In addition to having been the ultimate expression of Honda’s ground-breaking NSX, the NSX Type R introduced the world to Honda’s performance focused Type R moniker that came to adorn many of…
Read MoreIn addition to ActiveHybrid drive system technology, a key aspect of BMW’s forthcoming electrified i3 and i8 range (anticipated for production during 2013) was the use of pioneering Carbon Fiber…
Read MoreAlthough it had been conceived as a mid-range model to rival other sporty convertibles from the likes of Jaguar, Alfa Romeo and Chevrolet, its unexpectedly labour intensive construction process…
Read MoreChassis 018 I was one of ten 166 Spyder Corsas campaigned throughout the 1948 season. Seven were scratch built cars while the remaining three had been converted to this latest specification…
Read MoreWhile most governing bodies adopted Class 2 Super Touring regulations for their national touring car championships during the 1990s, organisers for the German series briefly elected to go with the…
Read MoreHaving made its debut during the early part of 1999, Porsche’s 996-based 911 GT3 R, along with its subsequent RS replacement, became the dominant force in the junior categories of a revitalised GT…
Read MoreTwo and a half years after the original Merak had been launched (at the Paris Motor Show in October 1972), Maserati unveiled a much-improved version to replace it. Dubbed the Merak SS…
Read MoreChassis 1120046 was a Countach LP400 configured in left-hand drive with Rosso Speciale paint and Bianco upholstery. The car was consigned to Achilli Motors, the Lamborghini distributor for Milan…
Read MoreAlthough Ford had produced a series of iconic RS-badged models throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, a replacement for the quadruple Le Mans 24 Hours-winning GT failed to appear until the turn of…
Read MoreHaving studied structural engineering at University College London, Colin Chapman left higher education without a degree in 1948. He subsequently went on to do a brief stint with the Royal Air…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche had created suitably enhanced 911s for competition use more or less since the model’s launch, Sports Prototype racing by-and-large remained the company’s main focus.
Read MoreAside from the prototype F1 Clinic Model, chassis 060 was one of only two F1 production cars to be painted that colour (the other having been chassis 014 which was Titanium Yellow and delivered to
Read MoreHaving set the world of motor racing alight with a line of immensely successful sports cars, Lotus introduced the state-of-art Type 14 Elite at the London Motor Show in October 1957. Based around…
Read MoreLaunched in November 1970, the Mexico enabled Ford customers to purchase a high performance Escort at a much lower price than the soon-to-be discontinued 110bhp Twin Cam and its effective…
Read More16 months after production of the much-loved Dino 246 GT and GTS had come to an end, Ferrari launched a replacement for their two-seat junior model. Unlike the Bertone-bodied 308 GT4 2+2…
Read MoreChassis 1739 GT was numerically the third 250 GT SWB and the first to receive special order coachwork. It was commissioned by Dr. Enrico Wax in Genoa, a personal friend of Enzo Ferrari and…
Read MoreOriginally conceived as the last iteration of the normally aspirated 911 that Porsche expected to build, the SC went into production during August 1977 (for the 1978 model year) at which point it…
Read MoreOn May 5th 2022, RM Sotheby’s sold a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe for $143m at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany. The astonishing price caused shock waves in the collector car…
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