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.
Ed McDonough, a UK-based American has eleven motorsport history books to his credit; he has been European Editor for Vintage Racecar magazine for 15 years and has contributed to other journals. He is probably best known for track testing some of the world's best historic race cars. He started racing in the early 1960s and has competed in most categories. His recent books include "Peter Collins - All About the Boy", "Marquis De Portago - The Legend", and a history of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 (with Brit Peter Collins....the other one!).
By Ed McDonough | Photos as credited The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though it is difficult to find two people who agree on just what streamlining means. It has been used in reference to everything from small weapon-like implements to giant locomotives, aircraft and ships. The essential ingredient, however, has always been the quest to make … [Read more...]
Report by Ed McDonough and photos by author and Peter Collins Try to picture the scene. It is a hot Sunday afternoon, lunch is over, the crowd of competitors and friends are drifting away from a prize giving ceremony staged in an ancient park with towering views of the surrounding Italian valleys. Just below in the corner of the town square is one of the most popular local bars, and in the … [Read more...]
1958 12 Hours of Sebring - Anglo-Americans and the Redhead Story and photos by Ed McDonough 1957 and 1958 were interesting years in international sports car racing, when it could be argued that sports cars turned into sports racing cars, in spite of efforts to make them more like what they started out to be! But higher windscreens were unlikely to achieve much! … [Read more...]
1936 Alfa Romeo 2900A – Supreme Road Racer Story by Ed McDonough Views differ as to the meaning of the phrase...’the good old days’. In this story, it means when you could buy a new car from your local dealer and later discover it had won the Mille Miglia! In April 1936 there were three works Alfa Romeos entered in the Mille Miglia. The three team cars were very basic with … [Read more...]
Story and Photos by Ed McDonough The 12th Goodwood Revival was a huge and complex event. 15 races for historic cars and motorcycles is just a small part of what goes on over a four day period. A Drivers’ Cricket Match starts the ball rolling on Thursday with a proper garden tea party at Goodwood House, with everyone already in period dress. Practice on Friday sees enthusiastic spectators … [Read more...]
Story by Ed McDonough and photos by author and Simon Wright The Classic Endurance Series again provided a superb entry and race to accompany the 1000 Kilometer Le Mans Series event at Silverstone on Saturday, September 12. 56 entries practiced and qualified over two days, with Rob Hall in Abba Kogan’s Matra 670C taking pole position from Ludovic Caron’s 1973 Chevron B21-BDG. The three … [Read more...]
