A couple of days ago Top Gear posted a video where Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix visted Koenigsegg’s factory at Ängleholm, Sweden. The video was shot a few day’s before the unveiling of the new Jesko at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show this March, but it went live this week. It focus more on the Regera than on the new Jesko, but it’s always a delight to see Christian Von Koenigsegg’s passion for his cars.
Author: LUWerner
How you build a vintage 356 Carrera Speedster Zagato nowadays
Stumbled upon this video on Petrolicious last night. Zagato has just created what they call the “Sanction Lost” program. The Sanction Lost initiative was created to celebrate the studio’s 100th anniversary. The idea is to recreate some of the design firm’s “lost” projects. The cars will be produced in a very limited form, and all hand-made, using period correct techniques and materials.
The Zagato 356 Carrera Speedster was a one-off produced in 1957, that was destroyed in a race accident not long after it was delivered. Because of it’s beautiful lines, this will be the first of the Sanction Lost cars. With the official blessing from Porsche, only nine will be produced, all spoken for.
I know it’s a cliché, but to me this car is poetry in motion.
REVIEW – 2018 Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo
New Evora – GT4 Concept
Generally speaking, I’m not the biggest Lotus fan, but I’m really digging the Evora GT4 concept. Lotus revealed the new Evora this week at the Auto Shanghai motor show in China – Lotus is owned by the Chinese automotive company Geely. It weighs around 1200 kg (subject to ballast) and could reach over 270 km/h.
It’s still a concept though, but the production version will probably be very similar. And there’s hope to see it at La Sarthe…
How you build a vintage E-Type nowadays
Remember in my review of Jaguar’s E-Type Lightweight when I said that in 1963 Jaguar planned to produce 18 units? By 1964 however, upper management decided to cut production short after number 12 was done.
Astonishingly, back in 2015, Jaguar decided to complete the 18 car run. In their Browns Lane factory, where the Lightweight was originally produced, the missing 6 cars came to life. Built to original specifications, and utilising the unused chassis numbers, these “new” Lightweights came out of the factory exactly like their older brothers back in 1963 and 1964.
With a price of over £1million, they sold out even before production began. Ain’t it nice to have lots of money?
REVIEW – 1930 Bentley Speed 6 #4
1930 Bentley Speed 6 #4
Pilots: W. Barnato, G. Kidston
Team: Bentley Motors Ltd
Race: 1st GC (S8 class) at Le Mans in 1930
Ixo - LMM 1930 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1991 Sauber-Mercedes C11 #31
1991 Sauber-Mercedes C11 #31
Pilots: M. Schumacher, F. Kreutzpointner, K. Wendlinger
Team: Team Sauber-Mercedes
Race: 5th GC (C2 class) at Le Mans in 1991
Spark - S1251 (resin)
Review HERE
Ferrari P80/C – when you need an exclusive track toy
I’m not the biggest fan of the cars from Maranello, but boy this one looks GOOD! It’s the new P80/C, a one-off model based on Ferrari’s 488 GT3. The 488 GT3 was a more-than-capable track weapon, but the owner of the P80/C didn’t think it was exclusive enough. So he got Ferrari to build him an exclusive track car, and after four years of development, his brand new car is ready.
Over at Ferrari’s website you can find a little more about the car. They also posted a 12 minutes video:
Sir Stirling Moss’ greatest victory
The 1955 Milli Miglia, of course.
His record of 10h7’48” still stands to this day, and will never be beaten. Why? Because the Mille Miglia was absolutely insane. Imagine around 500 cars on public roads going over 200 km/h through cities and villages. Oh, and those roads were NOT closed to the public.
And some say that the Avusrennen was bonkers…
Mercedes T80 – the monster that never raced
The T80 was a 3000 hp behemoth designed to shatter LSR. Unfortunately World War II broke out just before the record attempts, so we never will know how fast it could really go.