Originally not intended for motor sports, a few cars were built for racing, usually with the engine enlarged to 6.8 litres or more. The car had an impressive, but short-lived racing career, due to the lack of suitable tyres, or rule changes preventing the use of them. AMG, now the high-performance division of Mercedes-Benz, but then a small local tuning workshop…
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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona v1.1
The Ferrari Daytona, officially designated the Ferrari 365 GTB/4, is a two-seat grand tourer by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973. It was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968 to replace the 275 GTB/4, and featured the 275’s Colombo V12 bored out to 4,390 cc (4.4 L; 267.9 cu in). It was offered in berlinetta and spyder forms.
Read MoreMazda RX-7 SA/FB 1985 v1.01
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine. The first generation of the RX-7, SA (early) and FB (late), was a two-seater 2 door hatchback coupé.
Read MoreLamborghini Veneno LP750-4 2013 v1.01
The Lamborghini Veneno (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈneno]) is a limited production high performance sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini. Based on the Lamborghini Aventador, the Veneno was developed to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. It was introduced at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
Read MoreFiat Abarth OT 2000 Coupe America v1.01
The 850 from Fiat, which was actually just a further development of the 600, had been around since 1964. And as a special with 47 hp it was quite a sporty machine for the father in a hurry. In addition to the sluggish limousine, there was also a coupe and the Spider in 1965 (and then the T, the little transporter, but it doesn’t play a role…
Read MoreFiat Abarth OT Berlina v1.01
After the great success that Fiat had with the 600, the 850 was presented in 1964, an evolution of the same concept: a compact car with a rear engine and rear-wheel drive, with slightly larger external dimensions and slightly more displacement than the 600. The Italian built it on the basis of the Fiat 850 Automobile tuner Abarth, which at that…
Read MoreRUF CTR3 2008 v1.01
The Ruf CTR3 is a mid-engined sports car produced by German car manufacturer Ruf Automobile. The CTR3 was unveiled at the Bahrain International Circuit on the 20th anniversary of the original Ruf CTR on April 13, 2007 in conjunction with the opening of a new Ruf factory at the circuit.
Read MoreFerrari 288 GTO Challenge v1.1
The Ferrari GTO (often referred to as Ferrari 288 GTO) (Type F114) is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 to 1987 in Ferrari’s Maranello factory, designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologata (homologated in Italian)
Read MoreVW Beetle 1966 v3.0
The Volkswagen Beetlw, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German “der Käfer” (meaning “beetle”), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended for five occupants (later, Beetles were restricted to four people in some countries), that was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003.
Read MorePorsche 996 GT3 Classic Sport v2.0
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a high-performance homologation model of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is a line of high-performance models, which began with the 1973 911 Carrera RS. The GT3, introduced in 1999, is named after the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Group GT3 class, in which its racing counterpart was designed to compete.
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