Porsche's Safari Challenger
Between 1970 and 1972, Porsche built a limited number of sport-purpose 911s that are now commonly referred to as STs – referring to a 911 S in the lightweight trim of a T. Following the tradition established by…
The Perfect Ferrari
The ‘SWB’ (short-wheelbase) designation arose from a chassis that, at 2,400mm in that respect, was 200mm shorter than that of the standard 250GT. Dressed with a bodywork that is widely considered…
Back in Black
Mercedes Formula 1 team is back in black for the first time since 1994 when it officially returned to F1 with the factory-backed Sauber team. This time the change in livery is to promote the brands commitment to…
Rent-A-Racer
The original Shelby GT350 proved such a success that Carroll Shelby made a deal with the Hertz rental car company to offer his hotted-up Mustang for hire to the general public. This was a master stroke by Shelby…
Carrera 6 Road Trip
These stunning images of a Porsche 906 (or Carrera 6) are the latest work from Los Angeles based art director and photographer Aaron Brimhall. This road legal racer was captured out in the desert after being…
Shaken, not stirred
This 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Rally was first campaigned in the final round of the World Rally Championship of the same year by the famous Lancia Martini team. Driven by Finnish pairing Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki…
Shaped by the racetrack
With its tubular chassis, six-cylinder engine with direct injection, dry sump, finned Alfin brakes, independent suspension and streamlined body, the Mercedes 300 SL was shaped by the racetrack…
Brand new Bond
Many of the UK’s most talented craftspeople and engineers have put the finishing touches to the first in a new but very familiar series of Aston Martin sports cars, as the first customer car in the DB5 Goldfinger…
The Mezger 16: The engine that never raced
As an extension of their Plain Bodies series, London-based INK have crafted the ‘Mezger 16’, the sixteen-cylinder engine of the 1970 Porsche 917 Prototype, engineered by the late Hans Mezger…
Richard Petty's championship winning Road Runner
The 1970s would be a big deal for Richard Petty, as he would win 5 NASCAR Grand National championships between 1971 and 1979. This is the car that got it all started, claiming the first-ever Winston Cup Series…
The four rings of Audi
The story of the Audi brand began back in the 19th century with August Horch. In 1899, the mechanical engineer founded his own business: August Horch & Cie. He built two-cylinder and later four-cylinder cars…
Re-engineered to pur-fection
Only 12 Lightweights were manufactured by Jaguar, introducing their most exotic E-Type for the 1963 season. Noisy, brutal, exhilarating and exhausting, these race cars were intoxicating on the track…
Masterpieces from Mercedes
From the first ever automotive competition in 1894 to the present day in motorsport, be it Formula 1 or Formula E, Mercedes-Benz and its predecessor brands have done it all. Since the 19th century the racing…
The art of the car chase
Who doesn’t love a good car chase? Well, this series of paintings by Ben Addison captures some of those iconic moments from TV cop shows and movies that so many of us grew up watching…
The future from yesterday
In the late 1940s America's motor industry saw a time of innovation and revolutionary car designs. Car designs emerged with styling cues such as fins and streamline bodies inspired by the jet aircraft and rockets…
Rambo's Lambo
This black LM002 is from the Lamborghini museum, and having been entirely-restored by the marque’s classic department, Polo Storico, it represents Lamborghini’s first SUV creation and is widely considered…
BMW's Batmobile
Introduced in 1972, the BMW 3.0 CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. The 'L' in the designation meant leicht (light). The lightness was…
Retro-futuristic machines
These amazing creations are the vision of Les 83 Machines, the alter ego of Leo Esteves, an art director & designer from Caracas, Venezuela. With a wealth of experience in the fields of motion, design and 3D…