In order to homologate an F1-derived normally aspirated V12 for the 333 SP racing car, Ferrari equipped its third generation mid-engined super speciale with said engine, albeit in 4.7 as opposed…
Read MoreBy the autumn of 1951 Porsche’s fortunes had been transformed. When 356 production began in 1949, it did so at a converted Austrian sawmill because the firm’s Zuffenhausen plant in Stuttgart…
Read MoreIntroduced mid-way through the 1966 season, the 910 served as Porsche’s replacement for the outgoing 906. Based around a tubular steel spaceframe chassis into which were dropped various…
Read MoreFlush with Ford cash, De Tomaso decided to take the Pantera Group 4 motor racing where it would go head-to-head with Ferrari’s 365 GTB/4C, the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR and Chevrolet’s Corvette.
Read MoreChassis 21R was one of four 1997 F1 GTRs supplied to BMW Motorsport. In addition to having created the 6.1-litre engine for McLaren’s F1 supercar programme, BMW Motorsport had purchased three…
Read MoreEven though Porsche created their own reverse engineered machine for the late 90s GT1 scene, it took the might of Mercedes-Benz to topple McLaren over the course of an entire season. From…
Read MoreBetween 1974 and 1976, the Lancia Stratos established itself as among the most successful rally cars of all time winning three Manufacturers’ titles for the Turin-based firm. However, ahead of the 1977…
Read MoreJust five examples of the legendary Super GT-inspired NSX Type R GT were built by Honda, one of which was sold to a customer while the other four were retained by the company. Conceived with…
Read MoreWhen the prototype Countach LP500 broke cover at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Lamborghini re-wrote the rules for production car design radicalism. At this stage, the wedge…
Read MoreWith its record of five major victories from eight race outings, Porsche 956 chassis 003 ranks among the most successful top flight Sports Prototypes ever. Reserved for use by the Rothmans…
Read MoreFerrari’s prime objective with the big block V12 engine from designer Aurelio Lampredi was to create a power unit that could propel the Maranello firm to victory in Grand Prix racing. However, the…
Read MoreFour-and-a-half years after the 924 was launched in late 1975, Porsche embarked on a competition programme with its entry-level model that famously resulted in a sixth place finish first time out at…
Read MoreWhen it debuted in prototype form at the Turin Motor Show in October 1966, there was nothing on the market to compare with Maserati’s new Tipo 115 Ghibli. Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro over at…
Read MoreAlthough some spectacular road-going machinery was produced by Europe’s most revered manufacturers from the early 1950s through to the mid 1960s, nothing could eclipse Ferrari’s line of…
Read MoreFrom its inception in January 1965 to the present day, Alpina has produced a variety of tuned BMWs that have gone onto acquire icon status. However, in terms of the road-going machinery from…
Read MoreThe NSX was arguably the most ambitious sports car project undertaken by a Japanese manufacturer since Toyota embarked on the ill-fated 2000 GT programme which ultimately proved…
Read MoreChassis 214 was an S4 ‘Corsa’ reserved for use by the Martini-backed Lancia factory squad. The car made its debut on round three of the 1986 World Rally Championship, Rally Portugal. which took…
Read MoreWith its immensely tuneable twin turbocharged inline six cylinder engine and a four-wheel drive chassis riddled with state-of-art technology, Nissan’s R32 Skyline GT-R blew the competition into the…
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