The original Sting Ray
Nineteen sixty-three marked the Corvette’s 10th anniversary, and something special was needed to celebrate the occasion. Penned by GM stylist Larry Shinoda under the guidance of Bill Mitchell, the ’63 Sting Ray…
The Jensen Interceptor + Centre Point
Centre Point is a celebrated Brutalist skyscraper nestled amongst New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road Underground station designed originally by Richard Seifert, a well known Swiss-British architect who…
The Flying Brick
olvo decided to use the 240 Turbo, a high-performance version of their successful 240 series road car, to enter the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) in 1984. Affectionately nicknamed ‘the Flying Brick’…
Andy Warhol's BMW Art Car
“I love this car. It’s more successful than the artwork,” was the opinion of Andy Warhol after his sweeping brush strokes had transformed the BMW M1. It took him less than half an hour to create the fourth exhibit…
Mark Hawwa’s Mazda RX-7
Mark Hawwa is a man who rarely needs an introduction, he founded the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride in 2012 and in the years since it’s has grown to cover 585 cities across 93 countries with close to 100,000…
Lotus's first mid-engined sports car
The Europa concept is believed to have originated during 1963 with drawings done by Ron Hickman, then director of Lotus Engineering, for Lotus' bid for the Ford GT40 racing car project. When that contract was…
Abarth + Guy Allen
Abarth has commissioned six exclusive pieces of art to celebrate the brand’s 70th anniversary. The limited edition prints have been created by graphic designer and illustrator Guy Allen and portray some of the…
The iconic Rouse 'Kaliber' Cosworth
This is one of the two legendary Kaliber Group A Sierra Cosworths built by Andy Rouse Engineering for the 1988 British Touring Car Championship. It was built and used in the 1988 season and driven, predominately…
Emory's high speed homage
Emory Motorsports, based in North Hollywood, has been building, as they put it, “the most iconic, yet personalised Porsche 356s on the planet” since 1996, but none have pushed the boundaries of both…
Flight of the Valkyrie
Aston Martin Valkyrie has broken cover after making its dynamic public debut in front of the crowd at the 2019 British Grand Prix. Piloted by Aston Martin High Performance Test Driver Chris Goodwin, the 1,160bhp machine…
Jaguar's experimental racer
Jaguar and Le Mans were once virtually synonymous, with the marque having won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1951 and 1957 with its C-Type and D-Type racers. The XJ13 was intended to be the car…
Lotus reveal the first fully electric British hypercar
The world’s first fully electric British hypercar, the all-new Lotus Evija, has been revealed. With unparalleled performance and a target power output of 2,000 PS, more power at each wheel than the total power of any…
Lincoln's hottest 'Hot Rod'
In 1955 Gian Carlo Boano was in his early twenties, but he had already been designing cars alongside his father, Felice Mario Boano, for several years, first at Ghia and then later at their own Carrozzeria Boano…
The Return of De Tomaso
This year marks the 60th Anniversary of De Tomaso, and what better way to commemorate that than with the launch of a new model. The P72 is a tribute to the original P70 from 1970 and sees the return of the De Tomaso…
Bentley celebrate their Centenary in style at the Spa 24hrs
Bentley Motorsport’s four Continental GT3s will sport special liveries to celebrate Bentley’s Centenary at this month’s 24 Hours of Spa on the 27-28th July. Two of the race cars will feature a heritage livery…
The Cat that inspired a Bull
Coachbuilt cars are often just as much an exercise in wealth as they are in style. However, the Bertone-Jaguar Pirana was built purely for the enthusiast’s sake. In early 1967 the motoring staff at The Daily…
Festival of Speed celebrates Aston Martin
Founded on a love for motorsport, Aston Martin’s racing history is as old as the company itself. In 2019, the marque celebrates two significant anniversaries, 60 years since its iconic 1-2 win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans…
The Most Famous Car in the World
No one could have predicted back in 1965 the fabulously successful multi-decade synergy that would develop when two men from the movie business visited Aston Martin’s Newport-Pagnell plant in late 1963…