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 inaugural Istanbul Concours d'Elegance will be held 22-23 June 2013 at the Kucuksu Mansion in Istanbul. The first Concours in Turkey will draw upon the long history of Concours d'Elegance that started in the 1920s with horseless carriages gathering in the world's top locations. A total of 30 automobiles from the USA, Switzerland, UK, Greece, Italy, and Turkey will be competing in the 2013 … [Read more...]
The Barrington Concours d'Elegance 2013 will be held July 12-14 at the Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington, Illinois. The 7th annual event will feature a selection of classic French Avions Voisins on display for the first time in the Midwest, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum. “It’s an honor to host this extraordinary exhibit of Avions Voisins from the collection of Peter Mullin … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2013 was staged Saturday, May 4th at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel, California. A crowd of more than 2,000 enthusiasts and collectors enjoyed the more than 230 motorcycles from the pre- and post-war era on display during the fifth annual event. The daylong celebration of motorcycle heritage also honored special guest and … [Read more...]
Lo Stile Mille Miglia Concorso 2013 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The middle of May always stands for the Mille Miglia, yet in 2013 there was a small surprise waiting. Held in honour of Aymo Maggi, the creator of the Mille Miglia, there was for the first time a Concorso d'Eleganza held out the outskirts of Brescia. Located in an old palazzo that used to belong to the Maggi family … [Read more...]
The inaugural Warren Classic and Supercar Show was held Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at the historic Warren Golf and Country Club in Essex, England. The one-day event, staged amidst the 350-acre scenic estate in the hamlet of Woodham Walter, celebrated the 50th anniversary year of the Porsche 911 and Lamborghini, plus the centenary year of Aston Martin. … [Read more...]
The organisers of last year's successful Windsor Castle Concours announced a new location for the 2013 edition of the event. The St James’s Concours of Elegance will take place from September 5-7 in the gardens of the 300 year-old Royal Palace Marlborough House, which is adjacent to the Mall and St. James's Palace, the official residence of the Sovereign. In just one year, the UK's Concours … [Read more...]
The inaugural Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance was held May 3-5, 2013 at the Pinehurst Resort and Golf Club in North Carolina, the birthplace of golf in the United States. The famous fairways played host to a field of 118 classic automobiles displayed on the first holes of courses #3 and #5, with the historic portion of the clubhouse providing a stately backdrop. The more than 5,000 spectators who … [Read more...]
The class list was released for the 2013 Salon Prive Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for 4-6 September in Syon Park in London. The three-day event in the style of an English Garden Party in West London will see an interesting mix of anniversaries and one-offs celebrated this year. … [Read more...]
The Elegance at Hershey 2013 will be staged June 14-16 at the historic Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania. The Elegance is a series of antique and vintage lifestyle events for charity that include two-days of vintage race car competition, a cocktail party and dinner and the main event, a Concours d'Elegance in the formal gardens at the Hotel Hershey. The highlight of the Fathers' Day weekend of … [Read more...]
Andy Rooney, the outspoken "60 Minutes" television commentator was a passionate "car guy." Who would have guessed? He lived in Rowayton, Connecticut, and his station car was a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, a class of car known at the time as a "hybrid." Not the politically correct electric/gasoline hybrids of today; Rooney's Sunbeam was Brit-built but was powered by a hot 289-hp American Ford V8. … [Read more...]
The Techno Classica Essen 2013 was held 10-14 April at the Messe Essen exhibition centre in Essen, Germany. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Techno Classica saw a staggering 193,400 visitors enjoying the 1,250 exhibitors from over 30 nations that displayed classic automobiles, motorsport, motorcycles, automobilia, art, literature and accessories, tuning and restoration services and much … [Read more...]
Brian Redman was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club at the "RRDC Evening with Brian Redman" in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, April 18, 2013, prior to the running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. A crowd of 350 people representing all forms of motorsports, from NHRA to INDYCAR and sports car racing, turned out to celebrate the racing legend. This was the RRDC's fifth … [Read more...]
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will host StarFest 2013 on May 18-22 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The event will bring together technical experts in the fields of restoration, maintenance and performance for four days of seminars and workshops. "StarTech is MBCA's longest-running national event," according to William West Hopper, National StarTech Committee Chairperson. … [Read more...]
Lincoln will feature prominently on the official poster for the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for Sunday, August 18th on the grounds of Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. When Edsel B. Ford II came upon the 1956 Lincoln Continental MK II last year, he admired the long lines and elegant custom styling of the automobile, but he didn't immediately recognize it. Imagine his … [Read more...]
Photos by Lili Rahmati The inaugural Ventura Farms Concours was staged Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Lake Sherwood, California. The event was held at the 2,200-acre Ventura Farms, owned by David H. Murdock, Chairman and CEO of Dole and Castle and Cooke. The non-judged 2013 Ventura Farms Concours featured vintage automobiles from various prominent museums and collectors, in addition to displays … [Read more...]
