For 1972, the FIA’s dropped its Group 5 category for up to five-litre Sports cars which had met a 25 unit production requirement. Over night, the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 became pretty much…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012, the Grand Sport Vitesse was a Roadster version of Bugatti’s hot Veyron Super Sport. 92 were completed by the time production came to an end in…
Read MoreFamously, in order to secure the fabled YBB motor for its Sierra RS Cosworth, Ford had to place an order for 15,000 engines which was three times the number needed to qualify for Group A…
Read MoreChassis 9308900033 (‘033’)was one of three new 935s supplied to Dick Barbour Racing in San Diego during the 1978 season. The other pair were ‘024’ and ‘037’, the latter of which was supplied as just a…
Read MoreHaving fitted twin turbocharged V8 engines to the 288 GTO and F40, Ferrari switched to an F1-derived normally aspirated V12 for its third generation super high end special: the F50. Created to…
Read MoreLaunched in prototype form at the London Motor Show in October 1953, the open two-seat Ace and its fixed head sister, the Aceca, were conceived to replace AC’s ageing 2-litre Saloon and catapult…
Read MoreDuring the late 1980s, nothing in class could match Aston Martin’s formidable X-pack-equipped V8 Vantage. Whereas the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini only offered models with north of 400bhp in…
Read MoreHaving created various iterations of the 356 for production-based Grand Touring competition, Porsche came up with a brand new model for 1964: the mid-engined 904 Carrera GTS. In order to…
Read MoreCompleted in 1994 to GT trim, chassis GT39078 was configured in the handsome colour scheme of Grigio Scuro with extended leather upholstery in a mix of Light and Dark Grey hide. GT39078…
Read MoreHaving retired from a successful driving career that most notably yielded outright victories at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours and Goodwood Tourist Trophy (both under the employment of the Aston…
Read MoreIn the ten years since the Zonda had made its salon debut at Geneva back in 1999, Pagani had produced six iterations of its iconic Mercedes-powered model. Of these, four were conceived for…
Read MoreUnveiled at the New York Motor Show in April 2007, the CLK63 AMG Black Series was Mercedes’ second iteration of its Black Series line. Conceived as a street legal version of the official Safety Car…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1998, Lamborghini unveiled its new 1999 model year Diablos which featured arguably the most significant updates yet seen. Offered in SV and VT trim, these…
Read MoreChassis LM1 was the first of five consecutively numbered F1 LM production cars manufactured after McLaren’s prototype (chassis XP LM). Of the F1 LM quintet sold to customers, one went to…
Read MoreOf the myriad special editions offered by Lancia on the Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione platform, arguably the most spectacular was the Evo 1-based Martini 6 produced to celebrate the firm’s sixth…
Read MoreHaving established his auto making firm as arguably the dominant force in Sports car racing during its debut 1947 campaign, Enzo Ferrari’s Maranello-based operation went from strength-to…
Read MoreLike other late 20th century automotive icons such as the Porsche 911, Lamborghini Countach and Aston Martin V8, the Lotus Esprit was good enough to warrant a remarkably long production run – in…
Read MoreTo style the body and interior for its new front-engined Grand Tourer that would effectively replace the outgoing Ghibli and Mexico, Maserati turned to Bertone, a design studio at the height of its…
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