Lotus 1994
1994 Lotus Esprit S4s
The Lotus Esprit S4s develops the four-cylinder road coupe into a named later performance programme. Its qualified production reference and exact-model photograph keep it separate from the base S4, Sport 300 and…
RARITY RIDES / THE COLLECTION
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IN THE ARCHIVE1932 Lincoln Model KB V12↗A MORE CONSIDERED COLLECTION
These are existing vehicle profiles grouped by their recorded classification. Read each profile for its own source notes, image context and production scope. A shared collection does not establish that different editions or chassis are the same identity.
THE COLLECTION
94 profiles
Lotus 1994
The Lotus Esprit S4s develops the four-cylinder road coupe into a named later performance programme. Its qualified production reference and exact-model photograph keep it separate from the base S4, Sport 300 and…
Mercedes-Benz 1994
The Mercedes-Benz E 500 Limited brings the W 124 performance-saloon story to an unusually detailed final special edition. It combines the restrained shape of the E 500 with a distinctive colour and…
Lotus 1996
The Lotus Esprit V8 introduces a different engine programme to the long-running road coupe. This profile follows the wider V8 family while identifying Type 918 as an engine designation, rather than treating…
Lotus 1998
The Lotus Elise Sport 135 Series 1 gives the early aluminium-chassis roadster a defined factory performance programme. Original service notes distinguish the named batches from later owner upgrades and the different Series…
Mercedes-Benz 1998
The Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Straßenversion Coupé is a road-going counterpart to an exceptionally focused GT racing project. Its name shares CLK with familiar production coupés, but its low, wide body and mid-engined structure…
Lotus 1999
The Lotus Elise Type 49 Series 1 translates a racing heritage theme into a factory roadster edition. Its red, white and gold identity belongs to a late first-series programme, distinct from an…
Lotus 2000
The Lotus 340R makes its lightweight theme visible through an exceptionally open body. The manufacturer identifies a 340-car programme, distinct from ordinary Elise production and from the later 2-Eleven track-car family.
Lotus 2000
The Lotus Elise Sport 160 Series 1 develops the early roadster through a named performance programme with distinct approval batches. Its factory introduction is February 2000, correcting the workbook’s earlier year while…
Mercedes-Benz 2000
The Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG F1 Limited Edition links a luxury coupé to the technology and appearance of the period’s Formula 1 safety car. Its defining story includes a specialised braking system…
Mercedes-Benz 2002
The Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Straßenversion Roadster turns the road-going GT1-derived programme into an open car. It needs a careful production description: five customer cars and a broader six-roadster fabrication account appear in different…
Maserati 2004
The Maserati MC12 Stradale connects a small road-car run with the marque’s return to international GT racing. The road, competition and private track versions need separate identities and counts.
Maserati 2004
The Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary celebrates the marque’s 1914 founding with a limited open V8 road-car programme. Its regional allocations should not be mistaken for the worldwide count.
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