BMW V12 LMR v2.0

The BMW V12 LMR was a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and WilliamsF1, and was the successor to the failed BMW V12 LM of 1998. It is famous for earning BMW its only overall victory to date at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Immediately following the 1998 24h of Le Mans…

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BMW E9 CSL 3.0 RE v1.1

The E9 platform, especially the 3.0 CSL homologation special, was very successful in racing, especially in European Touring Car Championship and the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. This helped to establish BMW’s status as a sporty driver’s car. Introduced in May 1972, the 3.0 CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the ETCC…

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TVR Grantura 1.0

The TVR Grantura is the first model in a long line of TVR cars and debuted in 1958. The cars went through a series of developments leading to the I to IV and 1800S models. The last ones were made in 1967. These coupés were hand-built at the TVR factory in Blackpool, England with varying mechanical specifications and could be had in kit form. All cars featured a…

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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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Mazda 787B Group C v2.0

The Mazda 787 and its derivative 787B are Group C sports prototype racing cars that were built by Mazda for use in the World Sportscar Championship, All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1990 to 1991. Designed to combine a mixture of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) Group C regulations with…

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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 Silhouette 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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