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.
George Follmer, who has competed in virtually every form of auto racing and is considered one of the sport's living legends, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2012 Phil Hill Award. RRDC president Bobby Rahal presented Follmer with the award at a dinner prior to the running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season opener of the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.The Phil … [Read more...]
For more than four decades, the Porsche 911 has been deemed an automotive icon and the epitome of the sports car. That means that the launch of the new Type 991 is an important event for the Porsche Museum Stuttgart as well. As a curtain raiser for 2012, the new generation is being welcomed as part of a major special exhibition from 31 January to 20 May, 2012 under the banner "911 Identity". … [Read more...]
A museum dedicated to Enzo Ferrari and motorsport will open March 10, 2012 in Modena, Italy. The Enzo Ferrari House Museum will open its doors to the public with an exhibition titled, “The Origins of the Myth" that will explore the story of Enzo Ferrari the man, the driver and the constructor.“It is with great satisfaction and enthusiasm that, after years of intense work by the Fondazione … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest published 569 stories in 2011 for an average of nearly 11 per week. They included timely coverage of auctions, events, rallies and vintage races, in addition to profiles of cars, collections, races and much more. Thankfully, our readers enjoyed a few of them...Based upon page views attributed to each story, our initial photo gallery from the Pebble Beach Concours was the most … [Read more...]
A husband-and-wife team from Great Britain recently completed a remarkable trip around the world in a rare 1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe. Geoffrey and Hilary Herdman finished the adventure in 16 months during which time they covered more than 33,000 miles.To celebrate this achievement, the Royal Automobile Club, of which Herdman is a member, has put their Bristol 405, registration 10 DPG, on … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back in the New Year with the latest and greatest from the classic car world, including previews of Arizona Auction Week, a profile of the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona by Louis Galanos and much more.In the interim, we will update the site each day next week with stories that--for whatever reason--were not published in a … [Read more...]
Several prominent cars from the famed Ralph Lauren Collection are currently offered for sale, and at prices that will make you jump for your wallet. For a mere $9,500, you can have your choice between the Ferrari 250 GTO, Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, McLaren F1 GTR or Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. The only catch is that they are offered in 1:8 scale...The headline cars in Mr. Lauren's private … [Read more...]
By Will SilkSpark Models has been around for a little over a decade now, and recently the company released a 1:43 scale replica of Porsche’s all new GT3R Hybrid racing car. Selecting the GT3R Hybrid to model in 1:43 scale offers Porsche enthusiasts the opportunity to snatch what is probably the most technologically innovative car to ever emerge from the Stuttgart firm.The 997 GT3R … [Read more...]
A 1965 Lotus 35 Climax powered Tasman Series/Formula 2 race car has been added to the collection of automobiles at the LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM), courtesy of a donation by John and Marilyn Dimmer.ACM, set to hold its grand opening in June 2012, took delivery of the race car in time to show it off during their “Hard Hat & High Heels” gala September 24, 2011 at the Museum site, … [Read more...]
By Edward LenahanAmong the many reasons to read Michael Cannell’s newest novel “The Limit,” which accurately reanimates the 1961 Formula One world championship with sharp writing and fastidious research, none is so important or rare as the book’s honest portrayal of frailty in those too often romanticized as superhuman.It’s no secret that books and movies about auto racing have … [Read more...]
Margie McNally Petersen, wife of Robert E. Petersen and co-founding benefactor of the Petersen Automotive Museum, passed away at her home in Beverly Hills, California on November 25, 2011. Her passing was due to a long and valiant battle with breast cancer. She was 76. Margie Petersen was born and raised in New York and was a top professional model having appeared on hundreds of magazine … [Read more...]
All three of the major endurance races will celebrate notable anniversaries in 2012. The most famous race of them all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will celebrate its 80th running in 2012, while in America both the Rolex 24 Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring race will celebrate key anniversaries as well.In 1923, no fewer than 33 cars entered the First Grand Prix d’Endurance des 24 Heures, a … [Read more...]
British enthusiast Martyn Corfield aims to revive the pre-war British car marque Atalanta Motors by producing a new traditionally coach-built Atalanta.With more than just a gentle nod to Atalanta’s heritage, it is the objective of this venture to bring this innovative pre-war sports car concept up-to-date, by acknowledging 72 years of automotive evolution, yet remaining true in spirit and … [Read more...]
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Outbound Enforcement Team (OET) at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport seized a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo that was reported stolen in Las Vegas, Nevada nearly 23 years ago.CBP officers discovered the vehicle after targeting and examining a container scheduled to be exported to the Netherlands. … [Read more...]
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