Of the myriad machines that have claimed status of “Le Mans racing car for the road”, arguably none have come closer to fulfilling that mantra than Jaguar’s XK SS of 1957. When the XK SS was…
Read MoreWith the first generation Mr2 having proven a massive commercial success (Toyota shifted nearly 165,000 of the things in five years) it was no surprise that the Japanese giant launched a second…
Read MoreAlthough a renowned Audi tuner, Abt Sportsline’s decision to challenge the Mercedes-Benz and Opel works teams with its own TT-based challenger for the newly reformed DTM was incredibly…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1966, Ferrari unveiled an open top 330 GTS to sell alongside the fixed head GTC version launched six months prior. The 330 GTS would replace Ferrari’s outgoing 275…
Read MoreAfter more than two decades during which Ferrari’s flagship 12-cylinder two-seat production model had used a mid-engined layout, the Italian company reverted to a classic front-engined…
Read MoreFamously, Ferruccio Lamborghini originally wanted his auto maker to focus on the kind of technically advanced but conservatively styled Grand Tourers favoured by many Italian industrialists of the day.
Read MoreIn 1963, half a dozen 289-engined GT class Shelby Cobras were built to Competition Le Mans trim. This small batch of cars were inspired by a pair of Cobras that had contested the Le Mans 24 Hour…
Read MoreMaserati unveiled its first true wedge-profiled production car, the Khamsin, at the Paris Motor Show in October 1973. Impressively, chief Bertone stylist, Marcello Gandini, had incorporated all…
Read MoreAs a consequence of having to build at leat 25 917s in order to qualify for the up to five-litre Group 4 category, Porsche ended up with many more 917s than they really needed. Following the FIA…
Read MoreChassis THPNMR02860 was one of 14 Panteras built to Group 4 racing specification. Completed on April 13th 1972 and dispatched to De Tomaso’s Belgian distributor, Claude Dubois in Brussels, it…
Read MorePowered by an epic BMW Motorsport V12, the McLaren F1 GTR instantly became the class of the GT1 field following its 1995 debut. Unsurprisingly, rather than let their domestic rival benefit from…
Read MoreIn the annals of Lamborghini history, no other customer was quite so influential as oil magnate and F1 team owner, Walter Wolf. Having made millions from oil extraction technology and cargo…
Read MoreThe late 1980s collector car boom saw an explosion of interest in low volume specials from prestigious marques as investors piled into what was considered a new asset class following the…
Read MoreAnnounced in February 1987, the second generation Sierra was conceived as a more conventionally-styled successor to the avant garde, highly aerodynamic original that had in turn replaced the long…
Read MoreOf the myriad options Mercedes-Benz offered for the W198 300 SL Gullwing, nothing came close to the prohibitively expensive aluminium body package created for those customers that wanted to use…
Read MoreThanks to a turbocharged engine that seemingly offered unlimited tuning potential, it was always going to take something special to topple Ford’s Sierra RS Cosworth from the top of the Group A…
Read MoreTo celebrate its 110th anniversary as an auto make, Bugatti produced a batch of ten Chiron-based Centodieci’s priced at €8m apiece before local taxes. Unveiled at The Quail Motorsports Gathering…
Read MoreChassis 02 was one of the two 550s with which Porsche began its first sports car racing programme. Built to 550/1 specification, this brace of cars (01 and 02) both received a chassis and body…
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