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2024 Prodrive P25
Serial number 1 of 25, offered directly from its first and only owner with just 121 miles from new. A modern interpretation of an icon by Prodrive — reimagined, redefined and re-created to deliver the ultimate competition car for the road. In 1997, Prodrive debuted the 2-door Subaru Impreza WRC “Group A” car and won…
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1990 AAR-Toyota Eagle HF89
This 1990 Toyota Eagle HF89 was designed and built by Dan Gurney’s All American Racers in partnership with Toyota to contest the 1990 IMSA GTP series, during which it secured Toyota’s first GTP victory at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS, with Juan Manuel Fangio II at the wheel. Chassis 89T004 was then piloted by Fangio…
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G Whiz
The Infiniti G35 and G37 Coupes were grand tourers known for being as easy on the eyes as they were on their owners’ wallets. Based on Nissan’s FM platform, which underpins its more famous Z cars, the coupes also shared mechanicals with sedan counterparts that borrowed their name, if not their beauty. Athletic and powerful,…
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Tariffs Really Taxing the Auto Industry
As I write this, President Trump’s executive order that imposes 25% tariffs on imported cars has just gone into effect, and the stock market has tumbled. There is no doubt that, by the time you read this, something more will have happened. The tariffs may be changed, or even abandoned, or the automotive industry may…
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Wheel of Misfortune
This whole thing started like many of my adventures, behind the wheel of an Alfa. As my stroke-weakened left leg responds to physical therapy, I have begun to be able to drive a manual-shift car again, though in a limited fashion. I took our 1965 Giulia Spider Veloce around the block a couple of times.…
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1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS
In early October 1956, following approvals from GM’s top brass, Ed Cole, then General Manager of the Chevrolet Motor Division, assigned Zora Arkus-Duntov with the task of building a Chevrolet race car that would be known internally as Project XP-64, later officially named the Corvette SS (Super Sport). Zora Arkus-Duntov hand-picked a talented team of…
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1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Special Sport Coupe
The Peugeot Darl’mat Special Sport was a remarkable achievement in the world of 1930s coachbuilt automobiles. Émile Darl’mat, a Peugeot dealer with a deep passion for performance and innovation, harnessed some of the greatest talents of the era to create a truly great machine. Darl’mat hired Marcel Pourtout and Georges Paulin for coachbuilding and design,…
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1989 RUF CTR “Yellowbird”
The RUF CTR has become recognized the world over as the prime example of the pursuit for automotive excellence. The example presented here, chassis 026, is arguably the finest CTR and air-cooled RUF extant. As its chassis number suggests, this was the 26th CTR built at RUF’s workshop in Pfaffenhausen. One of just nine “Yellowbirds”…
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1983 Lamborghini Countach 5000 S
The quintessential dream car of its era, the Lamborghini Countach defined an entire generation of automotive enthusiasm and forever recast what a supercar could and should be. It fully embraced the radical thinking and spirit of revolution that defined its forebearer, the inimitable Miura, but rejected the familiar sculpted and curvaceous styling in favor of…
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1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
Completed on February 27, 1964, this Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, chassis 904028, was delivered to German racer Gerhard Koch. Koch, a seasoned driver with a win over Jim Clark at Zandvoort and class wins at the Targa Florio and Nürburgring, excelled with the car, winning the Rheinland-Pfalz Trophy at the Nürburgring and placing 2nd overall…