EVOLUTION OF AERO

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2010 Lamborghini Murciélago SV

This final curtain call for the Murciélago was also the largest and last version of Lamborghini’s original V12, designed by the late Giotto Bizzarrini. It was a welcome return for the Super Veloce moniker, which had made its debut on the Miura.

The 6.5-litre V12 pushes out 661bhp at 8000rpm, to deliver a 0-60mph time of 3.1 seconds and 0-100mph time of 7.2 seconds. Such

1970 Plymouth Superbird

The outrageous Plymouth Superbird was built as an homologation car based on the Roadrunner, in order to allow the manufacturer to win back Richard Petty from Ford and regain NASCAR for the Chrysler Corporation.

Its aerodynamics included a long ‘droop snoot’ and extremely high rear wing to keep the car planted to the race track at 200mph. This car is number 1122 and sports the 440ci V8 engine option, complete with a six-pack carburettor set-up. It was first registered to a Charles Lewis of Albany, New York, and it then spent a long time in California before moving to Ohio. mind-warping figures need extensive aero, so the SV’s front spoiler was extended much further forwards to improve downforce, while the air intakes were enlarged to improve brake cooling. To help save weight, the exhaust was redesigned, the interior trimmed in Alcantara and carbonfibre used extensively throughout.

More recently it was restored by RK Motors of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was purchased by a UK car collector in 2013, and then acquired by the current owner in 2019.

Of the 250 built, just six were produced for the UK. This is one of three surviving British cars; with 4300 miles and wearing Arancio Atlas with Nero Alcantara trim, it has a high wing and small SV sticker pack.

1991 Ferrari F40

This Ferrari F40 was originally delivered to Sir Stirling Moss in 1991, and it has had just two owners since then.

The model’s history file details correspondence between Enzo Ferrari and Sir Stirling, and later between the latter and the marque’s then commercial director Mario Clava, where Sir Stirling’s frustration with the car’s delayed delivery was evident. He pointed out that