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.
New Year Meeting 2012 - Starting the Year Off in StyleReport and Photos by Len ClarkeFor auto enthusiasts in Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the end of January means the New Year Meeting, an annual event that brings together an almost unimaginable array of cars and assorted vehicles, both domestic and foreign, for a day of auto-sensory overload. It’s a car lover’s dream.Organized … [Read more...]
A Ferrari 330 GTO will be among the featured entrants at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2012, scheduled for March 9-11 in Amelia Island, Florida.“This is our ‘marque car’,” said Amelia Island Concours founder and Chairman Bill Warner, “It’s the car on our website and, with its deep and pronounced hood bulge, the most recognizable and voluptuous of the GTO breed.” … [Read more...]
The sixth season of the Goodwood Breakfast Club events will see an interesting and eclectic mix of themes for 2012 when Goodwood stages the events on the first Sunday of the month.The Goodwood Breakfast Club will remain free to all visitors. This allows car and motorcycle connoisseurs to enjoy a Sunday morning drive through the quiet West Sussex country roads down to Goodwood, where they are … [Read more...]
A special screening of "The Quest" documentary film will kick start the 2012 Arizona Auction Week festivities on Sunday, January 15 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. This special event will benefit the Chip Miller Charitable Foundation.The documentary “The Quest" chronicles the efforts of a son to fulfill his late father's dream to reunite the first Corvette to win its class at Le Mans in … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Anamit SenThe Cartier "Travel With Style" Concours was held March 12, 2011 in New Delhi, India.Royalty from India and abroad, a philanthropist, Formula One, sports car and aircraft interior designers, a former supermodel who still turns male heads with her daughter, a singer, a French actor, a British newspaper editor, a trio of Americans – two industrialists and a … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest was lucky to have Tim Scott of Fluid Images document the 2011 edition of the Kuwait Concours d'Elegance, held February 2nd to 6th on the Marina World complex in Kuwait City. Organized by the Kuwait Historical, Vintage & Classic Cars Museum, the well-received event was spread out over several days, with each day offering excellent events like the American Muscle and Bella Italia. … [Read more...]
The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held August 28th at the Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame, California.Each car was judged to the standards of the Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance from guidelines established by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and by the appropriate car clubs consulted by officials for this event. Automobiles were evaluated for authenticity, … [Read more...]
By Dennis GrayThe Danville Concours d'Elegance 2011 was held September 17-18 on the streets of historic downtown Danville, California. The 7th annual event weekend included a traditional Concours, plus a Tour d'Elegance rally and Dinner d'Elegance celebration at the Blackhawk Museum.Headline entrants at the 2011 Danville Concours d'Elegance included the 1959 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk II; … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Leigh DorringtonThe 2011 Louisville Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs benefitting Brooklawn Child and Family Services provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the 1915 Duesenberg racing car of Joe Freeman to be driven on the historic Churchill Downs track.The Duesenberg is one of five team cars built by brothers Fred and Augie Duesenberg between 1913-1916 … [Read more...]
The 2012 Salon Prive Concours d'Elegance will be held on the grounds of Syon Park in London from 5th-7th September. The September date represents another change for Salon Prive, as 2011 saw the event relocate to Syon House in West London from the Hurlingham Club, in addition to moving forward to June from its traditional July slot.David Bagley, co-founder of Salon Prive commented, "The move to … [Read more...]
A Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe (CSX2299) will be among the featured cars at the 2012 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 9-11 on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. The Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe will be part of the 36 Hours of Florida Class at the 17th annual event.There were just … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Ben DillonSpeed Style Beauty was held 25-27 November 2011 at the Portside Wharf in Brisbane, Australia.Speed Style Beauty, a display of rolling art from over a century of car design got off to a strong start as one of Australia’s newest but most impressive car shows with vehicles as diverse and disparate as a 1910 Brush and a 2011 Ferrari California on display all in … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de JagerThe Belgian Racing Legends exhibition is currently held at Autoworld located in Jubel Park in the centre of Brussels, Belgium. The exposition, focused on the Belgian gentlemen drivers and their cars, will continue until 15 January 2012.One of the key features with setting up Belgian Racing Legends was to honor the late Jacques Swaters and his exploits … [Read more...]
Report by Martin SwigWhat a recovery! Two and three years ago, the Detroit manufacturers were almost dead, and their exhibit spaces reflected that. The Los Angeles Auto Show was alive in 2011. Domestic and import manufacturers have a ton of enticing new product.As you wander through thinking “which one would I buy?” you can’t narrow it down to just one. The Toyota/Subaru joint … [Read more...]
The 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be held Sunday, August 19th on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.The 62nd annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has begun the search for 200 of the finest automobiles and motorcycles. Features for the 2012 event include Maharaja Cars and the marques of Mercer and Fiat. Special classes will recognize … [Read more...]
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