For 1998, the failed FIA Sportscar Championship was re-branded the International Sports Racing Series and this modern iteration of the World Sportscar Championship began to undergo a rapid…
Read MoreFord wasn’t able to create the all-wheel drive Sierra Cosworth that it wanted, something in the Audi Quattro mould, until the MT75 gearbox came on stream in late 1988. Having initially used the…
Read MoreBefore the McLaren F1 arrived to completely redefine the high end supercar game, Bugatti’s EB110 in SS or Super Sport trim ruled the roost as the fastest, most elaborately engineered new car on…
Read MoreOne of the last two Gr.4 Panteras built, both of which were completed in December 1972, chassis THPNMR02873 was allocated to the Jolly Club in Milan who would run the car on De Tomaso…
Read MoreWith the introduction of Porsche’s new water-cooled 911 (the 996), the firm’s hot normally aspirated driver-focused line previously known as the Carrera RS assumed a new GT3 moniker…
Read MoreWith its combination of widebody styling, no fixed rear spoiler, a full comfort-spec. interior and the lighter, less complicated rear-drive transmission, Porsche’s 993 Carrera S from the late 1990s has…
Read MoreAlthough named after Italy’s best known road race, Ferrari’s 166 Mille Miglia became most famous for a stunning outright win at the 1949 Le Mans 24 Hours. Unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in…
Read MoreFamously, a good contingent of Porsche’s top brass thought it would be a difficult task to sell the 500 copies of the 911 2.7 Carrera RS that were required to homologate a further uprated Carrera…
Read MoreIn his early twenties, German-born Walter Treser graduated with an engineering degree from a Swiss university and, over the course of the 1963-64 seasons, took in a number of races and hillclimbs…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in September 1998, French coachbuilder Heuliez unveiled one of the most spectacular Lamborghini-based design concepts of the 20th century: the Pregunta. Based on…
Read MoreAt the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 1979, Klaus Ludwig along with infamous Whittington brothers Don and Bill, took an incredible victory driving a Kremer Porsche 935 K3. What made the result even more…
Read MoreFollowing Chrysler Group’s acquisition of Automoboli Lamborghini in 1987, the American firm elected to commission a spectacular high performance model for its Dodge subsidiary: the Viper…
Read MoreHow much could one man love the Transformers? This much: an extraordinary Art Car commissioned from Bugatti as an homage to the kid’s TV show and movie franchise. Based on a…
Read MoreChassis B-0206/D was a right-hand drive Iso Grifo A3/C as reflected by its ‘D’ suffix VIN which denoted Destra (right in Italian). Configured in Rosso with a Nero interior, the car was supplied to…
Read MoreWhen Ferrari returned to the front-engined Gran Turismo market with the critically-acclaimed 550 Maranello in 1996, Aston Martin suddenly found itself with a big budget rival in a sector it had ruled…
Read MoreWith nigh on 30 years having passed since Jaguar had decided to quit top flight Sports car racing, the British firm made a big splash with a high profile return mid-way through the 1985 season using…
Read MoreTo celebrate Lamborghini’s 30th anniversary as an auto maker and homologate an uprated Diablo for GT racing, the limited edition SE30 was unveiled in September 1993. Significantly lighter…
Read MoreWith Ford having elected to focus its GT40-based 1967 competition programme on the brand new American-built Group 6 Mk4 version, John Wyer teamed up with Gulf Oil to campaign a heavily…
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