Porsche 911S 1972 v1.0

Originally Porsche had attempted to get the 911S homologated to group 2 (Group 2 was for touring cars and included the Capri2600 and BMW 2800CS). However the FIA had not agreed, calling the 911S instead a GT car and placing it in group 4. (With the early Pantera). As it turns out group 4 and group 2 cars would run almost the same lap times. At the 1972 LeMans…

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Ford GT40 X1 v1.2

The Ford X1 was a roadster built to contest the 1965 North American Pro Series, the forerunner of the Can Am series. Entered by the Bruce McLaren team and driven by Chris Amon, the car had an aluminium chassis built at Abbey Panels and was originally powered by a 4.5 L (289ci) engine. It was later upgraded specification to the Mk II with a 7.0 L (427ci) engine and…

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Ferrari 512 BB LM 1978 v1.0

The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer (BB) is an automobile that was produced by Ferrari in Italy between 1973 and 1984. Replacing the front engined Daytona, it was the first in a series of Ferraris to use a mid-mounted flat-12 engine. The Boxer was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti and was the first mid-engined road-car to bear the Ferrari name and the Cavallino Rampante…

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Ferrari 250LM v1.1

The mid-engined 250 Le Mans looked very much the prototype racer but was intended for production as a road-going GT. Descended from the 250 P, the Le Mans also appeared in 1963 and sported Pininfarina bodywork. Ferrari was unable to persuade the FIA that he would build the 100 examples required to homologate the car for GT racing. Eventually, 32 LMs…

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Corvette Le Mans 1960 v1.0

Losers hardly ever go down in history. At least go down in a good way. But for every rule there’s an exception. To the best of our knowledge, this Ermine White 1960 Corvette was never first across any finish line. Yet it’s one of the most renowned Corvettes in racing history. It’s because it was one of four across another line: the starting line at Le Mans in 1960, the…

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