Wearing the familiar Martini colours, the Integrale in question will be instantly recognisable to the initiated as one of the 400 ‘Martini 5’ editions produced –#124 to be specific. Based upon the Evolution model (which brought a wider track and arches, and more power), the Martini 5s were made to celebrate five consecutive WRC manufacturers’ titles, which became six shortly afterwards.
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There’s a yellow, fully original Porsche 914/6 GT, a pale green Aston Martin DB5, a red Lamborghini Miura, a two-tone green Ferrari 250 GT Boano, a silver 275 GTB, a blood-orange Venturi 600 SLM, and a deep black Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG (ex-Johnny Hallyday). You don’t know where to rest your eyes.
In so doing, Alpine will join a list of manufacturers that includes Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and Chevrolet-Chaparral in creating a no-constraints concept car built purely for the virtual world.
Following the announcement that 2015 will be the legendary Defender’s final year (and that it will see the launch of three special-edition models), Land Rover has built a faithful recreation of the Series 1 production line as part of a new ‘Defender tour’.
Some of our choices are yet to be recognised by the market; the remainder are on the upswing but still within the reach of a realistic purchaser. Investment potential aside, the Classic Driver selection focuses on those that provide the most style and fun for a reasonable outlay.