Having achieved great competition success with its Neue Klasse models since the 1960s, BMW decided to create a whole new Motorsport division along with a tricked out E9-based homologation…
Read MoreIn addition to the official Martini Racing squad, Lancia supplied Delta S4 ‘Corsa’s to the Jolly Club and Grifone teams during 1986, both of whom were given quasi works status. Chassis 203 was one…
Read MoreLike quite a few high end models produced during the 1970s and 80s, Porsche’s original 911 Turbo (the 930) stayed in production for well over a decade. During this time, only comparatively minor…
Read MoreHaving assumed full control of Maserati in May 1993 (following the acquisition of an initial 49% stake in December 1989), Fiat sold 50% of the Modena-based company to Ferrari (another Fiat subsidiary)…
Read MoreAlthough the eagerly anticipated Z1 proved a big commercial success with 8000 examples built between 1988 and 1991, BMW customers had to wait until late 1995 until deliveries of its replacement…
Read MoreChassis KLA12493 was one of 67 right-hand drive Countach 25th Anniversaries built between 1988 and 1990. It was configured in one of the best colours for these last-of-the line-examples: Blu…
Read MoreSet to go under the hammer with RM Sotheby’s at a special event in New York on November 13th is one of the most exciting and valuable motor cars ever to come to market: the ex-works 1962…
Read MoreAs part of recently appointed Chairman Ernst Fuhrmann’s decision to focus the company’s competition programme on the 911 as opposed to purpose-built sports prototypes, Porsche elected…
Read MoreAlthough the 1973-1974 International Race of Champions and 1979-1980 Procar Championships had pitched entire grids of identical high-end European machinery against one another (Porsche 911…
Read MoreChassis 5139 SA was the last of 22 400 Superamericas built to Series 2 specification, 14 of which were completed with Pininfarina’s Coupe Aerodinamico bodywork and covered headlights. It was…
Read MoreLaunched at the Birmingham Motor Show in October 1988, the Virage was the first truly new model from Aston Martin since the four-door Lagonda back in 1976. Created to take the firm into the…
Read MoreEven though the elegant E24 6-series had been the driver’s choice when it came to executive class Coupes from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s, BMW chose not to offer a direct replacement when…
Read MoreIn addition to Erich Strenger’s litany of era-defining promotional posters created primarily to celebrate his employer’s competition success, the Porsche company has also crossed the ether…
Read MoreChassis C204 made its debut at the third event in which Peugeot campaigned the T16 Evolution 2: the 1985 Rallye Sanremo. It was one of 20 Evolution 2s built – the minimum number required by…
Read MoreWhat is a Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster? The 911 3.2 Speedster was a modern interpretation of the pared-back, open-bodied theme last used on the 356 and 356 A platforms between 1954 and 1958.
Read MoreHaving produced the stunning and heavily over-subscribed 8C Competizione and Spider between 2007 and 2010, Alfa Romeo decided to create a less expensive iteration of the modern sports car…
Read MoreBy the mid 1970s, it was well known that the United States military would soon have to find a replacement for the Ford M151 jeep that could trace its origins back to the early 1950s and which had…
Read MoreHaving been founded in 1976, Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) quickly became renowned for its work with privateer BMWs. The firm then picked up a manufacturer contract with Mazda for the British…
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