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2019-12-30: Michael Schumacher's 1994 and 2004 World Championship winning machines ...
![]() First up is the Benetton B194 Ford used to clinch the title in 1994. The brainchild of Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne, it was not an easy car to race, which was underlined by Schumacher's three alternating team mates, who could do no better than third on just two occasions. The German, on the other hand, won eight races. Of these, four were scored by the featured example, which was used to score half of Schumacher's points that season. Interestingly, it was demonstrated at Goodwood for its German owner by Schumacher's nemesis of old Damon Hill. Following his spell at Benetton, Schumacher joined Ferrari and this would result in five seasons of absolute domination between 2000 and 2004. During that final year, he used the F2004. Like its predecessors, it was in a league of its own, winning 15 of the 18 Grands Prix it competed in. The chassis highlighted today was used in the first six races of 2004, winning the first five in a row. |
2019-12-26: The Ford GT40 we would have wanted for Christmas ...
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2019-12-19: The Porsche 917 at 50 with three great examples ...
![]() Also making a rare appearance was this 917 Lang Heck or Long Tail. Raced at Le Mans in 1971 in Gulf colours, it has been more recently been on permanent display in the Le Mans Museum in Martini livery. For this occasion, 917-045 was entrusted to Derek Bell, who raced the car in period. Another former 917 racer back behind the wheel of his old car was Brian Redman, who demonstrated the unique 917 PA Spyder. The name is a reference to the Porsche and Audi distributor in California, Vasek Polak, who had encouraged Porsche to enter the lucrative Can-Am series. This was the first Can-Am version of the 917, which would ultimately be developed in the all-conquering 917/30. |
2019-12-16: Talbot Lago, Pagani and Bentley that starred at Chantilly ...
![]() Taking best of show that day was this unique Talbot Lago T26 GS Figoni & Falaschi Coupe. It had originally been built for an industrialist who had made his fortune selling zippers. Several cues on the one-off design including the chrome trim serve as a reminder of what had paid for the car. Following a longterm American ownership, it was more recently sold to the Czech Republic where it was restored by the owner himself. The result was quite spectacular as in addition to winning Chantilly, chassis 110103 was also a runner up at Pebble Beach in 2018. This year the 20th anniversary of the Pagani Zonda was celebrated. To mark the occasion, the factory set up restoring chassis 001, which had been used in period for homologation and crash-test purposes. It was rebuilt to the same configuration of the 1999 Geneva show car, which had long been upgraded to a later specification. For good measure, the only other Zonda C12 preserved in its original guise was also shown at Chantilly. One of the major anniversaries celebrated this year was the Bentley centenary. At Chantilly there were three classes dedicated to the British marque. One of favourites from the Bentley line-up was this beautifully preserved 4½ Litre Maythorn Saloon. In good Bentley fashion, the Weymann patent bodied machine is not only regularly shown at events but also fervently driven on the road. |
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2019-12-13: Unique Mercedes-Benz headed for auction and new road and racing cars ...
![]() This week, several upcoming competition cars were announced. Among them is the BMW M2 CS Racing, which is set to make its debut during the 2020 season. The German manufacturer also offered a first glimpse of the M4 GT3 that is not due until the 2021 season. Honda Performance Development have revealed a race-ready version of the Civic in the form of the Civic Type R TC. It is features 330hp turbo engine and a six-speed manual gearbox. For twice the price, HPD can also sell you a Civic built to full TCR specifications. Ahead of the official launch at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January, Toyota offered a first glimpse of the GR Yaris, which is the second high performance production road car developed by Toyota Gazoo Racing. |
2019-12-11: Three great Lotus competition cars that have been freshly restored ...
![]() Another Classic Team Lotus to debut at Goodwood was this Lotus 38 Ford. Boasting the ever striking STP livery re-applied during the recent restoration, 38/7 was raced at the 1967 Indy 500 by Jim Clark. Following its retirement from contemporary racing, it was re-painted in Team Lotus colours but fortunately, it has now been turned back to they Day-Glo orange used in 1967. At this year's Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or this Lotus 47 GT made its return to the racing track for the first time in nearly four decades. It was raced in period in Portugal and Angola and has been owned by the same family for over 35 years. We later also caught up with 47/GT/21 at the Monza Historic. |
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2019-12-09: Dallara Judd LMP1 car returns to winning ways and new McLaren 620R ...
![]() McLaren have announced yet another addition to their line-up in the form of the 620R. It is a road legal version of the 570S GT4 competition car. As the name suggests, the twin-turbo V8 produces 620 metric horsepower in the 620R. Priced at GBP 250,000, the 620R will enter production in January with deliveries starting the following month. Buyers in Europe or the United States will receive a Pure McLaren Track Day with expert driving tuition at a race track. |
2019-12-06: Bonhams Bond Street preview with three great cars from Jay Kay and ex-Prince Charles Aston ...
![]() Another interesting car that will cross the block on Sunday is a royal example of the Aston Martin Virage 6.3 Volante. Built using the mighty 330 bhp version of the quad-cam V8, this particular example was commissioned by none other than the Prince of Wales. He would own the bespoke Aston Martin for close to 15 years and it was later also displayed at the Aston Martin factory for several years. The ex-Prince Charles Virage can be yours for an estimated GBP 225,000 - 275,000. |
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2019-12-04: Peugeot return to Le Mans and Hennessey's C8 Corvette ..
![]() The recent announcement made us reminisce of the 908 raced by the French manufacturer during the 2011 season. It was set to be back out in 2012 but a last minute decision saw the programme scrapped when the pit enclosure for the Sebring 12 Hours had already been built. We were recently reminded of just how fast these cars when this 908, now in private hands, dominated at the Dix Mille Tours. Now run by Equipe Europe, chassis 908-04 is a two-time race winner. Fast is never fast enough for the good men at Hennessey Performance Engineering, so it was only a matter of time before they would work their magic on the all-new mid-engined C8 Corvette. The result is this HPE1200 Twin Turbo Corvette. The type name leaves little room to speculate as it will indeed by powered by a 1,200 bhp, twin-turbo version of the new LT2 V8 engine. Hennessey will also offer a supercharger kit that raises the power of the standard engine to 700 bhp for those who feel a bit faster is indeed fast enough. |
2019-12-03: One-off Zonda topping RM Abu Dhabi sale, new Jaguar F-Type and Audi RS Q8 ...
![]() Jaguar have launched a comprehensively revised F-Type last night. It features an all-new front facia and more subtle revisions throughout. The range-topping model is the F-Type R, which is powered by the 575hp version of the familiar supercharged V8. Topping the Audi Q8 range will be this RS Q8. This is powered by a 600hp twin-turbo V8, which is complemented by a mild hybrid system connected to the alternator and can generate up to 12 kW of power. |
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