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.
1960 Lotus Elite Series II For SaleDetails: 1200cc inline Coventry Climax 4 cylinder with twin Weber 40 DCOE; close ratio ZF 4-speed; White with Blue Stripe and grey interior; Seller Fantasy Junction is asking $85,000Market: The 2008 May – August Cars That Matter Price Guide advocates a $37,200 - $63,700 range. Seller Comments: "This particular example is a superbly restored … [Read more...]
Speed and Barrett-Jackson Reach Extended Partnership Agreement – The world's premier collector car auction company, Barrett-Jackson, and SPEED , the definitive motorsports and automotive lifestyle network, have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract to continue live broadcasts of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Events in Scottsdale, Ariz., and West Palm Beach, Fla., and extend coverage … [Read more...]
IRL New Era Begins - Pyrotechnics boomed above Turn 4, members of 3 Doors Down gave the "start your engines" command, and drivers followed the Honda Accord Safety Car to the ethanol green flag.As a new era began in American open-wheel racing – holding the promise of expansive growth and exposure under the unified IndyCar Series banner – enthusiastic fans and series officials held a … [Read more...]
A Little Incentive – Lewis Hamilton has been promised a $4 million McLaren supercar for free - if he wins the world titles this year. The 23-year-old British driver told The Sun newspaper that he first clapped eyes on the ultra-rare McLaren LM in the team's F1 factory ten years ago. "When I first went to McLaren it was there and I fell in love with it," he said of the orange LM, one of only … [Read more...]
IndyCar Offers Unique Onboard Video – The unified IndyCar series kicks off this weekend at the Auto Insurance Indy 300 from Homestead-Miami Speedway. For the first time in motorsports, some drivers will carry HD onboard cameras that pan 360 degrees, giving viewers a whole different perspective. See for yourself in the preview video below. From IndyCar: Scott Goodyear acknowledges that … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest loves a good scuffle. We especially like those involving F1 cars on the razor's edge, and the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix hosted a great last lap scrap between Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and BMW driver Robert Kubica. Watch the videos below and you'll soon agree.The race itself is remembered for the torrential rainfall, which forced the FIA to start the race under the safety … [Read more...]
1967 Maserati Mexico For SaleDrivetrain: 4.7 liter V8 and 5-speed Colors: Beige and Black LeatherPrice: Currently bid to $45,200 with five days left; reserve not met. Seller Forza Motorsports is asking $60,000 on their website.Source/Location: eBay Listing; car is located in Connecticut.Seller Comments: "This Mexico is in beautiful condition throughout. In fact, it's the … [Read more...]
Raikkonen Bounces Back – Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen capitalized on a weekend his Ferrari team had far superior pace in relation to the competition to post his first 2008 win, putting the Finn in the thick of the title charge after a disappointing season opener in Australia one week ago. It was all meant to be a one-two for the Scuderia, but a spin by Felipe Massa helped BMW's … [Read more...]
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo works team between 1967 and 1977. These cars took part for Sport Cars World Championship, Nordic Challenge Cup, Interserie and Can-Am series. A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967, called Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.After winning the first two Formula 1 World Championships in 1950 and 1951, Alfa … [Read more...]
Schumacher Back in Saddle – After testing a Ducati MotoGP bike last year in Valencia, seven time world champion Michael Schumacher again proved he was almost as fast on two wheels as he was on four, when he finished third in a bike race, held at the Hungarian track of Pannonia-Ring on Thursday. Although the majority of the 27 bikers who entered the 10-lap race were enthusiastic amateurs, … [Read more...]
The 1979 French Grand Prix was held on July 1st at the Dijon-Prenois Circuit near Dijon, France.While the race was significant because it was the first victory for a turbocharged car in Formula One, it is remembered more for the intense fight for second place between Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve and Renault driver René Arnoux. Yes, this celebrated battle was not for the win – … [Read more...]
1960 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina CoupeDrivetrain: V12 outside plug engine and 4-speed transmissionColors: Russo Rubino and Tan LeatherOther Information: A pre-purchase inspection was just completed on this disk brake 250 GT coupe. Comments include: Engine – "Compression and leak down is good; oil is clean, no evident oil leaks; the engine runs smooth, no hesitation by acceleration; … [Read more...]
Why Don't You Call Scott Speed? – Scuderia Toro Rosso has been put up for sale, with joint owner Dietrich Mateschitz wanting a new buyer to be in place by the end of next season. The Italian outfit have been surrounded by speculation for months that Mateschitz and fellow shareholder Gerhard Berger were looking at selling the team - although each time this was denied by those involved. However, … [Read more...]
In honor of the 12 Hours of Sebring-winning Porsche RS Spyder, Sports Car Digest highlights the Porsche 917 PA Spyder. While there are several visual similarities between the two racers, most notably the yellow and red paint scheme, the similarities end there, as the Interseries and ALMS race cars are ultimately more different than they are similar. The 917 PA's Shell and RS Spyder's DHL paint … [Read more...]
Patina is defined by Webster's Dictionary as, "an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character." While easy to define, it's harder to describe in relation to cars as one man's patina is another man's garbage. Sports Car Digest loves any and all patina, as, in our opinion, there is nothing better than a car that has lived well and it has the age lines to … [Read more...]
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