Having swept to the top of international GT racing with a formidable BMW power unit, the McLaren F1 found itself firmly in the crosshairs of ‘Bee-Emm’s domestic rivals: Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreDuring an enormously successful maiden campaign in 1965, Lola’s new Group 7 class T70 won major races in the UK, United States and Canada with international stars like John Surtees, David
Read MorePorsche had originally created the 928 as a more conventionally engineered, more upmarket replacement for the 911 which, with its air-cooled rear-mounted engine, was unlike anything else in…
Read MoreOf the myriad Cobra variants, one of our favourites here at Supercar Nostalgia is the comparatively little known AC-badged, 427-chassis’d but 289-engined iteration sold by AC Cars in Great Britain…
Read MoreWhen the 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ made way for the new mid-engined 365 GT4 BB in 1973, it seemed unlikely that Ferrari would return to a front-engined layout for its flagship twelve cylinder two-seat…
Read MoreChassis B-0208 was the last of three Grifo A3/C Corsas that appeared in a works capacity during the model’s debut season: 1964. Its first outing didn’t come until October 11th when the Paris…
Read MoreWhen the World Rally Championship switched from Group A to WRC regulations for the 1997 season, one of the older generation cars to get a new lease of life was Ford’s Escort RS Cosworth. In…
Read MoreIn addition to Kensington’s Radford coachworks, FLM Panelcraft based two miles across London in Battersea also offered a Shooting Break conversion for Aston Martin’s DB6. In a similar vein to…
Read MoreSince 1951, Ferrari had offered a low volume flagship model reserved for the firm’s wealthiest customers. Typically equipped with the biggest, most powerful engines of the day, these low…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s early water-cooled GT-badged models were relatively discrete in terms of aerodynamic appendages, some of the more recent GT2s and GT3s have begun to incorporate the…
Read MoreCOB6107 was one of 25 Cobra Mk3s built with the 289 engine for the British and European market. As Ford had acquired the Cobra trademark, these cars were marketed as AC 289 Sports. In addition to…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes unveiled their Gullwing-doored 300 SL at the New York Motor Show in February 1954, wealthy buyers from all four corners of the globe were suddenly able to go and order a…
Read MoreIf you didn’t get enough from our recent article on the Capri Mk3 Werks Turbo, here’s a bit more Zakspeed Ford goodness: Jorg van Ommen’s iconic Denim-backed Group 4 Mk2 Escort from the…
Read MoreTowards the end of 1987, a small group of Jaguar engineers began work on a road-going successor to the C and D-types that had won the Le Mans 24 Hours five times between 1951 and…
Read MoreFollowing the original 12C’s evolution to 650S trim, McLaren released the most exciting iteration of what was dubbed their ‘Super Series’ line when the 675LT was announced in early 2017 (and which…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its practically perfect and almost impossible delicate styling, Ferrari’s rarely seen first generation 250 GT Cabriolet has come to be regarded as arguably the ultimate…
Read MoreChassis KLA12926 was one of the 67 Countach built to 25th Anniversary trim in right-hand drive. It was ordered new by London-domiciled Thai banker, Leslie Merszei, who had business interests in…
Read MoreBy dropping a close relative of the M1’s dual overhead cam 24 valve straight six into the elegant Paul Bracq-designed 6-series bodyshell which was then further enhanced with uprated…
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