Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
Sports Car Digest published 510 stories in 2009, ranging from auction results, car profiles, event and vintage racing coverage, yet several resonated more than others with our readers. Based upon visitors to each story, the Mario Righini Collection Photo Gallery was our most popular story in 2009, followed by the Porsche 917 Photo Gallery by Louis Galanos and coverage of the Goodwood … [Read more...]
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Sports Car Digest is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back in the New Year with the latest and greatest from the classic car world, kicking off with extensive previews of the upcoming Arizona Auction Week sales. … [Read more...]
Heavens To Murgatroyd! - Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis Galanos and Fred Lewis If you had attended the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona … [Read more...]
RM Auctions marked its 30th anniversary in 2009 with a solid year of performance, including more than $190 million in sales with unit volume in excess of 1,450 motor cars, which included 12 separate auctions in four different countries. As many as 10 collector cars accounted for million-dollar-plus transactions at auction, and RM broke its own world record for the highest price achieved at … [Read more...]
A full field of rare Bugattis is expected for the Bugatti Grand Prix at next year's Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held August 12-15, 2010 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The featured Bugatti Grand Prix is the centerpiece for the American Bugatti Club’s 50th anniversary, which will culminate with an International Bugatti Rally following the races. “The Bugatti Grand Prix that will be … [Read more...]
Vintage Racers Group (VRG) released their 2010 vintage car race schedule, with a few calendar moves but no major changes. VRG returns to Summit Point the first weekend of May for the Jefferson 500 after its successful revival in 2009, in addition to being the only fall event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. For more information, visit www.vrgonline.org. 2010 Vintage Racers Group Race … [Read more...]
This 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT (0175/L) will be offered for sale at RM Auctions' Automobiles of Arizona auction to be held January 21-22, 2010 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Its pre-sale estimate is $950,000 - $1,000,000. The Aston Martin DB4 was unveiled at the 1958 Paris Salon. A totally new car, the introduction of the DB4 was a significant achievement for a small British … [Read more...]
The inaugural CTS Auctions event was held December 5th, 2009 in Sydney, Australia at their Sydney Harbour Bridge showroom, with a strong catalog of cars and healthy crowd present. A number of factors, including the strength of the Aussie dollar, meant few cars found new homes at the auction, although a number of post-auction sales boosted the overall results. Highlights included a restored … [Read more...]
The 19th Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic will be held January 19-24, 2010 at the Breakers Resort Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. This gathering is a six-day convention for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts, with participants and their 400 Ferraris attending from the U.S. and Europe. … [Read more...]
Gooding & Company announced that, for the first time, it will be hosting a two-day auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Preceding the scheduled Saturday, January 23, 2010 sale, Gooding & Company will host an additional auction on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall starting at 11 a.m. As a special highlight for enthusiasts, the sale of the previously-announced 1956 Jaguar … [Read more...]
Although the owners of Quail Lodge announced the closing of the hotel portion of Quail Lodge after November 16th, 2009, the Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will not follow the same fate, with next year's event scheduled for August 13, 2010. The 8th annual Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will celebrate the following marques: … [Read more...]
The 2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique will take place January 28th to February 3rd with a strong field of 340 cars and many star drivers and teams. The winter historic rally organised by the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) looks set for another successful year and appears not to have been affected by the credit crunch, with 380 applications received by the ACM. … [Read more...]
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport in Nevada. Started in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races between extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (Bi-Planes and Formula One) and about 8 miles (Jet, Unlimited) in length per lap. … [Read more...]
The first shake-down has been held at Fiorano of a very special one-off, the P540 Superfast Aperta, built for an American client. The car, the second in a new Special Projects programme created by Ferrari to meet requests from the most discerning clients and collectors to create truly unique models, is based on the 599 GTB Fiorano and was inspired by a Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-designed Ferrari built … [Read more...]
