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Benchmark: Bugatti EB110 SS

Twenty years ago, the new EB110 was the ultimate exotic, and laid the foundations on which the mighty Veyron now stands. And one almost-forgotten example just may have contributed a major share of the bricks and mortar...

1963 Thunderbird

Lee Iacocca’s Jet Age Cruiser.

AC Superblower/CRS

Sporting fat white stripes and treating everyone to a dose of supercharger whine, it's full of the original car's spirit.

AC 212S/C

The 212S/C is supremely quick and agile, even if the chassis doesn’t quite cope with its surfeit of Norfolk power.

AC MkVl

And that brings the AC Cobra story up to date.

AC Mk lV and Lightweight

Performance wasn’t sparkling but that didn’t stop Ford granting Angliss rights to the Cobra name.

Shelby Cobra 289 Mkll race cars

As fine a road car as the Shelby Cobra makes, the real reason the Texan created the Anglo-American hybrid sports car was to be successful in motor sport.

Shelby Cobra 427 Mklll

The 427 established a benchmark time of 14.5 seconds for the 0-100-0 run. Remarkable stuff.

Competition Car Profile: Jaguar E-type (1961-1966)

Here's what goes into an FIA-type racer - and what it will cost you.

Competition Car Profile: Ford Mustang (1965-1966)

Simple and fast: here's what goes into a Mustang FIA racer.

Competition Car Profile: Lancia Fulvia (1965-1976)

A cute Italian, cheaper than an Alfa - and possessed of a chassis that doesn't seem to know it's front drive

Competition Car Profile: Austin 7 (1922-1939)

Whether for trials or racing, this is what goes into the vintage tiddler.

Competition Car Profile: Sprite and Midget

One's an Austin-Healey, the other an MG. Either is a great-handling choice for the track.

Competition Car Profile: Amazon (1956-1970)

Inherently tough as a road car, the Amazon is cheaper to rally-prep than a 911 or Escort.

Want to race an MGB? - Competition Car Profile: MGB

At the top historic level, this is what goes into it, and this is what it will take.

Fast, scary, fun...and seriously undervalued - Porsche 911 Turbo

Once an expensive must-have for the '70s Jet Set, the whale-tail 911 Turbo is now half the price of an early 911 - and it's a much better car than legend suggests.

Competition Car Profile: Citroen 2CV (1948-1990)

Fancy racing in packs with less than 50bhp to play with? Then a 2CV could be for you. Here's what goes into a tin snail - with added Tabasco.

Shelby Cobra 289 Mkll

The AC Cobra story starts here.

1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400

Countach for the purist: the unadorned LP400, with a surprising amount of curvature in its shape.

Bugatti

A Century of Ultimate road Cars.

1987 Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole

The Countach powers up.

1984-1991 Corvette Guide

Bargain Basement C4 Corvettes

1965 Mustang GT

The Pony Becomes a Thoroughbred

 

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