LOTUS 23 At the 1962 Niirburgring 1000km race, a little 11 litre four-cylinder Ford-engined Lotus,
With typical Niirburgring "wet-and-dry" conditions helping, the little Lotus was 101sec ahead by lap 7; after a further circuit its...
BERKELEY. The little Berkeleys were far from conventional, however much they may have looked like sc
Introduced in the autumn of 1956, the car comprised three main glass-reinforced polyester resin mouldings (nose, pontoon under-section...
TURNER. John Turner introduced his limited-production sports car series in 1955 and built them at Wo
During this period they gained a good reputation among club racing drivers, although some of their circuit virtues meant that Turners had...
CHEVRON REPCO. A Chevron was entered for Le Mans for the first time in 1968.
Based closely on the customer B8 coupe, the Le Mans runner was fitted with a Formula One-type Repco V8 rather than the usual 2.0 litre...
Marcos. Although the first model dated from 1960, Marcos Cars as such was formed in 1962 by Jem Marc
British specialist car constructors were hardly conservative as the 1960s opened, but few departed so radically from established...
COUGAR C12/20/22 PORSCHE. Having run DFL engined cars at Le Mans between 1982 and '84, Yves Cour
Having run DFL engined cars at Le Mans between 1982 and '84, Yves Courage and his Le Mans based team produced a new design for the 1985...
Matra-Simca Bagheera. The instant captivating feature of this Bagheera was its three-abreast seating
Once the Matra-Chrysler link was forged in 1969, a replacement for the Matra M530 was obviously called for — that car had hardly been a...
TVR M-Series. From the introduction of the M-series models in 1972, managing director Martin Lilley
By the mid-1970s TVR was one of the few survivors of the once-prolific British specialist car industry, most of the other little...
FERRARI 330 P-4. Ferrari shrugged off Ford's massive Le Mans bid in '64 and '65 in spite
Ferrari shrugged off Ford's massive Le Mans bid in '64 and '65 in spite of operating on a significantly smaller budget: experience was...
CHAPARRAL 2F CHEVROLET. The team entered two cars for the 1967 Le Mans race after a series of retire
For the 1967 season the Chaparral 2D chassis was fitted with a 7.0 litre V8 engine, increasing power by around 100 bhp. The car was...
