Built to lure Petty back to Plymouth
The Plymouth Superbird was only legal in NASCAR for one season, and this example is Richard Petty’s No. 43 car from that year. Drawing upon the Dodge Charger Daytona, the Superbird package was released to…
Niki Lauda's 1975 Ferrari 312T
This 312T, chassis 022, is one of just five of the evolutionary ‘transversale’ Grand Prix cars built by Ferrari for the 1975 Formula One season. The 312T model, designed by Mauro Forghieri, features a number of design…
The first car to wear the Porsche badge
A strive for technological advancement in motor car performance drove the motorsport industry in the 1920s and 1930s, resulting in some of the most iconic race cars of the period, which served as great…
Ford sign off in style
Ford has revealed a special series of “Celebration Liveries” for the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs ahead of the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Each of the four factory Ford GTs will bear a livery that celebrates the…
From Denmark to East Africa
The 550A Spyder was Porsche’s first purpose-built competition model, introducing a new lightweight spaceframe chassis, fully independent suspension, a five-speed gearbox, and revised coachwork…
The perfect tribute to an endurance legend
The Porsche Museum is set to display this stunning 917 concept study to the public for the first time as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations of the 917 model. The special exhibition entitled ‘Colours of Speed…
The Spirit of Montjuïc
A couple of weekends ago, the Espíritu de Montjuïc took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, launching this season’s Peter Auto series. In 2004, Peter Auto introduced Classic Endurance Racing…
One of the most important Alfa Romeo racing cars ever
The Tipo 33 TT 12 made its competition debut in the 1973 season battling with the Ferrari 312P, with Alfa Romeo using the second half of the season to fine tune and develop the car ahead of the 1974 season…
A very potent, patriotic pony
In 1969, Sam Auxier’s red, white and blue 1969 Mustang was a fixture at drag strips across the north east of the United States. Powered by a 427 Tunnel Port engine, the fastback’s match-racing and UDRA Ultra Stock
When Porsche met Concorde
Fifty years since they moved under their own power for the first time, two machines developed in the same era of ambitious, ground-breaking engineering have met as they celebrate a special anniversary…
Porsche celebrate the 917 at Goodwood
This weekend sees the Goodwood Motor Circuit host its 77th Member Meeting, and for the first time Porsche is bringing along four examples of its 917 to demonstrate around the track, including the first 917…
Gerry Marshall’s furious Firenza
In April 2005 the motor racing world lost one of its most unforgettable characters when the legendary Gerry Marshall passed away while in the process of testing a Chevrolet Camaro at Silverstone…
The most extreme one-off Ferrari ever made
Creating an entirely new and modern take on the Ferrari sports prototype concept is both an ambitious and complex undertaking. But it was in this spirit, and with very specific input from a client, that the new…
The iconic 'Big Cat'
Jaguar’s return to global sports car racing coincided with the high watermark of late 80s / early 90s endurance racing. Grids saw closely-fought races between Jaguar, Mercedes and Porsche as…
A futuristic look at Formula 1's past masters
John Frye is an automotive designer based in South Pasadena, California and when he’s not working for Honda’s Research and Development facility, he’s creating these amazing driverless racing cars…
Classic Brabham raced by Rindt and Ickx
On September 20, 1969, Belgian racing driver Jacky Ickx won the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park, Ontario in this Brabham-Cosworth BT26. It is also the car in which Ickx, the renowned six-times Le Mans…
Cologne's all-conquering Capri
The Capri was launched in 1969 as the European counterpart to the wildly popular Mustang in the USA. Ford had been using motor racing as their main marketing tool throughout the sixties…