For 1985, Toyota decided to embark on a factory Sportscar programme with the intention of becoming the first Japanese manufacturer to win at Le Mans. However, the Group C era could not…
Read MoreDuring the early 1990s, Lamborghini offered arguably the ultimate two-car pairing by a single manufacturer: the Diablo and LM002. The Diablo was of course Lamborghini’s recently introduced…
Read MoreWhich 930 is most collectable, significant or desirable remains open to debate. By contrast, when it comes to the ultimate 930-based driving experience, the one-year-only five-speed model produced…
Read MoreChassis 0180/L was the first of two GTZs originally painted white although the Australian-bound second example (0186/R) was described as Desert White and came with red upholstery while 0180/L…
Read MoreAlthough it went up against the rule-bending Ferrari 250 GTO which was scandalously accepted into the Group 3 Grand Touring class, Jaguar’s E-type Lightweight gave a very good account of itself at…
Read MoreOnly the F1, the P1 and the Senna have ever had the GTR treatment. Even fewer have been converted to drive on the road, but all three in this film have been through Lanzante’s workshop, meaning they can mingle with regular traffic.
Read MoreSomewhat surprisingly given the red hot nature of the late 1980s collector car market, Porsche only built 29 copies of the formidable 959 Sport between 1987 and ‘89. Conceived to take the 959…
Read MoreFamously, Ford’s attempt to create a softer, more commercially appealing iteration of the GT40 proved a commercial flop; having hoped to shift a run of at least 20 units, just seven copies of…
Read MoreAston Martin chassis DB3S/5 was one of five DB3S constructed in 1953. Built to contest a domestic and World Sportscar Championship programme, the new DB3S wore a beautiful Frank Feeley…
Read MoreWith its bulging Coke-bottle shape, slanted headlights and massive tea tray rear spoiler, the 993-type 911 Turbo became an icon of late 90s automotive design. Produced between 1995 and ‘98, this…
Read MoreIn the world of Group A Touring Cars, every twelve months a manufacturer could build batches of 500 Evolution variants (using an already homologated base car) to pave the way for updated…
Read MoreThe six-round 1955 World Sportscar Championship comprised endurance events in Argentina, the USA, France, Great Britain and a brace of Italian road races. Mercedes were to participate from…
Read MoreAston Martin launched the DB4 in late 1958 to replace the ageing DB MkIII which could trace its origins back to 1949. In addition to handsome new Touring of Milan coachwork, the DB4 ushered in a…
Read MoreIn addition to an in-house 935-inspired K1 and Vaillant-liveried 934 on the books for 1976, the Cologne-based Kremer brothers prepared a 934 financed by German privateer, Gerhard Holup.
Read MoreFollowing a 13 year absence, Mercedes-Benz returned to motor racing in 1952 with the W194 300 SL. A three-litre straight six-powered Sports Prototype, the W194 proved an enormous success…
Read MoreFive years after Lamborghini had displayed the original production-spec. Countach (the LP400), an even more dramatic variant was revealed under lights at the Geneva Motor Show in 1978. Dubbed…
Read MoreFive years after he had joimed Porsche (back when the company was based in the Austrian town of Gmund and the 356/1 prototype was still on the drawing board), engineer Ernst Fuhrmann was given…
Read MoreAlthough BMW’s Formula 1 programme of 2000 to 2009 did not deliver on championship-winning potential, it did pave the way for an F1-inspired V10 to find itself in the 2004-2010 M5 and the 2005…
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