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.
From the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, we attend the world’s finest automotive events and concours d'elegance and cover them in dramatic fashion.
The Celebration of Automobiles was held Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. The second annual event paid tribute to the heritage of automotive development at the famed track for more than 100 years.Held in conjunction with the Indianapolis 500, the Celebration of Automobiles 2012 featured approximately 200 classic cars from 1920 to '70 on display among some of … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Csaba KissVelodrome – according to the dictionary definition, it is an arena for track cycling, which features steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. Just like in the case of the more than hundred years old Millenaris Sports Center in the heart of Budapest, but with one major difference – recently, this … [Read more...]
The Louisville Concours d'Elegance 2012 will be held October 5-7 at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.John Carlson, permanent chief class judge at the Pebble Beach Concours, will return as chief judge for this year's Louisville Concours. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis GrayThe Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2012 was held Saturday, May 5th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, California. More than 1,500 motorcycle enthusiasts and collectors attended the celebration, which showcased 250 motorcycles from the past, present and concepts for the future.The 4th annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering celebrated the Evolution … [Read more...]
Organizers of the Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance announced there will be no 2012 edition of the event after the loss of its location at the Fairfield County Hunt Club. After months of evaluating numerous alternative venues and show formats, the organizers of the event made the decision to not host an event this year.Bill Scheffler, Chairman of the Fairfield County Concours Consulting … [Read more...]
The Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance 2012 will feature the Ford Motel T as its honored marque when the event returns to the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island on November 4th.The 11th annual Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance will include 23 distinct classes including Brass Era, Classic, Sports and Micro Cars while celebrating America-made vehicles in 10 of those … [Read more...]
The Ford Cobra Shelby Reunion was held Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at the NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California.Celebrating the Shelby Cobra, the Reunion brought together an amazing group of former Shelby employees, racing legends and Ford Cobra Shelby aficionados. More than 1,000 spectators participated in the day-long festivities which included a Show-n-Shine display, a racing … [Read more...]
The Keeneland Concours d'Elegance 2012 will be held Saturday, July 21st on the grounds of the historic Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The 9th annual event will feature a field of more than 150 classic automobiles and motorcycles.This year's event will feature Packard, divided into pre-war and post-war classes, in addition to the Motorcycle Preservation Class and the Racing Class … [Read more...]
The 2012 edition of the Glenmoor Gathering will be held September 14-16 on the grounds of the Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio.Several 1948 Tucker Automobiles will be part of the show field at the 2012 Glenmoor Gathering, including an unrestored Tucker from the Gilmore Car Museum Collection. A total of 51 cars were built before production stopped and most of them survive today. The … [Read more...]
The 2012 edition of the Quail Motorsports Gathering will be staged Friday, August 17th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, California. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, the "Quail" will again offer interesting and important automobiles and motorcycles displayed in an intimate garden-party setting."Since its founding 10 years ago, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has stayed true … [Read more...]
The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2012 will be held Sunday, May 20th on the grounds of the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California.The fourth annual event will celebrate the craftsmanship of French coachbuilders such as Figoni & Falaschi, Saoutchik and Chapron, in addition to Italian designers such as Bertone, Zagato and Vignale. Cord automobiles will also be featured in … [Read more...]
The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller was named winner of the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award.The Louis Vuitton Classic Award is given annually to an automobile judged Best of the Best by the jury of specialists at Louis Vuitton. … [Read more...]
The Auto Italia Concours 2012 will be held Sunday 3rd June on the grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, UK. With a strong display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats, Abarths, Lancias, among others, the annual Italian Concours has grown into a top-tier event for fans of Italian marques.Lining up on the immaculate Leicestershire lawns will be a strong selection of the … [Read more...]
Ed Gilbertson will retire as Chief Judge after the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and Chris Bock, celebrating his 50th year at the event, will step into that role. "The success of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is directly linked to the quality of cars on our show field and the manner in which they are judged," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Ian McLeodThe third annual Monte-Carlo Concours d'Elegance was held Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the fantastic location of Hercules Port in the Principality of Monaco. The event is an integral part of Monaco Motor Legends International Trade Fair for Collectors and Professionals of Vintage Cars which ran from March 8-11th.The 2012 Monte Carlo Concours was scheduled … [Read more...]
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