Cars

The picture of beauty 

Have you ever wondered what the Porsche Carrera GT would have looked like had its maker taken it endurance racing? With its ground-scraping splitters, swollen air intakes and enormous active rear wing, Gemballa’s audacious take on the vivacious V10 supercar, christened the Mirage GT, paints the perfect picture. 

The Jack of all trades

The Gulf-liveried beauty – which was discovered in a barn in 2001, meticulously restored and sold at auction in 2017 for over 14m US dollars – is the first in a long list of motoring marvels to see at The Brumos Collection.

Do you remember the first time you clocked eyes on the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale? The way its arresting beauty seized your attention and held it ransom from reality? Judging by the frenzied reaction from our not insignificant Instagram following whenever we post a photo of the sultry scarlet sensation, we’re all in agreement that Franco Scaglione played a master stroke with that car. 

If you read our story about Giorgio Schön’s magnificent collection of Lancia Martini Racing cars and thought ‘I’d like a bit of that!’, then you’re in luck – Girardo & Co. has just revealed that it’s selling ‘The Campion Collection’, an uncannily similar assembly of six significant Martini-liveried Lancias curated by the Irish-American entrepr

Your ticket to the Mille Miglia