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Built at the request of Enzo Ferrari himself, and designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina, this Dino prototype was built on the tubular chassis of a competition 206P and truly heralded a new era of aesthetic for Ferrari. Its sultry and curvaceous bodywork is diminuative, even by 1960s standards, and displays a number of features that would go on to define not only the 206 and 246 GT models, but also the later 308, 328 and 288 GTO.

1954 Talbot-Lago T26 GSL 

Brutal beauty

True to the original

Those who visited the ‘BMW 507 – Lost and Found’ exhibition in Munich in 2014 will scarcely believe that this gleaming white 507 is indeed the same car that was discovered by automotive journalist Jackie Jouret in a San Francisco pumpkin warehouse in 2009. Its condition was dire – the body was ravaged by rust, the red paintwork had faded to pink and the interior was falling apart. Two years after the exhibition and chassis #70079 shines like new, resplendent in its original shade of white.

The ultimate road racer

Pass the painkillers

The scheme has been devised to encourage tourists to visit both the spectacular museums, which for automotive enthusiasts should rank among Stuttgart’s must-visit attractions. Furthermore, Mercedes has lent Porsche a mid-1990s W111 230 S, while a 1975 911 Carrera 2.7 will call the Mercedes Museum home for the next few months. The illustrious German marques might be at war in the showrooms and on the racetracks in the fiercely contested GT3 series, but we admire that both are keen to promote their long and rich histories. 

Photo: Porsche