Ferrari launched what came to be the ultimate iteration of the 360 Modena at the Bologna Motor Show in December 2003. Dubbed 360 GTC, this latest contender for the junior class of GT racing…

During 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…

Which 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…

Although 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…

Somewhat 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…

Famously, 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…

With 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…

In 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…

Aston 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…

In 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.

Five 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…

Five 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…

Although 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…

When it comes to most extreme iterations of the 911, three candidates stand out. One is the 1974 Carrera RSR Turbo, another the 935 it spawned which, from 1976, was built in various states of tune.

Inspired by Zagato-bodied iterations of the Ferrari 250 GT Competizione, Japanese collector, Yoshiyuki Hayashi, commissioned a coachbuilt mid 2000s revamp based on the 575M. Zagato’s…

Although the Stratos had it all and then some, the Fiat Group’s replacement was derived from more mainstream fare and proved you didn’t need bona fide supercar characteristics to become the era’s…

During the peak of its popularity in the mid 1980s, the 944 Turbo was selling in almost as many numbers as the 911 Carrera - well over 10,000 a year. However, by the early 1990s, the 944 was…

During the late 1950s, arguably the most beautiful two-saeat Roadster offered by any manufacturer was the Pinin Farina-styled first generation Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet. Underneath rakish lines…

Owing to poor trading conditions that led to massively reduced demand for high end motor cars, the expensively revived Bugatti company filed for bankruptcy in 1995. However, that wasn’t quite the end…

Launched at the Paris Motor Show in September 1982, the C3 was Audi’s third iteration of its executive-sized 100 model. Also offered in more upmarket 200 trim and sold as the 5000 in the…

When Jaguar displayed the XK120 prototype at the London Motor Show in October 1948, it did so with little expectation of sending the model into production. However, even in the gloom of post-war…

A litany of beautiful and successful Maserati sports racing cars were produced during the 1950s with among the most highly regarded having been the second generation A6 GCS of which 52…

Despite a long-standing relationship with Pininfarina, Ferrari commissioned Carrozzeria Bertone to design and manufacture bodywork for its first V8-engined road car. Unveiled at the Turin Motor Show…

To see off the expected threat from GT1 iterations of the Ferrari F50 and a reverse engineered purpose built racer that Porsche was known to have in development, McLaren created an uprated…

The collaboration to create a V16-powered monster by automotive engineer Claudio Zampolli and music producer Giorgio Moroder was arguably the most ambitious of all the supercars formulated…

During the mid-to-late 1980s, arguably the most elegant sporting Coupes offered by Europe’s high end manufacturers were the Aston Martin V8 and BMW’s E26 M635 CSi. While in Vantage trim the…

Between the 1950s and 1990s, members of the Korps Rijkspolitie, the Dutch National Police responsible for the nation's highways, were issued a variety of open top Porsche patrol cars; 356…

After the 288 GTO and F40 had used twin turbocharged V8s that propelled them to hitherto unseen levels of performance, Ferrari took a different approach for its third generation limited production…

Between 1967 and 1969, Porsche commissioned three transporters from Mercedes-Benz based on the O317 platform. During the years that followed, this handsome trio traversed Europe, initially…

While most examples from Lancia’s 200-strong batch of 037s built to homologate the model for Group B competition led a relatively pampered life, a handful were rallied by their owners and a few…