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.
The Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will stage its 18th annual art show at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 8-10 in Amelia Island, Florida. Visitors to the show will experience an array of automotive artworks in a variety of mediums including oil, watercolors, acrylics, wood, pen and ink, clay and metal. Established in 1983, AFAS currently boasts 25 … [Read more...]
A class of Lamborghinis will undoubtedly make their presence known at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for March 8-10 in Amelia Island, Florida. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini, the rare Miura Roadster will be among the headline entries at the 18th annual event. The historic roadster will be joined by its contemporary, the Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster, a … [Read more...]
North Carolina business leader and noted automotive collector Bob Ingram was named honorary chairman of the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for May 3-5, 2013 at the 118-year-old Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The first-ever Concours event at the Pinehurst Resort will feature a staging of 118 automobiles, some valued at more than $2 million. Tickets go on … [Read more...]
The Cavallino Classic 2013 was staged January 22-27 at the Breakers Resort Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2013, this six-day gathering for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts saw participants and their 400 Ferraris attending from the U.S. and Europe. The first event of the gathering is the Cavallino Classic Competition, a two-day track meet at Palm Beach … [Read more...]
On its own merit, the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is shaping up as the one of the best in the eighteen years of the Florida event. With celebrations of the Porsche 911, Ford GT40, the cars of Harry Miller and others, there are more than enough reasons to visit this year's Concours. And now, there's another with the addition of a new show on Saturday preceding the main event on … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Csaba Kiss If a combat aircraft is what receives you, it's better to run like hell. But not in the case of the Mirage V M5BD exposed in front of the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center – this particular, as remarkable as frightening ex-war machine actually serves as an invitation for everybody to attend one of the biggest classic car shows and trade in the world: Salon … [Read more...]
The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO of Charles Nearburg was named winner of this year's Louis Vuitton Classic Concours Award, announced during Retromobile Week on 5th February 2013 at Le Pre Catelan in Paris. Since 2005, the Louis Vuitton Classic Concours Award is given to an automobile judged "Best of the Best" by the jury of specialists at Louis Vuitton. … [Read more...]
The Concorso di Motociclette 2013 will be held 24-26 May on the grounds of Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. As part of the established Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, the Concours for classic motorcycles first joined the famed automotive show in 2011. The event returns in 2013, again taking place on the grounds of Villa Erba not far from Villa d'Este, providing fans of historic … [Read more...]
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2013 will be held Sunday, August 18th on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. The 63rd annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin, the 50th anniversaries of Lamborghini and the Porsche 911, in addition to honoring Custom Lincoln, Simplex, Vanvooren Coachwork, BMW 507 and … [Read more...]
For the second year in a row, a new event will be staged during the Amelia Island Concours weekend. Replacing the Concorso Atlantico event from 2012, the inaugural Festivals of Speed Amelia Island will be held Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the renovated Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Florida. While Concorso Atlantico was designated for vehicles of Italian heritage, the Festivals of Speed will … [Read more...]
The 2013 edition of the Legends of Riverside Racing Film Festival and Gala will be staged March 23rd at the Riverside International Automotive Museum in Riverside, California. The fifth annual event will honor racing great Bob Bondurant. Bondurant started in his teen years racing motorcycles and in 1956 he switched to sports car racing with a Corvette and won the West Coast B-Production … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Tim Surman The Autosport International Show 2013 was held 10th to 13th January at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. Each year the motorsport world heads to Birmingham for the Autosport International Show. After the winter break it's a chance for all connected with motorsport to meet under one roof, meet new people and old friends, see the latest gear, announce a new deal and maybe … [Read more...]
A key part of Ford Motor Company’s heritage returns home as a Model A built in 1903 is again with the Ford family, kicking off the yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of company founder Henry Ford. Considered the oldest surviving Ford vehicle, the 1903 Model A was unveiled to Ford Motor Company employees by Executive Chairman Bill Ford, who purchased the vehicle at an … [Read more...]
A series of monthly "Driving Demonstration Days" have been scheduled for 2013 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Demo Days, which began in 2009, feature rare racing sports cars from the Simeone collection being driven on a three-acre lot in back of the Museum. The Simeone Museum is one of the few museums in the world where visitors can see and … [Read more...]
The Concours d'Elegance of America 2013 will be held Sunday, July 28th at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Michigan. The 35th annual event will honor a wide variety of featured classes, including Detroit Iron: Cadillac, Chrysler, Lincoln and Packard; Indianapolis Iron: Duesenberg, Marmon and Stutz; London to Brighton; Mercedes-Benz Pagoda and 600; Can-Am; Vintage NASCAR; Porsche 911 - On the … [Read more...]
