Considering its substantial price and seemingly limited market, the fact that Mercedes managed to sell 1400 examples of the W198 300 SL Gullwing between 1954 and ‘57 remains truly remarkable.
Read MoreCompleted at the Michelotto works in December 1990, chassis 88523 was purchased by the Brunei Royal Family as part of the fast expanding collection being put together by the Sultan and…
Read MoreThere’s a strong case that the R33 remains Nissan’s best looking Skyline GT-R. However, in some cases OEM examples can definitely look a little ‘under-wheeled’. As you would expect from a car…
Read MoreThrough Pagani’s UNICO aftersales programme, Zonda owners can have their car re-engineered and completely transformed to a custom specification. A perfect example of such a complete…
Read MoreBy mid 1977, the 911 had been around for 13 years and Porsche did not expect to be building it for much longer. Instead, the company (which had been under the direction of Ernst Fuhrmann since…
Read MoreHaving celebrated its 25th and 30th anniversaries with special editions of the Countach and Diablo respectively, Automobili Lamborghini’s 40th year as a car maker was marked in a similar…
Read MoreChassis 1121356 was a left-hand drive Series 3 LP400 S built for a Saudi Arabian customer who ordered the unique colour combination of Sahara Gold over White leather. Gold wheels were also…
Read MoreAs part of the deal that saw Ford take a controlling stake in De Tomaso Automobili, the US giant funded development of a Group 4 racing Pantera that would go head-to-head with the Ferrari…
Read MoreAlthough perhaps best known for iconic top class muscle cars, the early days of Trans-Am racing also catered for under two-litre production-based Group 2 Touring Cars. For 1971, new rules allowed…
Read MoreCompleted in May 1971, chassis 14271 started life in “sand beige” (probably Nocciola Metallizato) with Nero upholstery. It was delivered to Ferrari’s US distributor, Luigi Chinetti, at the 1971 Le Mans…
Read MoreFew cars have had such a transformative effect on their maker’s fortunes as the Audi Quattro. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1980, the Quattro rapidly changed Audi’s image from…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951, the 212 Inter was Ferrari’s third iteration of its dedicated road car line initiated with the 166 Inter of 1948. Named in honour of Scuderia Inter, the…
Read MoreHaving shown much promise, initially in Touring Cars and then Formula Junior, Jochen Rindt was soon able to turn professional. The 1965 season saw Rindt drive for Cooper in F1 and win Le Mans…
Read MoreAlongside Ford’s Model T and first generation Mustang, the Willys-Overland and Ford-built Jeep ranks among the most significant automobiles to have emerged from the United States.
Read MoreBy far the most successful racing car of the Group 5 era was Porsche’s iconic 935. Having been reserved for works use in 1976, customer cars began to come on stream for 1977, at which point the…
Read MoreConsidering just how unbelievably ugly most BMWs from the modern era have become, it may surprise some of our younger readers that, from the late 1960s through to the early 2000s, the…
Read MoreMid way through the 1977 Formula 1 season, Renault made a big splash when it entered the championship with a turbocharged car: the RS01. Initially, results were unconvincing. During five…
Read MoreHaving initially been the dominant force in Group C racing, the Porsche 962 gradually began losing out to a new generation of machinery from the likes of Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz. The Porsche’s…
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