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Vintage New England Auction Results – Bonhams

Bonhams offered a collection of exceptional early automobiles formerly on exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on October 4th at its annual Vintage New England sale at the Larz Andersen Auto Museum in Brookline, MA.

Very early motorcars culled from the Museum drew

Sports Car Digest | October 9th, 2008 | Continued

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Car Profile – Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster For Sale

Details: Seller Fantasy Junction is asking $595,000. Car is located in San Francisco Bay area.

Seller Comments: “This particular car is a matching numbers US model car that was restored in Germany some years ago and fitted with European headlamps.

Sports Car Digest | October 7th, 2008 | Continued

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SVRA VIR Fall Festival Results and Photo Gallery

Sportscar Vintage Racing Association returned to Virginia International Raceway on September 27-28 for the annual VIR Fall Festival.

The 2008 VIR Fall Festival attracted over 200 entries from all across the spectrum, including a McLaren M6B Can-Am car, a classic-era 1928 Frazer-Nash, a Lister

Sports Car Digest | October 3rd, 2008 | Continued

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Richard Paine Collection Auction Results – Bonhams

Bonhams attracted the attention of collectors from around the world September 25-26, 2008 to the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine as the Richard C. Paine, Jr. collection of motorcars, motorcycles and automobilia achieved strong prices, totaling nearly $8,500,000.

Sports Car Digest | September 30th, 2008 | Continued

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Automobiles of London Auction Preview – RM Auctions

RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will hold its second annual Automobiles of London auction event on October 29th.

The highly anticipated auction promises another fantastic collection of vintage motor cars,

Sports Car Digest | September 25th, 2008 | Continued

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Goodwood Revival Race Results

The 2008 Goodwood Revival came to a close over the weekend, as 124,000 visitors enjoyed the unique atmosphere over three days of exciting racing and wonderful nostalgia, taking visitors back to the 40s, 50s and 60s and the romance of motor racing as it used to be.

Sports Car Digest | September 23rd, 2008 | Continued

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Goodwood Revival Auction Results – Bonhams

The 2008 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction was held Saturday, September 19th at the annual Goodwood Revival in West Sussex, UK.

Bonhams annual auction, held in association with the Goodwood Revival, featured 72 cars, including two cars

Sports Car Digest | September 22nd, 2008 | Continued

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Car Profile – Iso Rivolta Daytona

The Iso Rivolta Daytona was similar in concept to the Giotto Bizzarrini-designed Iso Grifo and was conceived as a dual purpose race car that could also be used on the street. It was designed with racing as its primary function. The sophisticated chassis, lightweight aluminum body and powerful American V8 made for stunning performance.

Sports Car Digest | September 19th, 2008 | Continued

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Historic Toyotas Featured at Monterey Historic Races

Toyota was the title sponsor of the 35th Monterey Historic Automobile Races. To honor the sponsorship, Toyota brought four historic factory race cars for demonstration laps around Laguna Seca, including the two profiled here, a Toyota 2000GT and a Toyota Eagle GTP racer.

Scooter Patrick, the original driver of the Toyota 2000GT,

Sports Car Digest | September 16th, 2008 | Continued

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Car Profile – Lancia Aurelia B20 GT

Vincenzo Lancia did not invent the motorcar, nor was he a pioneer who struggled to make a gasoline engine run for the first time. Instead, this well-to-do Italian was a visionary whose automotive creations were among the first to combine engineering excellence with strong individualistic character.

Vincenzo Lancia himself did not enjoy the commercial success of [...]

Sports Car Digest | September 10th, 2008 | Continued

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2009 VIR Gold Cup Historic Races Managed By SVRA

VIRginia International Raceway and Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announced that the annual Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races will become a joint venture promoted by VIR and SVRA for 2009 and beyond. Mark your calendars now for the weekend of June 5-7 and plan to attend the Heacock Classic Gold Cup for 2009.

10Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Vintage New England Auction Results – Bonhams

Bonhams offered a collection of exceptional early automobiles formerly on exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on October 4th at its annual Vintage New England sale at the Larz Andersen Auto Museum in Brookline, MA.

Very early motorcars culled from the Museum drew

9Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Classified Ads from the Past – Porsche 550 Spyder and 718 RSK

The next installment in Sports Car Digest’s therapeutic look back at classified advertisements features two rare Porsche racing cars offered for sale in the January 1962 Road & Track. The same seller is offering a Porsche 550 RS Spyder and a Porsche 781 RSK.

8Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 1 comment | Continued
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London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

There are just 31 days until the first of the 550 pre-1905 veteran cars participating in the 2008 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR) leaves Hyde Park to begin the 60-mile journey to Brighton. 2008 marks the 112th anniversary of the Emancipation Run held on the November 14th, 1896, making the LBVCR the world’s [...]

8Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Car Profile – Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster For Sale

Details: Seller Fantasy Junction is asking $595,000. Car is located in San Francisco Bay area.

Seller Comments: “This particular car is a matching numbers US model car that was restored in Germany some years ago and fitted with European headlamps.

7Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Petit Le Mans Results and Photo Gallery

The battle that everyone expected at Petit Le Mans lived up to its billing. Audi remained unbeaten at Road Atlanta as Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro spotted the field two laps at the start of the race but came back for a stunning victory in the 11th annual 1,000-mile/10-hour endurance classic.McNish and his Audi [...]

7Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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KONI Challenge Race Goes to the Wire

The second-closest finish in Grand-Am KONI Challenge series history occurred Sunday at VIRginia International Raceway. The Bosch Engineering Twin Six-Hour race for Grand-Am KONI Challenge cars went down to the wire, with Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb and Matt Plumb beating out the sister Rehagen Racing Mustang by only 0.208 second at the checkered flag, six [...]

6Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Motor Racing Legends at Spa

Stirling Takes Class Win in His Own OSCA in Woodcote Trophy Race at Spa

The Spa round of the Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy, organized by Motor Racing Legends, welcomed a very special entrant on 26-28 September. This was the first race outing for Sir Stirling Moss in his own, just-restored OSCA. Moss bought the OSCA [...]

6Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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SVRA VIR Fall Festival Results and Photo Gallery

Sportscar Vintage Racing Association returned to Virginia International Raceway on September 27-28 for the annual VIR Fall Festival.

The 2008 VIR Fall Festival attracted over 200 entries from all across the spectrum, including a McLaren M6B Can-Am car, a classic-era 1928 Frazer-Nash, a Lister

3Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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Classic California Auction – Bonhams & Butterfields

Vintage Motorbikes & Custom Cars Offered by Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles October 25

Bonhams & Butterfields’ annual vintage motorbike, custom car and sports-racing collectibles auction at LA’s Petersen Auto Museum – now referred to as the “Classic California” sale — features a wonderful assemblage of desirable early Steve McQueen memorabilia from the collection of [...]

3Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued