In terms of distance covered during competitive events, chassis C212 was probably the most extensively rallied 205 T16 Evolution 2 campaigned by the Peugeot Talbot Sport operation. C212…
Read MoreAs the successor to Ferrari’s legendary 288 GTO, F40 and F50, the Enzo had very big shoes to fill. In a similar fashion to the F50 it adopted a normally aspirated V12 as opposed to the kind of twin…
Read MoreAlthough Porsches had attempted to win the legendary Safari Rally on six prior occasions between 1968 and 1974, victory on the gruelling African event had proven elusive. With this in…
Read MoreFour years after production of the spectacular Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren had begun, a Roadster version was added to the range. In addition to an electric canvas roof, the SLR Roadster featured…
Read MoreChassis B-0222 was the first A3/C built with independent as opposed to de Dion rear suspension and a fibreglass instead of aluminium body. The new car was much-needed after two freshly…
Read MoreFollowing the decision to abort any official motor sport programme with the 288 GTO, Scuderia Ferrari elected to focus purely on Formula 1 and transform the GTO Evoluzione into a flagship…
Read More1954’s Appendix J regulations added a new Grand Touring class to motor racing’s existing regularity framework. Qualification required a manufacturer build at least 100 base cars during a twelve month…
Read MoreFour years after the first production Countachs began to roll out of Lamborghinis factory, the firm from Sant’Agata unveiled an even more outrageous S version at the Geneva Motor Show in March…
Read MoreChassis 012 was supplied new to the British Ferrari distributor, Maranello Concessionaires, for the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours which took place over the weekend of June 18th and 19th. It replaced chassis…
Read MoreFor much of the 1960s and 70s, those industrialists, heads of state and entertainers that wanted an equally grand but more contemporary mode of transport than a Rolls-Royce Phantom only really had…
Read MoreBy the late 1980s, the number of one-make racing series being organised around Europe had grown exponentially. Hatchbacks, saloons and GT-style supercars were all catered for as competitors…
Read MoreAlthough Audi had produced evolutionary A1 and A2 variants of the regular Quattro which between them recorded ten WRC victories during 1983 and ‘84, the firm’s first proper Group B special based…
Read MoreChassis LM3 was one of six McLaren F1 LMs built (a prototype and five customer cars). The LM was created to celebrate McLaren’s victory at the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours (where F1 GTRs finished first…
Read MoreAmong the litany of machines that contested Group A Touring Car championships between the early 1980s and early 1990s, perhaps the most successful was BMW’s E30-based M3. Despite…
Read MoreIn 1954, Porsche introduced a lightweight 356 with a cut-down windscreen, simplified hood, back-to-basics interior and detachable side screens. Dubbed the 356 Speedster, it replaced the short-lived…
Read MoreAs a consequence of a recessionary mood and some extremely poor management, the 1970s proved Automobili Lamborghini’s nadir. For much of the decade the company seemed to lurch from…
Read MoreSpots from the 1990 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Spa. Featured cars: Ferrari 348 tb: NR 190, Koenig Competition: 500 CD 218, Ferrari Testarossa: EEE 246, Ferrari 348 tb: FER 927, Lamborghini
Read MoreSuch was the combined effect of a booming collector car market and pent-up demand from domestic customers for a two-seat BMW Roadster that over 4000 orders were placed for the highly…
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