Of the myriad tuners that sprang up offering high end customisation of European supercars during the 1970s and 80s, arguably the most famous was Koenig Specials based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Read MoreChassis 1120188 started life as a standard Countach LP400 painted Rosso with Nero upholstery. Prior to its official dispatch date, the car was displayed on the Lamborghini stand at the 1976 Geneva…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its sensational Pininfarina styling and starring role in 1967’s hit movie movie ‘The Graduate’, Alfa Romeo’s Tipo 105 Spider became an automotive icon that stayed in production…
Read MoreAlthough BMW had launched the 1-series at the Paris Motor Show back in September 2004, production of a true high performance derivative did not begin for another six-and-a-half years by…
Read MoreChassis 9113600446 was one of the 17 Carrera RS built to right-hand drive M471 Sport trim. Completed in January 1973, it left the factory in Grand Prix White with Blue decals and wheel inlays…
Read MoreThe Evoluzione was Lancia’s last and perhaps most significant technical push to keep the all-conquering Delta HF Integrale at the head of the field in top flight rallying. Launched at the…
Read MoreIn addition to the official works cars, Peugeot Talbot Sport also supplied a quintet of T16 Evolution 1s to trusted satellite operations for 1985. The Peugeot importers for Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK…
Read MoreChassis 02 C was one of two 125 Sports built up for the 1947 racing season which was to be Ferrari’s first as a manufacturer in its own right. Whereas 01 C was given a fully enveloped body by Peiretti…
Read MoreFor most of its life, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was the only traditional front-engined Grand Tourer with sufficient punch to match the new generation of mid-engined supercars. Thanks to an…
Read MoreAfter a two-and-a-half year absence, Porsche re-introduced the GT3 with a second generation 996-based variant at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2003. Porsche had conceived the original GT3…
Read MoreFollowing a series of successful outings with semi-works XK120s in more-or-less standard trim (a programme that most notably yielded victories at the 1950 Dundrod Tourist Trophy and Alpine Rally…
Read MoreChassis 115 was one of two Porsche 962s sold to Brun Motorsport for the 1986 season (the other having been chassis 117). They replaced a pair of 956s that Brun campaigned during 1985, one of…
Read MoreProduced between 2007 and 2010, the gorgeous 8C was Alfa Romeo’s most exciting road car since the legendary but comparatively tiny run of Tipo 33 Stradales manufactured during the late 1960s.
Read MoreOver the course of five weeks during April and May of 1970, members of the Royal Automobile Club and Motor Sports Association in the UK organised a high profile marathon that travelled a 16,000…
Read MoreWhen Porsche began offering the 911 Carrera Coupe in Club Sport trim during late 1987, most customers couldn’t understand why, for precisely the same price, they wouldn’t just purchase the…
Read MoreIntroduced during July 1963, Aston Martin’s DB5 was the ultimate British-built Grand Tourer of its day. Offered in Coupe and Convertible trim with a choice of manual or automatic transmission, the fixed…
Read MoreChassis 5066 was a Miura SV ordered by Domenico Schiavo of Padua who commissioned the car to honour his late brother who had always wanted to own an example of Lamborghini’s first mid…
Read MoreOwing to the proliferation of high end tuning houses that had begun to offer all manner of products not available direct from Porsche, the Stuttgart firm decided to expand its range for the…
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