1986 Super Cars
The Aston Martin Lagonda was introduced at the London Motor Show and its Avant-grade folded paper styling, high tech digital dash, and near-supercar performance was a true sensation. Power was from a hand-built 5.3-liter dual overhead cam V8 engine......
This late-Series One V8 Volante is finished in Mercedes-Benz Midnight Blue and upholstered with natural colored hides and dark blue carpets. The car was completed on September 5th of 1986 and dispatched for the United States a week later and was subsequently......
Chevrolet constructed the Indy Concept in 1985 and showed it at the 1986 Detroit Auto Show. The inoperative show car was powered by a mid-engined twin-turbo 2.6-liter V8 engine designed by Lotus Engineering. Two additional fully roadworthy prototypes......
The Ferrari 288 GTO was a homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 to 1987. During its production lifespan, a total of 272 examples of the GTO (Grand Turismo Omologata - homologated in Italian) were built. It was designed to compete in......
With the Mondial, Ferrari returned to Pininfarina as its choice of styling house, and it was initially offered as a mid-sized coupe, eventually joined by a Cabriolet. It was derived from the 308GT4 of 1973, which was the only production Ferrari not to......
In 1975 at the Paris Auto Salon Ferrari introduced their Pininfarina designed 308 GTB. It featured a steel tube chassis and improved suspension and handling over the prior 246 Dino. The Ferrari 328 was built atop the same chassis and body as the 308......
The Ferrari 412, the last in the line of front-engined Pininfarina 22 vehicles that began in 1972 with the Ferrari 365GT4 22, and was an evolution of the 400 series of luxurious four-seaters. During its seventeen-year production lifespan, production......
The Pininfarina-designed Testarossa was introduced at the Paris Auto Show in September 1984 as a replacement for the 512 BB. This was not the first Testa Rossa in Ferraris history. In the late 1950s, the Testa Rossa name was used for one of its vehicles......
Willy Koenig, a successful race car driver, started independent tuning operations in 1974 with the purpose of building the ultimate sports cars for the road, combining aerodynamics and design with exclusive interior appointments and optimum driving characteristics.......
This white RS200 is one of those rare Evolution models and has just 5.557 kilometers. The interior has grey carpeting, door inserts, red Sparco seats and a matching red leather XR3i steering wheel. In 2011, this vehicle was offered for sale at the......
This car was involved in the highly publicized crash that included Doc Bundy (Corvette GTP) and Lyn St. James (Ford Probe GTP) at Riverside in 1986. After being rebuilt, it won its next race, ironically at Riverside one year later against the driver......
The Lamborghini Countach was introduced at the Geneva Auto Show in 1971. It wore a design by Marcello Gandini and featured angular styling and stood just over 40 inches tall. The shocking and exotic design continued to its upwards-hinging scissor doors......
In 1981, Lamborghini debuted its replacement for the Silhouette, the new Jalpa. Again, the Jalpa took its name from a famous breed of fighting bull (a tradition that started with the Miura.) Keeping the targa configuration of the outgoing model, the......
In November of 1972, Lotus introduced the Silver Car concept based on the Europa chassis. The design of the vehicle was courteous of Ital Designs Giorgio Giugiarios. Giugiario, who had led an illustrious career as a stylist beginning at Fiat and later......
BMW of North America entered the IMSA GTP series in 1985 and 1986 with a prototype car built by March and McLaren Engineering of Livonia, Michigan, powered by a 2.0-liter version of the 1983 World Championship-winning BMW M1214 Formula One turbo engine.......
The Maserati Biturbo (pronounced Bee-Turbo) was introduced into the United States in 1984. The coupe featured a 2.5-liter V6 SOHC engine that developed 185 horsepower at 5500 RPM. The Biturbo had originally been introduced in Europe in late 1982 with......
The Mercedes-Benz 560SL was launched in 1985 and available as a convertible coupe. It was a luxury sports car that had a Type 107 bodyshell that had made its appearance in 1970 on the 350SL. The 560 SL was created for the American market, with its......
Founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro, ItalDesign Inca was born on February 13, 1968. The year prior, Giugiaro had begun with Ital Styling. Giugiaro is recognized for combining elegance with practicality, and his legend will live on forever in his innovative......
The Proxima concept was presented in 1986 at Paris Motor Show, representing the highest expression of Peugeot technology, that enabled the french manufacturer to win two World Rally Championship titles (in 1985 and 1986) with the 205 Turbo 16 model.......
The Porsche 959 is a supercar manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring that a minimum number of street legal units be built.......
The Fabulous Fabcar was constructed in Atlanta, Georgia, by master car builder, Dave Kylm. Fabcar Engineering has built numerous racing cars for Porsche and has won races with all of them. This Fabcar Porsche Camel Lights car was endorsed by the late......
The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur was a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit. This 4-door, five-passenger luxury saloon sold for %24119,000 and was powered by an overhead-valve V8 displacing 412 cubic-inches. In 1985, a seven-passenger limousine became......
This is an authentic AC Cobra MK IV built in Weybridge, Surrey England by ACAutokraftFord. This is number 131 of only 348 produced. Built on the original AC bunks, the body is hand formed 16 gauge aluminum, requiring 200 man hours to produce with......
This 1986 Tiga GT2899 Mazda was a Brumos team car in 1986 and was used in GTPL competition. Its racing highlights include a 2nd at the 24 Hours of Daytona on two occasions. It was a winner in the GTP Historic Championship.The car is powered by......
