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.
Enzo Ferrari is best known for the cars that bear his name, but his fall-outs with employees and customers are also well documented. One of the most dramatic of these happened in the winter of 1961/1962 when a large number of key personnel left. Among them were engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, and 1961 Formula 1 world champion Phil Hill. Shortly after their departure the rogue group … [Read more...]
1971 Lola T-222 For Sale Details: 509 ci 897 hp Kinsler injected Chevrolet V8 and Hewland 5-speed; Red and White (same scheme as raced in 1971)Price: The asking price is $275,000Market: There were approximately five to seven Lola T222 built, depending on the source. Needless to say, these do not come on the market very often so prices are hard to attain. We do know that Bonhams … [Read more...]
Liuzzi Hails "Amazing" Slick Tires – Vitantonio Liuzzi hailed Bridgestone's slick tires as "amazing" after testing with them for the first time at Barcelona yesterday.The Force India test driver was working with a 2009 aero configuration, with a lot less downforce in his car, but with the new slicks introduced by Bridgestone for this test.Liuzzi, who did not try the slicks in their first … [Read more...]
1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce Race Car For SaleDetails: 1600 race engine built by Dan Marvin; Twin 40 DCOE Webers; Sperry Stage V head; aluminum flywheel; headers and race exhaust, remote filter, oil cooler (engine and carbs are original to the car). $45,000 asking price.Source/Location: Alfa Romeo Bulletin Board; car is located in California.Seller Comments: "The car has … [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...]
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...]
Porsche Wins at Sebring - For the first time since 1988, Porsche takes the overall victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring, ending Audis eight-year overall winning streak.From American Le Mans:The 2007 American Le Mans Series was a magical one for Penske Racing. … [Read more...]
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Vintage Race CarDrivetrain: 1965 327 block, +.030 = 331 CID with reported 410 HP. The engine was freshened up last year with new rings, bearings, heads and aluminum intake. Richmond Super T-10 four speed.Color: Blue/Black (race interior)Miles: N/AOther Information: Reportedly weighs 2,800 lbs, meaning 6.83 lbs for every HP. Fast. Seller claims that $10,000 … [Read more...]
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