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You can find some of Alex's previous spots elsewhere on Classic Driver.

The lap time that Stefan Bellof set in the Porsche 956 on 28 May 1983 is unbeaten to this day.

Porsche Classic with Magnus Walker and 40 years of the 911 Turbo

“Whether you’re active in the historic racing world or simply enthusiastic about the history of motor racing, you can’t avoid Lola,” says Classic Driver dealer William I’Anson, himself a historic racing expert and Lola enthusiast. “It’s Britain’s longest-standing manufacturer of racing cars, and has been at the forefront of one or more forms of motor racing since its arrival.” Indeed, Lola's founder Eric Broadley worked with Ford to develop the GT40, such was his talent.

When the idea first came about, the film was to be documentary about Felice Nazzaro’s victory in the Targa Florio of 1913, in a car of his own manufacture. Later plans decided that it would instead concentrate on the early life of the legendary race’s founder, Vincenzo Florio, but whatever the final content, this short teaser shows what a fabulous Sicilian treat is in store.

In sad contrast to today, Bertone was enjoying good fortune in the mid-1950s. The company was hiring workers, expanding into new premises, and courting a number of major manufacturers. Between founder Nuccio and his main pensmith at the time, Franco Scaglione, Bertone had also clothed the Giulietta Sprint for Alfa Romeo – a car whose success had dramatically exceeded expectations, and that put Bertone in the same league as Pininfarina and its ilk.