Vintage
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano
The strange name comes from the coachbuilding firm that bodied them for Ferrari. Though designed by Pinin Farina, they were erecting a new plant and didn’t have the capacity to build them. The work was farmed out to former employee Mario Boano, then after around 80 were built the contract was passed on to his son-in-law Ezio Ellena who assembled another 50 examples. Early cars put out 220bhp from their three-litre V12, but this quickly rose to 240bhp. Despite independent double wishbone front suspension the chassis is fairly crude, with drum brakes and a solid rear axle.
Classic
2002 N-GT 360 Michelotto
1 of only 17 ever built and done in conjunction with Ferrari tuner Michelotto, the Ferrari 360 GT was some 200 pounds lighter than the 360 Challenge. It got further suspension upgrades, massive Brembo brakes, and a large rear wing. The 3.6-liter V-8 was boosted slightly to 430 horsepower, and used the available six-speed sequential gearbox. It scored multiple class wins in the FIA’s N-GT class in 2002 and 2003. Another highlight was a second overall placing at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2003.
Modern
2010 Porsche GT3 Cup S
The new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup offers its many customers the world over even greater value than ever before. The successor to the best-selling racing car of all time built in a production series of more than 1,400 units is based for the first time on the 911 GT3 RS, with the weight of the racing model reduced significantly versus the lightweight road-going version. Engine capacity is up by 0.2 litres over the former model, engine output is 30 bhp more than before. The most important facts and figures: 3.8-litre six-cylinder horizontally-opposed power unit developing 450 bhp (331 kW), sequential six-speed manual gearbox, weight 1,200 kg (2,646 lb), racing version of the 911 GT3 RS.