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.
Motor Racing Legends, organiser of four historic race series as well as the annual Le Mans Legend, support race to the 24 Hours, asked more than 100 of its customers (drivers, owners and preparers of historic racing cars) what they see for the future of the sport. In particular, asked Motor Racing Legends, what are the potential threats to historic motorsport in the next few years? … [Read more...]
The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, New York. “A Tribute to Chris Economaki” will be led by a panel composed of Corinne Economaki, Chris’ daughter and motorsports insider; Leo Levine, retired automotive industry executive and author; and … [Read more...]
The Porsche Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 911 with one of the most extensive exhibitions since its opening. The Museum in Stuttgart, Germany will present the "50 Years of 911" retrospective from 911" from June 4 to September 29, 2013. The exhibition will feature more than 40 different 911 versions telling the unique history of this sports car. The range of vehicles shown … [Read more...]
The last West Coast f/8 Motorsports Photography Workshop for 2013 will take place during the Legends of Motorsports McLaren 50th anniversary celebration, held June 15-16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The workshop is open to all photographers wishing to get up close and personal with some of the greatest historic racing cars in the world. The Group f/8 workshops start … [Read more...]
LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) has chosen Dr. Fred Simeone, founder of the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the 2013 recipient of the “Nicola Bulgari Award.” This recognition is given to individuals who make outstanding contributions to preserve America’s automotive heritage through education, car restoration or collecting classic cars. The award, named … [Read more...]
In conjunction with the opening of Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee will host a panel discussion with the exhibition’s Guest Curator, Ken Gross, and noted automotive authorities and collectors on Friday, June 14, 2013. Panel participants include Richard Adatto, automotive historian and exhibition catalogue contributor; Jeff Lane, … [Read more...]
In 2014, Porsche will return to the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a newly designed sports prototype. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. The German manufacturer will mark the comeback with a multimedia website entitled "Mission 2014. Our Return." The site … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz has signed on as the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. An agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and 1000 Miglia S.R.L. in Brescia (Italy), with the aim of establishing a long-term collaboration. Mercedes-Benz Classic will be represented at the 2013 event with a number of vehicles, as well as five famous faces taking up their position at the starting line. … [Read more...]
An exhibition of Porsche automobiles will be displayed at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) in Raleigh from October 13, 2013 through January 20, 2014. Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed will feature more than 20 automobiles that together trace the evolution of Porsche's design aesthetic from its inception in the 1930s through the present day. Organized by guest curator Ken Gross and … [Read more...]
By Jeff Walker, Chubb Collector Car Insurance So, you’ve decided to sign up for a multi-day classic car tour. Maybe it’s a low-key tour with a local club or rally organizer. Or maybe you’re ready for one of the better known North American tours like the California Mille, Colorado Grand or the Copperstate 1000. Or are you bold enough to take your favorite touring car overseas to ride in an … [Read more...]
Brian Redman was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club at the "RRDC Evening with Brian Redman" in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, April 18, 2013, prior to the running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. A crowd of 350 people representing all forms of motorsports, from NHRA to INDYCAR and sports car racing, turned out to celebrate the racing legend. This was the RRDC's fifth … [Read more...]
Did the gearbox on your BMW 328 take a turn for the worse at the Mille Miglia? For owners of collector cars wearing the BMW logo, BMW Group Classic should be among the first phone calls to make in the search for replacement parts. The current range on offer through its affiliated BMW Classic Center comprises some 40,000 components and is steadily expanding. The most recent addition to the … [Read more...]
The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California announced several new additions to its collection of art, furniture and automobiles in celebration of the third anniversary of the museum’s opening. Over the past three years, Peter and Merle Mullin and the Mullin Automotive Museum staff have established it as one of the premier collections of Art Deco art and automobiles. Since its founding, … [Read more...]
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from Road & Track's June 1964 issue is an example of one of the most exclusive, desirable, and drop dead gorgeous sports cars to have ever graced this earth. Just sixteen Jaguar XK Super Sports, or XKSS's, were built in Coventry during a short production run in 1957. These days, the XKSS is near the top of everybody's dream car wish … [Read more...]
Designer, author, team owner and photojournalist Peter Brock was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) with the 2013 Phil Hill Award. RRDC President Bobby Rahal presented Brock with the award at a dinner prior to the running of the 2013 Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season opener of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. The Phil Hill Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the … [Read more...]
