Chassis P/1003 was the Mk1 GT40 sold to French industrialist and racing driver, Guy Ligier. Ligier tentatively began competing in the late 1950s (on both two wheels and four), but it wasn’t until after…
Read MoreAlthough it must have seemed unlikely that the Lamborghini Countach could become any more spectacular, that is precisely what occurred when the Countach S was unveiled at the Geneva Motor…
Read MoreWhen Porsche unveiled the 996 type 911 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997, it marked the biggest raft of changes yet seen to the firm’s Flat 6-powered icon. Since going into production…
Read MoreAlthough the highly anticipated Ferrari versus Porsche battle for Group B circuit racing honours never materialised, the GTO programme embarked upon in Maranello did spawn arguably the…
Read MoreIgnoring the wickedly expensive 911 3.0 Carrera RS homologation special of which a little over 50 units were built, the ultimate 911 that Porsche offered for the 1974 model year was the 2.7 Carrera.
Read MoreFollowing its introduction at the Paris Motor Show in September 1972, Porsche’s 911 2.7 Carrera RS became the quickest off-the-shelf road car for any aspiring competitor. In M471 Sport trim (which…
Read MoreAlongside chassis 202, chassis 207 was one of the S4s to ‘Corsa’ trim that Lancia used for the model’s WRC debut on the 897km all-gravel 1985 RAC Rally which took place between November…
Read MoreAlthough various four-door super saloons had come and gone during the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, they had mostly been heavy, dynamically compromised machines better suited to motorways and…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche had created an array of legendary air-cooled homologation specials on the 911 platform, arguably the best was kept until last. Produced between 1995 and 1996, the 993-based 911…
Read MoreFive years after the production-ready Veyron was presented, Bugatti revealed the ultimate iteration of their record-breaking supercar in the shape of a limited production run-out model designed to…
Read MoreWhile Ferrari and Lamborghini switched to mid-engined layouts for their range-topping flagships, Aston Martin stuck with a traditional front-engined configuration for the V8 line produced throughout…
Read MoreChassis 56193 was one of the 20 UK-delivered examples of the 288 GTO. It left the factory in Rosso Corsa (the only colour offered by Ferrari) and was optioned with full black leather upholstery. The…
Read MoreAlthough it was conceived to homologate turbocharged racing cars for Group 4 and Group 5 racing, the 930 became so popular that it unexpectedly stole a significant number of sales from the front…
Read MoreAs more and more manufacturers piled into rallying following the introduction of Group B regulations for 1982, the new generation of purpose-built machinery led to an explosion in media…
Read MoreSoon after the Ferrari Enzo had been launched, parent company Fiat gave the green light for a GT1 racing version to be developed. However, instead of being badged as a Ferrari, the new machine…
Read MoreHad the highly anticipated Group B circuit racing battle developed as the FIA hoped, Ferrari’s 288 GTO Evoluzione would have gone head-to-head with the Porsche 959-based 961. Unfortunately…
Read MoreChassis 9113600307, also known as R3, was one of Porsche tricked-out quasi-works Carrera RSRs allocated to the firm’s factory-supported satellite squads for the 1973 season. Completed in January…
Read MoreOf the myriad British drivers to have appeared in Formula 1 and Grand Prix racing over the best part of 100 years, perhaps none have received the level of rapturous home support as Nigel Mansell.
Read MorePowered by Squarespace.
