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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...
Lee Iacocca’s Jet Age Cruiser.
Sporting fat white stripes and treating everyone to a dose of supercharger whine, it's full of the original car's spirit.
The 212S/C is supremely quick and agile, even if the chassis doesn’t quite cope with its surfeit of Norfolk power.
And that brings the AC Cobra story up to date.
Performance wasn’t sparkling but that didn’t stop Ford granting Angliss rights to the Cobra name.
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.
The 427 established a benchmark time of 14.5 seconds for the 0-100-0 run. Remarkable stuff.
The end of an era.
Here's what goes into an FIA-type racer - and what it will cost you.
Simple and fast: here's what goes into a Mustang FIA racer.
A cute Italian, cheaper than an Alfa - and possessed of a chassis that doesn't seem to know it's front drive
Whether for trials or racing, this is what goes into the vintage tiddler.
One's an Austin-Healey, the other an MG. Either is a great-handling choice for the track.
Inherently tough as a road car, the Amazon is cheaper to rally-prep than a 911 or Escort.
At the top historic level, this is what goes into it, and this is what it will take.
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.
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.
The AC Cobra story starts here.
Countach for the purist: the unadorned LP400, with a surprising amount of curvature in its shape.
A Century of Ultimate road Cars.
An '80s icon.
The Countach powers up.
Bargain Basement C4 Corvettes
The Pony Becomes a Thoroughbred