Profiles
Packard at Hilton Head Auction – Worldwide Auctioneers
A historic 1917 Packard 2-25 Twin Six Runabout Race Car will be one of the stars at The Hilton Head Sports & Classic Car Auction this November. An exhibit at the National Packard Museum’s Car Show display “Packards at Speed” in 2002, participant in the inaugural Pebble Beach Motoring Classic and invited guest at the [...]
17Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
Car Profile – 1918 Chandler-Curtiss Racing Car
Given the legends arising from recent history, one might suspect that motor racing in Argentina began with Juan Manuel Fangio in a 1939 Chevrolet. In fact, the country’s competition heritage is far, far older. The first race, between two motor tricycles, took place June 4th, 1899. The next, in 1901, was won by a Panhard, [...]
16Oct2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
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
1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 For Sale
Update: We have dropped the asking price to $11,000. The GTV goes on eBay soon, so please let us know if you are interested. Thanks.
Sports Car Digest is selling one of its own, a 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV.
If you are looking for a very fun driver or a driver/driver’s education car, then we you [...]
29Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 2 comments | Continued
Paul Newman (1925 – 2008)
Motorsports lost another great ambassador, as Paul Newman died Friday, September 26th of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.
Paul Leonard Newman (1925 - 2008) was an American actor and a film director. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes [...]
27Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 5 comments | Continued
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.
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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,
16Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 1 comment | Continued
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 [...]
10Sep2008 | Sports Car Digest | 0 comments | Continued
Phil Hill (1927 – 2008)
It is with great regret that we report racing great Phil Hill passed away this morning, August 28th, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Philip Toll Hill Jr., (1927 – 2008) is the only American-born driver to win the Formula One driving championship.
28Aug2008 | Sports Car Digest | 5 comments | Continued
Car Profile – OSCA MT 4
Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili - Fratelli Maserati SpA, established 1947 in Bologna, was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles, usually abbreviated to O.S.C.A. or OSCA.
It was founded by Ernesto and his two brothers Ettore, and Bindo Maserati. The brothers left Maserati after their ten-year contract with Adolfo Orsi had terminated.
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