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.
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...]
By Jeff Walker, Chubb Collector Car Insurance There comes a time in the life of classic car owners when driving their precious vehicles to an event or restoration shop is not an option. They will need to load their “baby” onto a commercial trailer and hope it arrives safely. Classic car owners can do more than hope, however. With a little due diligence, they can help make sure their car … [Read more...]
The front straightaway at Lime Rock Park was renamed Sam Posey Straight to honor the racing driver that saw much success at the Connecticut track. Lime Rock Park owner Skip Barber made the announcement on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where this year Posey was Honorary Chairman. In Lime Rock’s 57-year history, this is the first name change for a section of the … [Read more...]
With the last active owner Dieter Inzenhofer retiring later this month, the legendary ANDIAL name will stay in the Porsche family as Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc. (PMNA) announced it has purchased the brand for future use. ANDIAL is an anagram made from the names of the founding members – the late Arnold Wagner AN; Dieter Inzenhofer DI; and former PMNA president and current … [Read more...]
The Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will stage its 18th annual art show at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 8-10 in Amelia Island, Florida. Visitors to the show will experience an array of automotive artworks in a variety of mediums including oil, watercolors, acrylics, wood, pen and ink, clay and metal. Established in 1983, AFAS currently boasts 25 … [Read more...]
By Jeff Walker, Chubb Collector Car Every so often we're reminded that no matter how well you prepare, Mother Nature can take over and change everything. It seems that every year some part of the country is left picking up the pieces after a weather event or other natural disaster. Inevitably, this means classic cars are caught in the crosshairs. If you’re a collector, you know you’re … [Read more...]
A Cord L-29 Cabriolet formerly owned by Frank Lloyd Wright, the one-off Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster and the unique Stout Scarab will be among the interesting cars on display this summer at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. The exhibition, titled Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, will feature 18 automobiles and three motorcycles from the 1930s and ’40s from … [Read more...]
