Spanish supercar, new Jaguar XJ, fabulous Ferrari, Group C Nissan and Hunt's Hesketh
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Last week the Spanish city of Valencia hosted the introduction of the latest entry into the supercar market. Local racing car manufacturer GTA Motors revealed the appropriately named Spano. The high-tech machine combines a supercharged Viper engine with a lightweight composite chassis. Running on bio-ethanol, the blown V10 produces a staggering 840 bhp. The exterior styling is equally impressive with a full glass roof as an absolute highlight. Only 99 examples will be produced. A few days earlier, Jaguar used the Shanghai Motor Show to release the first picture of the all-new XJ. Little else was revealed other than the official launch date of July 9th.
At last week's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este this fabulous Ferrari 250 GT Europa won the 'Trofeo BMW Group Classic' for the best restoration. Executed back in Maranello at the Ferrari Classiche department, the extensive restoration had been completed just days before the show.
During qualifying for the 1990 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Mark Blundell clinched a surprise pole with his Nissan R90CK. This was the result of a stuck wastegate, that had boosted the power to over 1100 bhp on his twin-turbo V8 engine. It was a rare highlight in Nissan's Group C program but did reveal the great potential of the Lola designed R90CK. The featured example is seen in action at Le Mans and Goodwood.
A very young Lord Hesketh was responsible for one of the last great privateer efforts in Formula 1. Together with designer Harvey Postlethwaite and James Hunt, he flamboyant Lord challenged the seasoned teams. Hunt finished on the podium many times in 1974 and 1975 and more importantly won the 1975 Dutch GP in the Hesketh 308 Cosworth. Our gallery features the first two examples produced. James' winning car is pictured in the hands of his son Freddie Hunt on two different occasions.
Enjoy the links:
2009 - 2010 Chevrolet C6 Corvette Grand Sport - Images, Specifications and Information
1954 - 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information
2009 GTA Spano - Images, Specifications and Information
1974 - 1975 Hesketh 308 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information
2010 Jaguar XJ - Images, Specifications and Information
1990 Nissan R90CK - Images, Specifications and Information
Regards,
Wouter Melissen
If you should see a man walking down a crowded street talking aloud to himself, don't run in the opposite direction, but run towards him, because he's a poet. You have nothing to fear from the poet - but the truth.
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