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…

A rusty 911

This morning I stumbled upon the video from Petrolicious. To resume the story, the car was a barn find, but the new owner opted to keep it as he found it. Gave it a total mechanical overhaul, but everything else is how it was when the car was found in a shed in Japan.

I’m a big fan of originality and character in a car, but I have to say that to see such a lovely vehicle like that all covered in rust makes me uneasy. I for one would try to leave some patina but the ugly time scars would have to go.

What would you do? Keep it as is or restore it?

917 turns 50

March 12th, 1969, is an important date for some gearheads (like yours truly). On this day, 50 years ago, at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche unveiled the 917. It was a very important car for the manufacturer, since it was their shot at attempting an overall win at Le Mans. As history shows us, the begining was really rough, but in the end the 917 won not once but twice at La Sarthe.

The first 917 ever, chassis #917-001, has been restored to it’s original condition of that famous homologation photo. After a painstaking and meticulous job that took over an year, the car is ready and is now displayed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.

Up above is a nice short video (3m40s) about the 917 by The Wheel Network.

Jesko: the new Koenigsegg

Christian von Koenigsegg has a new car out, and of course it’s an hypercar. The Jesko was officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, earlier this week. Up above you have Christian himself explaining some of the engineering and the ideas behind the car. If you have 36 minutes available and are a gearhead like me, watch it. Well, I am a confess a Ksegg fanboy, but nonetheless it’s still ice cool.

And yes, I really need one for the W-143 Garage.