Aston Martin stunned the world when it first unveiled DB4 in 1958. It was the first in the Aston Martin trilogy that included DB5 and DB6, a series of three magnificent cars that secured the brand’s position…

Mercury Revs

Helping revive Mercury’s racing program in the 1960s following the lift of the factory racing ban, race car builder Bill Stroppe prepared this Mercury for the 1964 NASCAR season in his Long Beach…

Driven by the Greats

Campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari for the 1956 and 1957 seasons, this Ferrari 290 MM racer was piloted by an amazing assortment of factory team drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill…

Ferrari, Racing CarsKit Boothby26 November 2018Ferrari, Ferrari 290, Sports Cars, Racing Cars, Italian, RM Sotheby's Petersen

Porsche's ultra-lightweight RSR

Based upon the exclusive and already lightweight Carrera RS 2.7, the RSR 2.8 was offered by Porsche from 1973. A further 80 kg was trimmed from the RS, while the nominal capacity increase of just…

Jaguar's US-conquering Supercat

During the 1960’s and 70’s American privateer Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team were loyal supporters of British Leyland, having raced Austin Healeys, MGs and Triumphs before switching to…

Jaguar, Racing CarsKit Boothby4 October 2018Jaguar, Jaguar XJS, Motorsport, Racing Cars, British

Return of the 935 'Moby Dick'

Porsche has unveiled its reimagined 935 at the ‘Rennsport Reunion’ at Laguna Seca Raceway in California. The 700 bhp racer featuring a body reminiscent of the legendary Porsche 935/78 with just 77…

Porsche, Racing CarsKit Boothby28 September 2018Porsche, Porsche 935, Rennsport Reunion, Supercars, Motorsport, Racing Cars, German

Shelby's Secret Weapon

In 1964, Carroll Shelby asked renowned fabricator John Ohlsen to lengthen the chassis of one of his six Daytona Coupes and to replace the 289 Ford engine with a NASCAR inspired big block…

Shelby, Racing CarsKit Boothby24 September 2018Shelby Daytona, Classic Cars, American, Shelby

Red Bull Racing's US Road Trip

Recently Daniel Ricciardo took Red Bull’s championship winning RB7 on the ultimate road trip across the States. Starting with an early morning crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge, before heading downtown…

Racing Cars, FilmKit Boothby2 September 2018Red Bull Racing, Formula 1, Red Bull, America, Racing Cars, Motorsport, Road Trip

Ferrari's only double Le Mans winner

One of just four Scuderia Ferrari cars built to contest the World Sports Car Championship in 1963, this 275 P, saw incredible success for the factory team in period. What makes this Ferrari all the more special…

Ferrari, Racing CarsKit Boothby28 August 2018Racing Cars, Motorsport, Italian, Ferrari, Ferrari 275, RM Sotheby's

Aston Martin's 'Design Project' Masterclass

This was the Works entry for the 1963 Le Mans Prototype Class that truly set the bar for what the Aston Martin engineers could do. A wholly unique competition car, the Aston Martin Design Project…

The story of Bugatti’s forgotten racers

Today, the name Bugatti brings to mind the Veyron, the Chiron, and the new ‘Divo’, which will be unveiled at Monterey Later this week. But in the late 1980s, everyone was talking about the extravagant…

Bugatti, Racing Cars, FilmKit Boothby21 August 2018Bugatti, Bugatti EB110, Motorsport, Racing Cars, Film

Porsche's 'Giant-killing' Spyder

The Porsche 550 Spyder left an indelible imprint on the motorsports world during the 1950s. It was Porsche’s first purpose-built race car, and it immediately made its presence known on…

Porsche, Racing CarsKit Boothby15 August 2018Porsche, Porsche 550, Racing Cars, Classic Cars, Motorsport, German, Mecum Monterey

The Unique Daytona 'Competizione' Spider

In order to understand the significance of this particular car, it is important to discuss it within the scope of siblings. Four 365 GTB/4 Spiders were rebodied by Michelotti at the request of Luigi Chinetti…

Mercedes GT1 road-going masterpiece

By the mid to late-90s, there was growing interest from Mercedes and Porsche to return to high profile racing, featuring homologated race cars in the tradition of the great Gran Turismo racers of yesteryear…