In terms of the hottest brand new car available in the final months of the 1987-1990 collector car boom, it’s hard to argue against the wild Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 in Evolution 2 trim. Built right at…
Read MoreWhen the pace of life was a little different, a reasonably wealthy motoring enthusiast could buy themselves a sports car and field an entry for some of Europe’s greatest motoring adventures. At…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its pioneering extruded aluminium chassis and near perfect engineering balance, the Honda NSX was still considered an industry benchmark more than a decade after its…
Read MoreNot long after Countach production began, Lamborghini started planning an uprated variant. The as-yet unnamed machine was to come with wider wheels, a tuned engine and a host of aggressive…
Read MoreEven though an oil crisis caused by a 1973-1974 war in the Middle East massively curtailed its works career, BMW’s E9 CSL remained the best top flight Group 2 racing car throughout the remainder of…
Read MoreWhen Volkwagen Audi Group boss Ferdinand Piech concluded the acquisition of Bugatti Automobiles in 1998, his plan was to revive the brand as builder of the fastest, most expensive…
Read MoreSigned off from the factory on April 16th 1987, chassis HLA12132 was a right-hand drive Countach Quattrovalvole equipped by Lamborghini with unique side skirts. Unlike the later ‘official’ side-skirted…
Read MoreWith the overwhelming majority of 250 GTOs having come out of the factory with Rosso paint, the opportunity to acquire a no-stories example in a different or even 1-of-1 colour comes rarely. Set to…
Read MoreThere’s little better than having a great car with a special history to make it stand out from the crowd. Collector-grade examples of Integrale Evoluziones are already pretty expensive, but this is…
Read MoreHaving quit circuit racing in 1955 following the infamous tragedy at that year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the late 1980s saw Mercedes-Benz return with a top flight Sports car programme and an attack on…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1965 as the successor to Aston Martin’s iconic DB5, the DB6 most notably offered a more spacious cockpit that was the result of switching to a longer…
Read MoreAlthough Ford dealers had expressed concern about their ability to sell the 5000 Sierra RS Cosworths required to get the car homologated into the FIA’s Group A category, customers couldn’t…
Read MoreFor the first few years of its life, every 911 production car used a 2-litre version of Porsche’s venerable air-cooled Flat 6 engine. That all changed in late 1969 when the 1970 model year C-series…
Read MoreFor 1970, the existing Group 2 Touring Car regulations were revamped to permit a considerable degree of additional modification than had been the case during the prior era. Manufacturers would…
Read MoreDuring the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, American styling was at the forefront of automotive design thanks to the integration of Jet Age features such as fully enveloped airflow bodies…
Read MoreChassis 58337 was the 288 GTO supplied new to Tom Williamson Jr. in Burlington, North Carolina. Williamson, a Ferrari Owners Club of America President, configured his car with all-black leather…
Read MoreA little over ten years after the 356 had made its salon debut, Porsche introduced arguably the most heavily revised iteration yet: the 356 B. Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September…
Read MoreHaving commissioned its newly acquired Abarth competition department to create a Group 4 homologation special based on the 124 Sport Spider, Fiat’s new-for-1973 special stage challenger…
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