Twenty Lamborghini Espada and Islero models gathered on 7 September 2018 in Perugia, Italy to tour the region in celebration of their 50th anniversary. It was 1968 when the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese presented its first four-seater (Espada) and the evolution of its 2+2 (Islero). The tour route covered almost 800 km, crossing through Umbria, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. The colorful Lamborghinis cruised over … [Read more...]
Porsche 919 Meets Its Predecessor
At its final huge public appearance on the “919 Tribute Tour”, the record-breaking Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo met a historic counterpart -- the Porsche 917/30 from 1973. The two racing cars were in the circle of stars at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI, the world's biggest meeting of historic and current racing and road going Porsche cars. The sixth edition of this event took place September 27-30, 2018 at the … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia USA 2018 – Report and Photos
For the first time, the famous 1000 Miglia brought its endurance race outside the Italian borders and to the United States from October 25-27, 2018. In conjunction with the Italian Embassy and the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA featured a taste of the event once dubbed by Enzo Ferrari as “the most beautiful car race in the world.” The last day the classic car rally covered more than … [Read more...]
New Pre-War Race for Goodwood Members Meeting
The 2019 Goodwood Members Meeting will feature an all-new race for pre-1930 vintage racing cars, titled the John Duff Trophy. An inductee of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, and one of the first ‘Bentley Boys’, John Duff was not only the first Canadian to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours, but the only Canadian to take overall victory there, winning the 1924 race for Bentley alongside Frank Clement. As well as … [Read more...]
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2018 – Report and Photos
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2018 was held Sunday 4th November in London, celebrating the anniversary of the original 1896 Emancipation Run. As an unseasonably mild London was still covered by darkness, nearly 400 pioneering veteran cars, their intrepid drivers and plucky passengers gathered in Hyde Park waiting for daybreak to signal the start of this year's Veteran Car Run. It’s now more than 120 years … [Read more...]
Introducing SCD Garage
A funny thing happened while writing about the sports car world: we started selling cars. It began slowly at first. One reader sought a Talbot-Lago and another was selling a 289 Cobra. We made a few phone calls. Sent a few e-mails. Pretty soon, cars were coming and going quickly, word was spreading and our newsletter (and inboxes) were filling with readers actively looking to buy and sell a host of … [Read more...]
Modena Cento Ore 2018 – Report and Photos
The Modena Cento Ore 2018 was staged June 5-9 in Italy, highlighted by three circuit races and 11 special stages over 800 km of roads in four days of driving. A total of 107 cars from 19 marques participated in this year's event, with competitors from 18 countries. Created in 2000, the 'Cento Ore' is a Competition or Regularity rally held on scenic routes with circuit races, hillclimbs on closed roads and unique … [Read more...]
Maserati at the 2018 Goodwood Revival
Maserati played a role in the celebrations at the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Revival, staged September 7-9, 2018 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. Over twenty classic Maserati models competed in races across the 2018 Goodwood Revival, including a 3500 GT, 300S, A6GCS and several examples of the 250F. Maserati cars took to the circuit in the Kinrara Trophy, Goodwood Trophy, Freddie March Memorial … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Offered at Auction
A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta will be offered at the Artcurial Retromobile 2019 sale, scheduled for 8 February in Paris during Retromobile Week. Alfa Romeo was the only pre-war manufacturer that could compete with the power of the big German constructors. Having won all the most important races, the firm decided to share this success with its private customers by creating road-going versions of its … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary auction was staged October 27, 2018 at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting in $25.8 million in total sales and a 92 percent sell-through rate. The single-marque sale celebrated 70 years of Porsche at the home of Porsche Cars North America. The offering of 63 of privately-owned Porsche models was led by a 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar, one of three … [Read more...]
IMSA Featured at 2019 Monterey Reunion
Fifty years of IMSA will be celebrated at the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 15-18 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The Monterey Car Week event will feature International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) history with a variety of race cars and personalities from throughout the series' 50-year history. “To be the featured marque of the 2019 Rolex Monterey … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at the 2018 Le Mans Classic
The 2018 Le Mans Classic was a wonderful display of reuniting many historic race cars with the tracks that made the famous. One of the top vintage car racing events worldwide, this year’s event hosted 700 historic cars and more than 1,000 drivers at the venue of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The number of historic racing cars that continues to increase event after event, drivers coming from all … [Read more...]
Ferrari 290 MM Offered at Auction
A Ferrari 290 MM campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari will headline the RM Sotheby's Petersen Automotive Museum auction, scheduled for 8 December 2018 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The fully matching-numbers, Ferrari Classiche-certified racer was piloted by an assortment of factory team drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Peter Collins, Wolfgang von Trips, Olivier Gendebien, Eugenio … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia 2019 Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the Mille Miglia 2019, scheduled for 15-18 May on the historic secondary roads of Italy. The race celebrating the famed endurance road race will be run over the traditional Brescia-Rome-Brescia route, passing over 1,000 miles of Italy's most beautiful regions. New for 2019, the 37th annual retrospective edition will be limited to 430 vehicles. The decision to restrict the number of … [Read more...]
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 2018 – Photos
The Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 2018 event welcomed over 5,500 guests for the last Scramble of the year, with a selection of vintage, classic, modern and racing cars attending and bringing a vast crowd of automotive enthusiasts to 348-acre former Royal Air Force base in the heart of England. An array of cars was in attendance, making it the largest October event yet. A heady mix of automotive … [Read more...]
