Ultimatecarpage.com update (07-25-05)

[Wouter Melissen]

Although the Corvette has been around for over half a century, and has become the iconic American sports car, racing success has only come in recent years with the C5-R and C6.R. In the early 1960s General Motors had a potential winner on their hands with the Corvette Grand Sport, but it was killed off twice by the company's executives. In this week's update we take a closer look at the troubled history of the Grand Sport. Another a genuine 'could have been' is the Ferrari 712, which remains as the biggest engined Ferrari ever constructed. Not as well known as the previous two, but equally rare is the Cunningham C3 Continental Coupe, which was constructed to homologate the company's racing cars.
In the last decade the Volkswagen Audi Group has added a number of niche manufacturers to their conglomerate. One of them, Lamborghini, took the wraps of the limited edition Gallardo SE, which is easily recognisable thanks to the two-tone paint scheme. From a completely different era comes the Bentley 3 1/2 Litre featured. Thanks to its exceptionally smooth running engines, they were referred to as the 'Silent Bentleys.'

Enjoy the links:

Bentley 3 1/2 Litre Freestone & Webb Sports Saloon
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2382

BMW 130i M Sport
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2391

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Roadster
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame....php&carnum=94

Cunningham C3 Continental Vignale Coupe
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2394

Ferrari 712 CanAm
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...php&carnum=625

Lamborghini Gallardo SE
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2390

Lola B05/40 Judd
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2392

Marcos TSO GT2
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2393

[Rockefella]

That M-1'er is fugly.