All surviving examples of the Lancia Stratos are special, but the Björn Waldegård Lancia Stratos stands in a league of its own.
This documentary by Patina features David Hanman telling the story of his discovery of the original Björn Waldegård Lancia Stratos in Italy a number of years ago. He describes the difficulties of having the car restored in Italy, resulting in him bringing the car to England to have it resurrected by Rob Johnstone.
I won’t go into too much detail as the film is really worth watching, it’s a masterful piece by the team at Patina, and if you’re anything like me you’ll find yourself trawling the classifieds for a Stratos of your own, and pondering selling your house to afford it.
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There’s little doubt that the Aston Martin Lagonda was one of the most controversial four-door car designs of its era, if not the most controversial outright. The car you see here has taken this controversial design and added a little more fuel to the fire, creating a bespoke Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake that…
This is a Ferrari Formula 1 engine, more specifically this is a Ferrari Tipo 044/1 Formula 1 engine and importantly, it was the last F1 V12 ever built by Ferrari. Although the eBay listing offers sparse information they have listed a price of $375,000 USD – meaning only a very, very specific group of people…
This is the first episode in a brand new YouTube series from the team at Car & Classic. It’s a refreshingly honest look at what it’s actually like to find and rescue cars from barns, sheds, and garages – without the glitz and glamour of a full production crew and a team of people behind…
In the Beginning was a Porsche with an Audi Engine The immediate predecessor of the Porsche 944 was the Porsche 924 – a more affordable Porsche than the venerable 911 that sold well and helped keep Porsche in business throughout the 1970s and beyond. To understand the genesis of the Porsche 924 with its modified…
In 1960 the Americans would arrive at the world’s most famous endurance race with a bang – three specially prepared 1960 Chevrolet Corvettes rolled off the trucks at the Circuit de la Sarthe to challenge for wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. The truth of the matter is that…
It’s believed that just 10 examples of the Baldwin Motion Corvette were built before production was shut down by the US Justice Department. Motion Performance – Shutdown By The Justice Department The cars were made as a collaborative effort between Motion Performance and Baldwin Chevrolet between 1969 and 1971 – with some versions turning out…
