At Squadra Lupo we have a special predilection for Ford GT models. Under the roof of our garage rest together a Ford GT Liquid Carbon -only 20 in the world- and a 2005 Ford GT -yes, one of the 4038 built-. The GT was born with the premise of maintaining the original design and spirit …
During the nineties, April seemed to be a propitious month for Alfa Romeo in the field of competition. The legendary Italian brand set out to conquer the German and British circuits where real battles took place between Touring cars from the world’s leading manufacturers. And judging by the results, it was a risky but brilliant …
Many of you will already know in detail our Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution I from 1989 that has, as a particular feature, the engine powered by the AMG Power Pack. However, not everyone knows how the AMG acronym became associated with the high-performance models of Mercedes-Benz; it´s a powerful and exciting story like all AMG …
The first great battle between the iconic touring cars of the eighties? Due to the success of the Tourism divisions that abounded in Europe, Asia and Australia, the F.I.A. decided to create a world category. The year was 1987 and it anticipated the golden era of special homologations after Ford, BMW and Mercedes-Benz confirmed their …
The sixth annual Miami Concours, taking place throughout the Miami Design District on February 19, was undoubtedly one of the best editions of an event that has already earned a place in the annual calendar of exquisite celebrations of the motor world. On this occasion it featured about $200 million worth of rare, extremely special …
One of our jewels conquered the Miami Concours 2023! Read More »
The undisputed king of Group B? Sixteen race wins, two drivers’ and two constructors’ championships between 1984 and 1986 made the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 the most successful rally car in the wildest and most exciting years of the World Rally Championship. This small French pocket rocket was developed in secret under the technical direction …
In 1979 the FIA approved the participation of four-wheel drive vehicles in the World Rally Championship. Most of the factories mistakenly believed that a car with these characteristics would be complex and uncompetitive, but Audi would forever change the history of motorsport after presenting the legendary Quattro model and obtaining the manufacturers’ championship in 1982, …
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Renault 5 Turbo: that beautiful square bullet Enzo Ferrari once said that “aerodynamics is for those who don’t know how to build engines”. We don´t know if that phrase inspired that group of engineers from the Alpine factory located in Dieppe, France, that gave life to the Renault 5 Turbo. What we do know is …
Since its opening in 1909, the Indianapolis Motors Speedway has stood as a true temple of motorsports. This oval, with its four kilometers long and its banked curves, delivers chilling speed numbers such as that obtained by Eddie Cheever in the 1996 500 Miles edition with 235 m/h (378 km/h) Indianapolis also stands as the …
Rock ballads, blue jeans, video games, walkmans and Miami Vice on TV. Colors, objects and fashions that predominated in any teenage room of the eighties. And if you liked speed, surely you had a car poster on the wall. In that decade of yuppies and excesses, the golden age of supercars began; there were different …
