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.
Over 20 Ferrari cars lit up the slipways of Titanic Belfast May 11-12, 2012 as Ferrari Owners’ Clubs from Ireland and Scotland gathered in the city as part of a special Ferrari event in Ireland.There, in front of the world's largest Titanic attraction, were twenty-two Ferrari cars being photographed with the sculptured shape of the new Centre providing a spectacular backdrop. … [Read more...]
For six decades, the history of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has been inseparably associated with the worldwide enthusiasm of the Porsche Club scene. 60 years ago, on 26 May 1952, seven passionate Porsche drivers founded the Porsche Club Hohensyburg in Westphalia. According to its articles of association, the common goal of this first club was to “unite all Porsche drivers in … [Read more...]
Three times Formula One World Champion, motorsport safety campaigner and former F1 team boss Sir Jackie Stewart will join leading motorsport figures for the first History of Motorsport Technology Conference and Dinner at Cranfield University on 3 July 2012.The History of Motorsport Technology Conference will be an integral part of National Motorsport Week 2012, held between the Goodwood … [Read more...]
On 14th April 1927, the first mass-produced Volvo rolled off the production line at the Lundby factory in Gothenburg, Sweden. Now, 85 years later, the Volvo Group is one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles and Volvo Car Corporation sells almost 500,000 cars each year.At 10am on 14th April 1927, sales manager Hilmer Johansson drove the first mass-produced car - the OV4 … [Read more...]
Championship racer and innovator Jim Hall was honored on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) Evening with Jim Hall presented by Firestone. This was the fourth annual RRDC West Coast banquet, held prior to the running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The dinner was also supported by Chevrolet and Honda.Hall, whose accomplishments ranged from the 1960s, with … [Read more...]
The 2012 International Motor Racing Research Center speaker series will focus upon “America’s Great Tracks,” highlighting the great tracks at Daytona, Riverside, Indianapolis and Road America.This year's Series kicks off Saturday, May 19th with J.J. O'Malley's talk on the Daytona International Speedway, followed by Sports Car Digest contributor William Edgar's conversation about … [Read more...]
Review by Wallace WyssIt was a long time coming; a near complete authorized biography of a giant in American sports car circles, Carroll Hall Shelby. The author is a surprising choice, British author Rinsey Mills, surprising only because in a couple of his earlier books on Shelby he seemed of the opinion that the British side of the AC Cobra story wasn't being given due credit, a … [Read more...]
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, passed away May 8th, 1982 in a crash during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder.The memory of Gilles Villeneuve is still vivid and alive in the minds of many; his talent, his speed, his bravery which bordered on recklessness, all go to make his name still hugely popular with motorsport fans, even among younger … [Read more...]
By Martin SwigEvery few weeks we read of a new world record price paid for a collector car. Are these the good investments they're claimed to be?I think not. Here's why.When I was in high school and college in the late ‘40s, early ‘50s, a car was the centerpiece of a young man's life. Chevy, Ford and Plymouth – they were all good and created lifelong memories. Then, when you … [Read more...]
Rental car company Hertz announced that the McLaren MP4-12C sports car is now available for hire, offered exclusively by Hertz / Premiere Velocity in the UK.Michel Taride, President, Hertz International and Executive Vice-President, Hertz Corporation, said, "Hertz aspires to offer truly innovative rental experiences to our customers, and the spell-binding McLaren MP4-12C provides an … [Read more...]
Racing drivers Hans Herrmann, Geoff Brabham, Denise McCluggage, Johnny O'Connell and Jim Downing were inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame on 16 March 2012, the day prior to the 60th Anniversary Twelve Hours of Sebring.Hans Herrmann is a two-time Sebring winner in addition to his Le Mans victory in 1970. … [Read more...]
On Monday 5 March 2012 the clock was turned back exactly 75 years at the Royal Automobile Club when a new British made Atalanta sports car was launched. The Atalanta Sports Tourer revives a design that was first shown to the public on 5 March 1937 and is the result, so far, from a joint venture between Staffordshire-based motoring enthusiast, Martyn Corfield and Cheshire-based restorer Trevor … [Read more...]
A funny thing happened while writing about the sports car world: we started selling cars. It began slowly at first. One reader sought a particular Talbot-Lago and another was selling a late-production 289 Cobra. We made a few phone calls. Sent a few e-mails. Pretty soon, cars were coming and going quickly, word was spreading and our newsletter (and inboxes) were filling with readers … [Read more...]
An exhibition examining Andy Warhol's fascination with automotive vehicles as products of American consumer society is on display until May 13, 2012 at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Warhol and Cars: American Icons exhibit features more than forty drawings, paintings, photographs and related archival material spanning from 1946 to 1986. The exhibition traces the … [Read more...]
The car whose name means “she goes” will be the focus of activities on April 21-22, 2011 at the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen.The Elva is described as “deceptively simple—and surprisingly competitive” by the publisher of an award-winning book about the marque, Elva: The Cars, The People, The History, by racing historian János Wimpffen. … [Read more...]
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