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Six months in the works

But whatever Enzo’s personal feelings on the essential ‘rightness’ of sticking the engine at the front of the car, the writing was on the wall. In 1963, a Ferrari 250 P became the first mid-engined car to win Le Mans, and no front-engined car ever won there again. The 250 LM – essentially a 250 P with a roof – swept to an overall win (and second place, too) at Le Mans in 1965, the last time Ferrari won that great race.

If you're the more leisurely type, however, you'll find plenty of rather more restrained cars for sale in the Classic Driver Market.

Almost exactly a year to the day since we first saw the edgy Project 7 concept, Jaguar has announced a road-legal production version, to be built in an exclusive, limited-edition run of 250 units. It will debut at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the 60th anniversary of its primary inspiration, the D-type, will be celebrated.

Has the Countach now completed its transition from second-hand supercar to collector's item?

Willy Koenig was the undisputed emperor of the wild Eighties tuning scene.

Completing its maiden voyage during the third Ferrari Cavalcade held in Sicily over the weekend, the F12 TRS is the latest Prancing Horse to be built specifically to a single client’s demands – the marque’s way of thanking its most loyal aficionados, while also banking a healthy cheque in the process. So, what did the anonymous commissioner receive in exchange for the rumoured €3.1 million he wired to Maranello?

“The decision to branch out on my own to develop a new business has not been easy,” says Hartley Jnr, “but the time is now right for me to put my considerable experience, reputation and energy into a new venture that I can develop in a very personal way.” Operating from brand new private premises in Derbyshire, the new business will take advantage of Tom’s knowledge and infectious enthusiasm for classic cars, as well as his discerning eye that enables him to select only the very best cars available on the market – take the fabulous