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Classified Ads from the Past – Siata 208S Spyder
The latest episode in Sports Car Digest’s look back at classified advertisements features a 1953 Siata 208S Spyder that was offered for sale in the September 1964 issue of Road & Track for $4,000.
Created by Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori (SIATA), these magnificent Italian wonders were powered by Fiat’s famed two liter “Otto Vu” or [...]
22Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
Jay Leno Sued Over Duesenberg Sale
Media outlets are reporting that Tonight Show host and noted car collector Jay Leno is being sued by the estate of a Macy’s department store heir over a 1931 Duesenberg Model J that he bought from a New York City garage in 2005.
Leno purchased the Duesenberg and a 1930 Rolls-Royce for $180,000 from the garage, [...]
16Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
Classified Ads from the Past – Ferrari California Spyder
The next chapter in Sports Car Digest’s look back at classified advertisements features a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder that was offered for sale in the June 1964 issue of Road & Track and the April 1976 issue of Hemmings.
15Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 3 comments | Continued
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
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
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
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
Classified Ads from the Past – A.C. Cobra 427 S/C
Sports Car Digest has an extensive library of automotive magazines from the 1950s through present day. We think you know why, but we keep these decaying magazines for reference, nostalgia and to torment ourselves about the cars in the classified advertisements.
If you are like us, we’re sure that you have also dreamt of travelling back [...]
1Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 4 comments | Continued
Targa Newfoundland Results
Make it two in a row for Roy Hopkins and Adrienne Hughes in their 1969 2002 BMW. The team from New York finished first overall in 7th annual Targa Newfoundland, a remarkable repeat performance from Targa 2007. They finished the competition with only 25 seconds in penalties over the 2200 kilometer six-day event held September [...]
30Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
Top 10 GM Production Vehicles of All Time
As part of its centennial celebration, General Motors released a list of its “Top 10 Production Vehicles” developed since the company’s inception in 1908. Initially developed by GM archivists and historians and then reviewed by GM senior leaders, the list is sure to upset Camaro or truck fans, among many others.
Interestingly, there is only one [...]
29Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
