in May 1979 having been built up by Project Four Racing run by Ron Dennis. Uniquely, the car was painted silver with a tapered BMW Motorsport tricolour down the…
Read MoreIn the echelons of motoring, few machines rank higher than Ferrari’s 250 GT Spyder California. Produced between 1957 and 1963, the Spyder California was effectively an open top variant of the…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler took control of Automobili Lamborghini in April 1987, the Italian firm’s replacement for the legendary Countach was already at an advanced stage of development with production slated to…
Read MoreFor the 1976 model year (production of which got underway in August 1975), Porsche introduced a new normally aspirated flagship 911 dubbed the 3.0 Carrera. Unlike other variants in the range…
Read MoreFord eventually got around to replacing arguably the most iconic model in its history when deliveries of a GT for the modern era started in August 2004 for the 2005 model year. The basis for…
Read MoreUnlike Ferrari and Aston Martin which made big profits with the likes of their limited production 288 GTO and V8 Vantage Zagato, Porsche lost a huge sum of money developing the flagship 959 for a…
Read MoreChassis 067 was the 58th McLaren F1 production car built, one of eleven examples completed in 1997 and one of 18 painted Magnesium Silver. The interior was upholstered in a mix of black and dark…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1982, the Countach 5000 S marked the arrival of an enlarged Lamborghini V12 production engine for the first time since 1966 when the original 3.5-litre…
Read MoreReleased in January 1968, the Twin Cam was the first true high performance Mk1 Escort. It combined the venerable DOHC 1.6-litre engine that had powered the legendary Lotus Cortina with the smaller…
Read MoreThe inaugural International Race of Champions (IROC) was the brainchild of Roger Penske, Les Richter and Mike Phelps who wanted to create a winter series that would pitch the world’s top…
Read MoreChassis 0501 SA was one of 13 Series 1 410 Superamericas equipped with Pinin Farina’s ‘standard’ coachwork (however, one of these cars was re-numbered form an existing machine so twelve…
Read MoreAlthough the Ferrari 348 ranked among the best looking vehicles of its generation, razor sharp on-limit handling meant the car’s ultimate performance was difficult to unlock for mere mortals. After…
Read MoreAfter a 17 year gap, Porsche revived the 911 Carrera RS with a 964-based machine launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1991. Created to pave the way for a racing version (and also an attempt…
Read MoreHaving initially struggled to make it as a mainstream auto maker, the first generation Civic launched in 1972 transformed Honda’s fortunes to the point that, by the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest…
Read MoreLike its forebear, the Mk2 Escort went on to have an enormously successful competition career, perhaps the highlight of which was Ari Vatanen’s 1981 World Rally Championship crown driving a…
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