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.
Photos, event coverage, news and information on the many events that make up the Monterey Classic Car Week, held annually each August in California.
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...]
The 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will be held August 17-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, again serving as one of the anchor events of Monterey Classic Car Week.While the 2012 races will feature the Shelby Cobra in celebration of its 50th anniversary, a host of other classes will also be the focus of the historic races. New race groups for 2012 include 1974-1990 Stock Cars with disc … [Read more...]
RM Auctions, Portola Plaza, Monterey, California, August 19-20, 2011Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction EditorRM Auctions pulled off an unprecedented feat at Monterey in 2011, selling five eight-cylinder supercharged Mercedes-Benzes in a single night.They weren’t mundane cars, either – if the term “mundane” can be applied to any 500K or 540K. There were two … [Read more...]
By Tim ScottMy infatuation with the Ferrari marque goes back to the 1970s, and my ‘formative’ years. As a poorly eleven year-old, stricken by appendicitis and hospital-bound, my dear Mother’s approach to a quick and happy recovery was to arrange for me to sit in a 308 GT4 on a local dealer’s forecourt. A red Ferrari paddock jacket duly followed that Christmas.Fast forward … [Read more...]
Bonhams & Butterfields, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, California, August 18-19, 2011Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction EditorThe Bonhams Quail Lodge auction during Monterey Week, August 18-19, 2011, was marked by several important transactions.The sale’s top one, the BMW 507 for just over $1 million (with commission) was particularly noteworthy. It was almost exactly the same … [Read more...]
The Quail Life—Up Close at the 2011 Motorsports GatheringStory by William Edgar Photography by William Edgar and NotedArriving somewhat after the mid-August Rolex Circle of Champions Best of Show winner rolled onto, and off of, the awards ramp at The Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, California—this article comes as an “up-close” companion to Sports Car Digest’s more timely, … [Read more...]
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, August 20-21, 2011Report by Rick Carey, Auction EditorThe 2011 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction was a milestone in car collecting, let alone one in collector car auctions.In two evenings Gooding recorded $78 million in sales, 84.25% sold and set the two most important auction records: … [Read more...]
The Little Car Show was held Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in Pacific Grove, California, as part of the larger Monterey Classic Car Week.The Little Car Show is limited to 60 gas-powered micro, mini and arcane vehicles under 1,601cc, in addition to any and all electric vehicles. The second annual event was followed by a tour/parade around Pacific Grove’s scenic waterfront and beaches beginning … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction EditorMecum is the newcomer to the Monterey auction scene.They secured the Hyatt location – abundant greensward for display, a generous convention center for headquarters, food service that parallels Pebble Beach at half PB’s exalted prices, ample (free!) parking on the Hyatt’s fairways – only two years ago.Mecum’s is a different theme … [Read more...]
By Stephen MitchellMy pilgrimage to Pebble Beach this year was memorable for many reasons. My purpose in attending was to shoot footage of the Ferrari 250 GTOs that would be the feature attraction--for me, at least--of the event for inclusion in my on-going GTO documentary. The cars looked great and each of them was recognizable by their distinguishing detail differences unlike another Ferrari … [Read more...]
The Legends of the Autobahn 2011 was held Friday, August 19th at the Rancho Canada Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. The second annual all-German marque Concours saw several hundred Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and BMW entrants on the show field, making it one of the larger events of Monterey Classic Car Week.Notable Mercedes-Benz at Legends of the Autobahn 2012 included Steve Thomas' replica … [Read more...]
The 2011 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was held August 19-21 at the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. A strong entry list of 550 historic automobiles competed in 17 groups running the gamut from Pre-1940 Sports Racing and Touring Cars to 1981-1989 FIA Manufacturer's Championship & IMSA GTPs. Jaguar was the featured marque at the 2011 event, … [Read more...]
The Russo and Steele Monterey 2011 auction was held August 18-20 at the Marriott Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in total sales of $8.5 million and a 64% sell-through rate.The 11th annual Russo and Steele Monterey "Sports and Muscle" event saw a record increase in bidders--both domestic and international--and a strong 22% increase in its sales rate from 2010. The Monterey 2011 event … [Read more...]
The 2011 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was, as always, held the third Sunday of August on the majestic 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.The 61st edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance honored Mercedes-Benz and 125 years of the Automobile, Stutz Centennial, 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GTO, Edwardian Rolls-Royce Silver … [Read more...]
Mecum Auctions held their third annual Monterey Auction on August 18-20, 2011 at the Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey California, resulting in nearly $25 million in gross sales and a 65% sell-through rate.More than 700 vehicles crossed the auction block at 2011 Mecum Monterey, headlined by the top sale of the 1931 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special for a hammer price of $2 million. Mecum said the … [Read more...]
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