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.
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from the April 1971 issue of Road & Track is an example of one of the great GT cars of the day: The Aston Martin DB4. The DB4 made its big debut at the 1958 London Motor Show, and the beautiful new car on the Aston Martin stand represented an important step for the company during the celebrated David Brown era. … [Read more...]
What is your favorite race car that participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans? The Bentley Speed Six of 1930, the Ferrari 166 MM that took the checkers in 1949, the Ford GT40 from 1969, the dominating Porsche 956 from 1982 or was it one of the modern Audis? Now, you get to be part of the voice to select the most iconic cars to race at Le Mans. As part of the 90th anniversary celebration of the 24 … [Read more...]
Work has begun on a 1,000 square metre (10,760 square foot) extension to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, just behind the existing main building. Construction will not interfere with normal opening hours for visitors but will increase the Museum’s exhibition space to a total of 3,500 square metres (37,675 square feet) by Spring 2013. In recent weeks, the Ferrari Museum in Maranello has … [Read more...]
Review by Wallace Wyss Now that even the 1966 Shelby GT350 is worth over $150,000 it is more important than ever that there be a single source to carry around to "authenticate" Shelby Mustangs that come up for sale through private sales or public auctions. Greg Kolasa’s new book The Definitive Shelby Mustang Guide: 1965-1970 by CarTech goes a long way toward being that one book you can carry … [Read more...]
Review by Rick Carey, Auction Editor In the fast-changing world of collector car values it’s good to reflect from time-to-time on where the market has been, where it is and where it is going. The annual Classic Car Auction Yearbook rings that bell with a yearly recap of the top sales in the collector car market. Published in mid-fall, the Classic Car Auction Yearbook recaps the … [Read more...]
An exhibition of Art Deco automobiles will be displayed at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 14 through September 15, 2013. The exhibition, entitled Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, will be on view in the Center’s Ingram Gallery. Inspired by the Frist Center’s historic Art Deco building, Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles will feature automobiles … [Read more...]
The Silver Arrows Gala opened 11 October 2012 at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The exhibition, which is open to the public, showcases the original Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows of the 1930s, in addition to their famed racing histories. The six exhibits on display in the "Silver Arrows 1934–1939" exhibition in the large hall of the Louwman Museum comprise the racing cars W 25, W … [Read more...]
Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) launched the new Volvo Heritage Club on November 1st, 2012 as a way to recognize and celebrate long-term or high-mileage owners. Membership in the Volvo Heritage Club will be granted to anyone who meets one of these eligibility requirements: … [Read more...]
A motorsport photographer has raised £7,000 for charity in the last 18 months, by donating the profits from the sale of his books, which feature much of the action from two historic motor racing series run by Motor Racing Legends. Photographer John Retter is a stalwart supporter of Teenage Cancer Trust and, over the last two years, he has created a limited-edition series of books of his … [Read more...]
An exhibition honoring the epic Ferrari and Maserati battles opened on October 15th, 2012 at the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Modena, Italy. At the inaugural "The Great Challenges-Ferrari and Maserati" display, visitors will get to see nineteen historic race cars that were selected to represent the two manufacturers and their rich racing history. … [Read more...]
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from May 1972 issue of Road & Track is a fine example of one of the most lusted after Porsches of them all: The 356 Speedster with the four-cam Carrera motor. In 1972 this Carrera was just a used, out of date sports car, and in this ad it is priced accordingly. Today, Carreras of course command top dollar as the kings of the 356 line. If … [Read more...]
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is bringing to life the Mille Miglia, the legendary Italian 1,000-mile road race. The special exhibition, “Mille Miglia – Passion and Rivalry”, which opened on 10 October 2012, presents fascinating racing sports cars from Mercedes-Benz and competitor vehicles built by Italian manufacturers. A total of nine vehicles are on display. … [Read more...]
For its fourteenth year of celebrating Legends of Motorsport, the Petersen Automotive Museum, along with the Checkered Flag 200 Group, will present a “Tribute to George Follmer” program to be held at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 8, 2012 beginning with cocktails at 6:00 p.m. The evening’s festivities will include a gallery display of George Follmer-centric race … [Read more...]
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy will feature an exhibit focused on Sergio Pininfarina’s great Ferraris, starting Saturday, 27th October 2012. Visitors will not only get to see the most beautiful Ferraris designed by the famous studio in Turin over 60 years in collaboration with the Prancing Horse, but also get to know the man who knew how to develop cars with dedication and … [Read more...]
A new world record was established for the biggest parade of Ferraris ever organised. Confirmed as a Guinness World Record, a parade of 964 Ferrari cars drove around Silverstone Circuit for Ferrari Racing Days on Saturday 15 September 2012. Having previously set a record of 385 cars at Silverstone in 2007, the record then transferred to Japan in 2008 when Ferrari owners there achieved a parade … [Read more...]
