Because demand for the V8 Vantage Zagato exceeded the limited run of 50 cars promised by Aston Martin, the British firm was left with a dilemma about how best to satisfy those customers who had…
Read MoreMotorhead magazine teams up with Luke Huxham to give you a glimpse into the life of three young, at-heart car enthusiasts who own three extremely unique Le Mans cars: the Mazda 767B, a Jaguar XJ220LM, and the already famous road-going Porsche 962C.
Read MoreAs if the paltry 200-car homologation requirement for Group B did not permit sufficiently extreme machinery, manufacturers were permitted to build even more potent Evolution variants from the…
Read MoreOn February 14th at RM Sotheby’s Cavallino Palm Beach sale in Florida, one of the most beautifully configured vintage Ferraris we have seen in recent months will be going under the hammer.
Read MoreWithin a few months of the Tipo 33 Stradale’s September 1967 launch, Alfa Romeo knew the model was not going to hit the 50-car homologation requirement for the Group 4 Sport category. Rather…
Read MoreUp until the late 1950s, Maserati’s road car division was focused on low volume coachbuilt models that did not generate sufficient income to cover the firm’s expensive Formula 1 and Sports car racing…
Read MoreFrom September 1996, Honda began to equip the manual transmission version of its NSX with an enlarged 3.2-litre V6 engine. Most significantly, the power output went from 270bhp to 290bhp…
Read MoreChassis LML/50/7 was one of three DB2 team cars produced in 1950. First registered VMF 63 in May 1950, its Cadillac Green sister cars were consecutively registered VMF 64 and VMF 65. For their…
Read MorePorsche’s competitive endeavours with the 924 are perhaps best remembered for its high profile outings with the Carrera GT-based homologation special, arguably the most famous of which was…
Read MoreOwing to the complexities of painting advanced composite panels, Ferrari elected to offer the 288 GTO exclusively in Rosso Corsa which was a shame as the Pininfarina-styled machine would have…
Read MoreIn 1995, BMW watched from the sidelines as its legendary 6.1-litre Motorsport V12 powered McLaren’s F1 GTR to ten wins from twelve outings in the BPR Global GT Championship plus a historic…
Read MoreAlthough the fast and tough 356 had proven itself a formidable competitor in every discipline of motor sport, Porsche knew that a purpose-built machine, something designed from the ground up…
Read MoreAlthough Toyota released the heavily revised Celica ST185 in late 1989, the Japanese manufacturer continued to run its older ST165 in the World Rally Championship for another two seasons until an…
Read MoreDuring the mid 1960s, Ferrari customers that wanted the ultimate money-no-object Grand Tourer could order a 500 Superfast. Essentially the last in a line of ultra high end models begun with…
Read MoreBeing a child of the 80s and growing up in the 90s, my must-have-driven cars are almost all contemporary, they are the dominators of their respective categories. Added to this list was what is probably the most ferocious and extreme rally car ever legalized by the Federation: the Delta S4 Group B.
Read MoreFollowing hot versions of the NSX and Integra, Honda unveiled arguably its most iconic Type R special in August 1997 when the EK9 Civic broke cover. Starting with a seam-welded bodyshell…
Read MoreWhen BMW homologated its radical ‘Batmobile’ aero kit for the 3.0 CSL mid way through 1973, the balance of power in Group 2 Touring Car racing swung inexorably towards the Munich manufacturer.
Read MoreHaving commissioned the first two instalments of its burgeoning Art Car theme in time for the 1975 and ‘76 Le Mans 24 Hour races, BMW went on to order a third machine that would appear at the…
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