21 May 2022 The Spectre R42 is a 2-seater mid-engined rear-wheel-drive sports car manufactured by British boutique automobile manufacturer Spectre Supersports Ltd. The car was revealed in 1992 and designed to be a modern GT40. Ray Christopher of GT Development, who was well known for building precise replicas of the Ford GT40, designed the R42. …
21 May 2022 Between 1967 and 1969, Alfa Romeo built a handful (18 to be exact) of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. In Italian, Stradale means road-going, often used by Italian car manufacturers to produce a motor car that is a street-legal version of a racing car; in this case, the 33 Stradale was developed …
21 May 2022 Over the last few years, a most interesting phenomenon has occurred, when the world was told ‘to stay at home’. It seems the market for high performance and ultra-luxury has been incredibly buoyant. How could this be; the explanation given is quite simply one of boredom, yes, boredom. If this is true, …
21 May 2022 The Blitzen Benz was an early 20th-century Supercar. It was known as a legendary race car with a roar like thunder. The Blitzen Benz was a race car built by Benz & Cie in Mannheim, Germany; for its first outing in 1909, the engine was situated within the body of the Benz …
Presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1991, production began five months later for the 1992 model year. The 964 Carrera RS was created to qualify a lighter, more powerful 911 for the N/GT class of racing which demanded 1000 cars had to be built within a twelve-month period. This particular Porsche 911 3.6 …
The Aston Martin DB5 is a British luxury grand tourer (GT) that was made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.[3] Released in 1963, it was an evolution of the final series of DB4. Although not the first in the DB series, the DB5 is the best-known cinematic James Bond …
29 April 2022 Mr George Talley had his prized Corvette stolen in Detroit in 1981. In 2014, when George was 71, he received a call from the American Automobile Association explaining that the Corvette had been found less than 600 miles from Detroit and was sitting in a police station in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Although this …
29 April 2022 An anonymous father of six recently visited Bugatti’s headquarters in France with his six children to take delivery of eight cars. For himself, he purchased a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, a model created to commemorate Bugatti breaking the 300 mph streetcar speed and limited production of 30. Additionally, he bought a …
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22 April 2022 The Ferrari 250GT ‘Breadvan’ results from a Prince’s sense of humour. Based on a 1961 competition, 250 GT SWB, modified by Giotto Bizzarrini. Bizzarrini designed and first developed the 250GT SWB and then the 250GTO as his crowning achievement whilst working with Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari was livid when eight of his engineers …
22 April 2022 Bizzarrini S.p.A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Iso engineer Giotto Bizzarrini. Giotto Bizzarrini was a genius designer and vehicle builder who started automotive design at Alfa Romeo before moving to Ferrari in 1957. There he played a considerable role in developing the …