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.
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial offered for sale in the September 1985 issue of Hemmings for $145,000.In the early 1950s, Ferrari shifted from using the compact Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 engine in its smallest class of sports racers to a line of four cylinder engines designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Inspired by the success of … [Read more...]
This week's look back at old classified advertisements features a Toyota 2000GT race car offered for sale in the April 1985 issue of AutoWeek magazine for $37,500.The Toyota 2000GT was first seen at the Tokyo Motor Show of 1965, with production taking place between 1967 and 1970. It revolutionized the automotive world's view of Japan, formerly seen as a producer of imitative and stodgily … [Read more...]
January 2009 Update: This very same Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder recently sold at Gooding's Scottsdale Auction for $4,950,000. It is believed the seller bought the Ferrari from our profiled classified ad. Well bought in 1976 and very well sold.10/15/08: The next chapter in Sports Car Digest's look back at classified advertisements features a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder … [Read more...]
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1955 Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato offered for sale in the April 1995 issue of Hemmings for $225,000.The Maserati A6G 2000, also known as Tipo A6G/54, was offered in Maserati's sales brochure with four different body styles including coupe and spyder designs by Frua and a more formal coupe design by Allemano. … [Read more...]
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1937 Horch Type 853 Sports Cabriolet offered for sale in the June 1974 issue of Hemmings for $24,900.The Horch Type 853 Sports Cabriolet was popular among Germany's rich and famous, as it was the only German-made car that offered an alternative to Mercedes-Benz. (Horch was part of Auto Union with Audi, DKW and Wanderer). … [Read more...]
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a Jaguar E-Type Lightweight offered for sale in the January 1979 issue of Hemmings for $49,000.Jaguar built 12 E-Type Lightweights, consisting of an aluminum monocoque body fitted wrapped around a 300 hp 3.8 liter engine and considerably stiffer suspension and larger wheels. While competitive, they did not find the same success as … [Read more...]
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1970 McLaren M8D/4 offered for sale in the March 1978 issue of Road & Track for $35,000.The McLaren M8D got off to a very sad start, as team owner Bruce McLaren was killed testing one at Goodwood less than two weeks before the beginning of the 1970 Can-Am season. Team McLaren and drivers Denny Hulme, Dan Gurney and Peter … [Read more...]
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT offered for sale in the March 1987 issue of Hemmings for $59,500.The Aston Martin DB4GT was a special lightweight, high-performance version of the DB4. Introduced at the 1959 London Motor Show, the GT featured a thin, lightweight aluminum body and enclosed headlights. The wheelbase was dramatically … [Read more...]
This week's look back at old classified advertisements features a Alfa Romeo race car offered for sale in the May 1972 issue of Road & Track magazine for $6,750.The original Tubolare Zagato or TZ, currently referenced as TZ1 to differentiate from the later TZ2, was developed with Alfa Romeo's competition department Autodelta. … [Read more...]
The latest look at old classified advertisements features a Ferrari 196 S race car offered for sale in the April 1978 issue of Road & Track magazine for $45,000.The Ferrari 196 S (1983 cc, 6 cylinders) was introduced in 1959 during the end of the front-engined sports car era. … [Read more...]
This installment of Sports Car Digest's look back at classified advertisements features a pair of Mercedes-Benz 300 SC models offered for sale in 1964 issues of Road & Track , a convertible for $6,000 and a coupe for $4,995. … [Read more...]
The latest episode in Sports Car Digest's look back at classified advertisements features a 1953 Siata 208S Spyder that was offered for sale in the September 1964 issue of Road & Track for $4,000.Created by Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori (SIATA), these magnificent Italian wonders were powered by Fiat's famed two liter "Otto Vu" or 8V engine. Only 37 Siata 208S Spyders were … [Read more...]
The next installment in Sports Car Digest's therapeutic look back at classified advertisements features two rare Porsche racing cars offered for sale in the January 1962 Road & Track. The same seller is offering a Porsche 550 RS Spyder and a Porsche 781 RSK. … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest has an extensive library of automotive magazines from the 1950s through present day. We think you know why, but we keep these decaying magazines for reference, nostalgia and to torment ourselves about the cars in the classified advertisements.If you are like us, we're sure that you have also dreamt of travelling back into time with money to spend on cars. But alas, we … [Read more...]
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