The concept of the project was to create a limited edition Opus that would tell the story of the cars that Bernie had collected over the decades that held special meaning to him. For the first time, Bernie arranged for his entire collection to be photographed by the Opus team and we wanted to capture the portraits and personalities of the cars in a unique way. The iconic Polaroid 20×24 Land camera was used to do this. A very rare film camera that produced glorious detailed photographs on a giant and dynamic scale right in front of our eyes. Macro photography of the cars would enhance each chapter providing a secondary level of detail that concentrated on special styling and innovative features of each car.
Highlights
Polaroids
Bernie arranged for his collection to be photographed by the Opus team and we wanted to capture the portraits and personalities of the cars in a unique way. The iconic Polaroid 20×24 Land camera was used to do this.

Mercedes-Benz W125

Connaught B-Type

Ferrari F1-87

Ferrari 312 B2

Ferrari 312 F1-66

Ferrari 312 B3-74

Auto Union V16

Vanwall ‘VW10’

Ferrari 312 T2

Ferrari 123 (Thin Wall Special)

Ferrari F1-86

Brabham-Alfa BT46B

Brabham-Ford BT49

McLaren-Ford M23

Brabham-BMW BT52

Ferrari Dino 246 F1

Lancia-Ferrari D50A

Maserati 250F

Bugatti Type 54

Ferrari 555 F1 Super Squalo

Ferrari 166 F2

BRM V16 MkII

Ferrari F2002 (Front)

Ferrari F2002 (Rear)
Recording Memories
Bernie asked his life-long friends, Luca di Montezemolo and Gordon Murray to work alongside him in curating and sharing their thoughts and memories of the cars in his collection. Together an entertaining insight into each car’s triumphs and achievements have been gathered.