The Giro dItalia was a multi-day event that was run on public roads with timed stages. It was essentially a rally that included many different types of vehicles and specifications. A DeTomaso won the inaugural event in 1973 and Jean-Claude Andruet won......

With the acquisition of the Aston Martin Company by Company Developments in 1972, the V8-engined cars were given a new name - gone was the DBS V8 and replaced with the AM V8. The new Series 2 was easily distinguishable by its restyled front which now......

Eric Bitter started his car building business in 1971, specifically for the CD. His base was a one-acre site in his home town of Schwelm, Germany. Lacking the capital or time to set up his own production facilities, he went in search of a company to......

Before the age of 25, Malcolm Bricklin had made his first million in franchising his Florida based plumbing and hardware supply stores. He later became the Subaru importer for North America, his first automotive-related endeavor. He later - created......

There were around 12 Dekon Monzas created for use in IMSA competition. Some state that 11 examples were created, while others claim there were more. Other work done by Dekon includes two Camaros and a Buick Skyhawk, with the Skyhawk being the only completely......

Introduced at the Geneva Motor show in 1975, the 208 GT4 22 was a low-displacement version of the V8 produced for Europe. The engine was de-bored to 66.8 x 71mm 2-liter V8, resulting in the smallest production V8 in the history for a road car. Power......

This 1975 Ferrari 308 GT4 with chassis number 09878 is one of only 6 in Avorio Safari paint scheme. It was built in January of 1975 and delivered by Algar Ferrari in October of that year.......

The Ferrari 512 BB, successor to the 365, had increased engine displacement yet was slightly less powerful and a bit heavier than its predecessor. This was due to the imposition of more stingent government regulations, making it a notably slower car.In......

The Lamborghini Countach can be credited with having popularized, if not pioneered, the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high performance super cars to this day. The cabin-forward design concept, which pushes the passenger compartment......

Ferruccio Lamborghinis first production car, the Touring-styled 350 GT, had debuted at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show. It was the works of two of Italys most illustrious automobile engineers and equipped with a 3.5-liter, four-cam V12-engine designed by......

Ferruccio Lamborghini answered Enzo Ferraris challenge in 1964 by building the 350GT. The arrival of the Miura (arguably the first supercar), however, established Lamborghini as a manufacturer of luxury sporting cars. Prior to the Miura, the Lamborghini......

Not long after Frances Citroen took control of Italian race- and exotic-car maker Maserati in 1968, then administrator Guy Malleret suggested to Ing. Giulio Alferi the idea of producing a two-seat mid-engined sports car. Given a growing trend toward......

Maserati produced the Khamsin at the 1973 Paris Motor Show. It offered 22 seating and was powered by Maseratis 4.9-liter dual overhead cam V8 engine, capable of producing 320 horsepower. It was a very important model for Maserati, as it was their first......

With an RSR as the test bed, Porsche began to experiment more seriously with turbocharging. The concept proved successful and the 911 was forever changed. Porsches innovation on the track often found its way into the road cars, and the turbo was no......

TOJ, from 1972 through 1980, meaning team Obermoser Jörg built their own sports car racers for the Can-AM series. Obermoser Jörg was a touring car and sportscar driver from Bruchsal near Hockenheim. He later became the works-entrant for young American......