Porsche had ambitions to return to Le Mans in 1980 and decided to base the new competition car on their successful 924. In order to withstand the rigours of 24 hours around Le Sarthe, the race cars…

Carroll Shelby earned his reputation on the racetrack. But his legend was truly made when cars bearing his own name started winning at motorsport’s most competitive events. In the hands of…

Back in the 1970s Eckhard Schimpf was both a manager and driver for Jägermeister Racing. During that time he fielded an impressive array of drivers, a 'who’s who' of racing greats. It started with…

Honda has partnered with the Jean Graton Foundation to give the Honda Civic WTCC car an all-new look at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Honda Civic WTCC will be one of four WTCC…

As racing enthusiasts look ahead to today's 24 Hours of Le Mans, many will remember an outcome that made history 25 years ago. On 23 June 1991 at around 4pm, the chequered flag waved through…

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of McLaren’s first Formula 1 race, they have brought together the race car from the 1966 Monaco GP, the M2B, with a modern day McLaren 570S Coupé…

They referred to them as ‘A-bombs,’ and with good reason. The 1968 Hurst-built Hemi Barracudas and Darts took the drag world by storm, winning consistently from their debut…

This car was raced by the legendary Sox & Martin team during the 1971 National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock season. Of the final eight rounds of NHRA Pro Stock that season, the car was entered…

The MGC GTS Sebring is one of the most iconic creations to come out of the BMC Competitions Department in the 1960s. Work on designing the lightweight Cs began in 1966, to compete…

With its revolutionary aerodynamic body and highly developed chassis, the March 711 was one of the more influential Formula 1 cars of its era. Named after founders Max Mosley, Alan Rees…

When international sports car racing experienced a resurgence in the 1990s, Porsche decided to jump back into the fray. Realising its 911 GT2 Evos could not compete effectively in the…

This Sunoco Camaro was the third of six such cars built and the first one prepared specifically for Penske’s 1968 season. Delivered to the team’s Philadelphia garage in November 1967 and completed…

BMW Art Car No. 3, the 1977 320i Group 5 Race Version by Roy Lichtenstein, is one of the most popular of all the Art Cars. Lichtenstein said of his design, 'I wanted the lines I painted to be a depiction the road…

Carroll Shelby and his racing team remained a dominant force in motorsport throughout the 1960s. However, a handful of owners believed that they could beat Shelby at his own game, using cars bearing…

With pre-season testing less than a week away we thought we'd revisit one of the most talked about cars from last year. When Red Bull Racing tested their RB11 at the start of the 2015 season, the car was masked…