Category: Design/Aerodynamics
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Next game: Endurance!
The legendary 910 was the first ever endurance race car Porsche developed. The German sports car manufacturer managed to succeed once again with the lightweight 910, the next sequence in the line of 906. During the two years of production, between 1966 and 1968, the car was raced in the World Sportscar Championship and FIA European…
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Italian Ecstasy at Le Mans
No need to introduce the stunning and brilliantly engineered 1965 Le Mans winner, but we will give you a bit of history anyway. 3.3L V12 with 320hp, 5-speed transmission, independent suspensions, coil springs and 4 disc brakes… This could be the description of a modern fast car if it wasn’t for the small displacement relative…
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The Duck Fairy Tail
The Porsche ducktail spoiler, or ducktail wing, first appeared in the historic Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 in 1973. Obviously, it was born out of function rather than form, its a German car after all. Efficiency rather than beauty. The term “ducktail” can probably be traced back to the Porsche sales department, which initially made the 911 #Carrera RS 2.7…
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Low Drag
Following Jaguar’s five wins in the Le Mans 24 Hours with the C-type and D-type, the hugely well received E-type in 1961 had a lot to carry and as usual, road car production took priority over a return to motorsport. Knowing that competition improves the breed, and with no racing programme to focus on, Jaguar’s…
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Don’t Call Me Baby!
Another tribute to Zagato Art Work. The Alfa Romeo Tubolare Zagato (TZ) coupé or referred as ‘baby GTO’ was conceived in 1959 to replace the SZ using most of the Giulia series assemblies, but with a radical tubular space frame chassis and lightweight Zagato body. These advanced traits made the TZ much more purpose-built for racing than the…
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Pete Brock “The Boy behind the Daytona Coupe”
He was the first paid employee at the Carroll Shelby School of High-Performance Driving at the age of 21. Involved in a couple of race cars designs such as the De Tomaso P70, but the Daytona Coupe was the Ferrari ass-kicker race car. Brock said that Shelby seemed immune. Either he didn’t understand what I…
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The Holy Grail of Supercars!
The McLaren F1… That should be enough for a description as this piece of engineering art does not need any introduction, but for those who are not familiar with it here is a little story to celebrate the F1’s 25th anniversary. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray, while the overall design of the…
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British Gentleman with Italian Cloth
Zagato Art Work In late 1960 the DB4GT Zagato was unveiled at the London Motor Show, clothed in a stunningly beautiful and lightweight body from the famous Italian coachbuilder. Only 19 examples were produced and this rarity is reflected in their high-value today. Price new: £5,470
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It was a Dream
This 1938 Bugatti Atlantic Type 57SC Atlantic (Ralph Lauren collection) at La Villa d’Este is a clear representation of heaven.
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3.0 Coupe Sport Leicht (Light)
Creative homologation at its best. The BMW engineers solution to the marketing departments requirements was to develop a limited production run ‘homologation special’ to meet the constrictive framework of the group 2 racing class regulations. By removing the trim, using thinner steel for the main body-shell, aluminium alloy for the doors, bonnet and boot lid;…