An eight year quest for perfection
Over the weekend Marco Diez unveiled his breathtaking reimagined Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe at the Monterey Car Week. Inspired by the legendary 1963 Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe ‘49FXN,’ this Low Drag…
Bertone's legendary Fiat X1/9
Designed by Bertone, the Fiat X1/9 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car that was made between 1972–1989. Originally developed from the Autobianchi A112 Runabout concept car, the final styling by Bertone…
Built to beat Ferrari
Few cars have achieved such status as the Ford GT40. Detroit’s first purpose-built prototype-class race car, developed to beat Ferrari, famously went on to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans for four consecutive years…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
One of the most important GTs of its time
This stunning Ferrari 250 GT SWB, is one of only 40 steel body SWB Berlinettas built in the final production run during 1962, exhibiting the desirable aesthetic distinctions of the late-production cars…
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…
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 28th Tour Auto
The spirit of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 again drew big crowds from the start at the Grand Palais, to the finish of all five legs. This was also the case on the Dijon-Prenois, Nevers Magny-Cours, Charade and Le Mans…
An automotive icon of design, engineering and speed
When introduced at the 1961 Geneva Salon, Jaguar's E-Type stirred passions with its extremely sleek and timeless design backed by staggering performance. The newcomer's design owed much to that of the…
The Maserati driven by Moss
In the hierarchy of Maserati’s A6G/2000, chassis number 2102 stands proud as the second car of its series and the very first A6G/2000 bodied by Zagato as a berlinetta. Finished in red with black seats, the car is…
The Graphite 'Gullwing'
This car was supplied new in September 1955 to Mercedes-Benz Distributors USA of New York City and was delivered finished in red with a black leather interior. Factory-fitted options included high-gloss…
One-of-a-kind Ferrari by Zagato
The Zagato coachwork is striking and is defined by its angular lines and targa-style roof, and reminiscent in some ways to Michelotti’s Daytona NART Spiders, yet with a character all its own. In 1974, it was exhibited…