Toyota’s first participation at Le Mans was in 1985, but victory would not be achieved until 2018. Their first foray at Le Mans began in 1985, with the TOM’s 85C, the No.36 car finished in 12th position. Returning in 1986…

BMW has given us a first look at their new M4 Coupe and M4 GT3 albeit in a graphic camouflage design that wouldn’t look out of place among their Art Car collection. Unveiled at the Red Bull Ring last month…

On 1 March 1970 the 914/6 was homologated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for Group 4, Special Grand Touring car racing. That same month two cars were sent to the Targa Florio…

1989 was a exceptional year for Nissan, with racing wins at the 12 hours of Sebring, a Japanese Touring Car Championship, and two class championships in IMSA. Nissan were certainly proving their might on the…

On the final Sunday in August, another chapter in Pikes Peak’s racing history will be written when this 911 art car takes on the 98th International Hill Climb. The entrant in question is a GT2 RS Clubsport, one of two…

The BMW M1 holds a special fascination for supercar and BMW enthusiasts alike, being the first of the celebrated M models as well as the Bavarian company’s first mid-engine supercar. The M1 was born from…

Not long after the introduction of Ferrari’s seminal 365 GTB/4 Daytona in 1968, privateer racers expressed interest in a competition version, particularly Luigi Chinetti and his North American Racing Team…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Giant killers come in all shapes and sizes, but none more elegant perhaps than the stunning 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. This lightweight, quick German car earned its nickname in endurance road racing events…

In 1981 the FIA prepared new Group A regulations for the European Touring Car Championship to be implemented for the 1982 season. British racing car driver Tom Walkinshaw saw an opportunity to take…

Rooted in development work led since 1962 by Zora Arkus-Duntov, Chevrolet's head of Corvette engineering, the ‘Heavy-Duty 427’ that eventually gained fame as RPO L88 was first ‘field tested’ with Roger Penske's…

Peter Klasen is a German artist known for his collage-like Pop Art paintings and prints. Using an airbrush, the artist contrasts images of industrial objects like pressure gauges and hydraulic circuits, with sexually…

Deep in the heart of Chrysler Engineering in late 1964, Jim Thornton was modifying a chassis in the Structures Lab. The just-completed drag-racing season had witnessed many things: the reintroduction…

Recognised as the ‘Flying Mustang’, the first Shelby GT350 ‘R-Model’ ranks not only as the most historically important Shelby Mustang in the world, but it is also arguably the most important Mustang in the history…