Having achieved back-to-back Driver and Constructor titles at the height of the Group B era during 1985 and ‘86, Peugeot quit the World Rally Championship following the FIA’s decision to ban Group…
Read MoreChassis 225 was one of the last Delta S4s in ‘Corsa’ trim called up for service by the official Martini-backed squad for Lancia’s 1986 World Rally Championship campaign. The car debuted alongside…
Read MoreSomewhat ironically, perhaps the most sought after vehicle to emerge from the spectacular Group B era of 1982 to 1986 was a machine that never turned a wheel in anger: the Ferrari 288 GTO.
Read MoreDespite its handsome Bertone-designed body and a mechanical specification on a par with anything its rivals had to offer, sales of the Lamborghini Jarama proved disappointingly slow…
Read MoreFollowing the launch of his Iso motor company with the elegant four-seat IR 300 / 340 in 1962, Renzo Rivolta expanded the range to include a pair of Grifo-badged models in late 1963. The resultant Grifo…
Read MoreTwelve Mk2 GT40s were campaigned by Ford’s competition partners Shelby, Holman Moody and Alan Mann during the 1966 season, one of which was chassis P/1032. The white and black car…
Read MoreAmong the pantheon of great Japanese motor cars from the 20th century, the NISMO-developed 400R based on Nissan’s R33 Skyline GT-R is one of the most highly regarded. Conceived as the…
Read MoreHaving established an enviable reputation on the special stages that culminated in seven outright Safari Rally wins between 1970 and ‘82, Nissan decided to embark on a Group B programme for 1983.
Read MoreWhen GT racing underwent its early 1990s revival owing to the widespread collapse of Prototype racing, Ferrari’s F40 found itself as the most competitive machine available prior to the arrival of the…
Read MoreChassis 00007/52 was one of three brand new W194 300 SL Coupes raced by Mercedes-Benz at the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours which took place over the weekend of June 14th and 15th. Ahead of the trip to…
Read MoreAlthough the red hot late 1980s collector car market saw an unprecedented number of new Porsches squirrelled away for investment / preservation, the rarely seen 911 3.2 Carrera Club Sport…
Read MoreThe 312 P was created for Ferrari’s 1969 return to the World Sportscar Championship following a refusal to compete in the ‘68 series owing to the FIA’s unilateral decision to ban top flight Prototypes…
Read MoreWhen Jaguar unveiled the XK120 prototype at the London Motor Show in October 1948, company boss William Lyons expected the rakish machine to serve as little more than a useful publicity…
Read MoreOff the back of an extremely successful debut campaign with the TZ which had most notably garnered class wins at the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Sebring 12 Hours, the Targa Florio and the…
Read MoreAlongside Abarth’s high performance conversions, the Jolly beach cars coachbuilt at the Ghia works from 1957 remain arguably the most sought after iteration of Fiat’s ubiquitous 600.
Read MoreTo the surprise of the bean counters at Porsche, the original 911-based homologation special, the 1973 model year 2.7-litre Carrera RS, went on to become e a massive commercial hit. Originally…
Read MoreChassis KLA12463 was the second Countach Anniversary imported to the UK and one of 67 right-hand drive examples built. Dispatched on October 27th 1988, KLA12463 was configured in an…
Read MoreHaving lost both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 1968 World Sportscar Championship by the slenderest of margins, the monumental outlay to subsequently create the 917 was expected to…
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