The 2019 Mille Miglia featured a selection of classic Bugatti models at the 37th retrospective, which was staged 15-18 May over Italy's secondary roads. This year's "most beautiful race in the world" ended with the participation of 22 Bugattis with many success stories and some withdrawals. The 1927 Bugatti Type 40 of Juan Tonconogy and Barbara Ruffini climbed the podium, reaching the 3rd position in the 1000 … [Read more...]
Ferrari at Le Mans 24 Heures Exhibit
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello opened its new exhibition -- "Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans" -- to celebrate seventy years of Ferrari victories in the world's most famous endurance race. Visitors can look back over the 36 wins recorded on the French track, with the help of some of the cars that competed in the famous races plus multimedia and interactive contents. … [Read more...]
Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2019
Starting with the GP Ice Race in January and ending with the Coppa delle Alpi in December, Sports Car Digest covered a diverse range of historic car races and rallies in 2019. Our award-winning team of photographers took tens of thousands of pictures, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. To celebrate the effect that these photographs have on us as well as the … [Read more...]
Bruce Meyer’s All-American Cruise-In
The Petersen Automotive Museum will host Bruce Meyer's All-American Cruise-In with special programming celebrating Carroll Shelby and "Ford v Ferrari" on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 8 a.m. The Petersen hosts a themed cruise-in the last Sunday of every month. This month, cruise-in attendees will see a wide selection of classic and modern American performance and custom cars with a massive turnout of original … [Read more...]
Five Notable Porsche 917 Liveries
Vivid paintwork and stickers are as much a part of Porsche Motorsport as the boxer engine. While the Porsche 917 race cars featured notable liveries from Martini and Gulf, there are several others that are iconic on their own. The company recently looked back on five historical color combinations from the various 917 models. Porsche 917-001 with green and white color scheme - The first is a true number 1: the car … [Read more...]
Prodrive to Restore Works Race Cars
Prodrive launched a new operation dedicated to the authentication, restoration and support its historic race and rally cars. The creation of Prodrive Legends is a direct response to a rise in requests from vehicle owners to verify the provenance and then restore race and rally cars that Prodrive has constructed over the last three decades. There are also an increasing number of opportunities to race historic … [Read more...]
Remembering Maserati’s ‘Car of Kings’
The Maserati 5000 GT made its debut to great fanfare at the Turin Motor Show in 1959. With its fuel-injected, four-cam V-8 engine derived from the 450S sports racing car, the “Car of Kings" was the fastest road-going automobile of its day. Only 34 cars of this model were built at Maserati's Viale Ciro Menotti plant in Modena, with bodywork added by Italy's top coachbuilders of the period. Reza Pahlavi, the then … [Read more...]
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2019
Between covering auctions, events, rallies and vintage races, in addition to profiling classic cars, collections, races from the golden era and more, 2019 was another busy year at Sports Car Digest. The grand total of stories published to date on SCD eclipsed a staggering (at least for us!) 5,200 articles this year. We again offer sincere thanks to our audience of passionate car enthusiasts for actually reading … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes from the 2019 Spa Classic
The 2019 Spa Classic was held 17-19 May at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The legendary circuit vibrated throughout the weekend at the old cars competing on the famed 4.352 mile, 20-turn track in the Ardennes region. On and off the track, the 9th edition of the Spa Classic fulfilled all its promises setting new records with more than 20,000 spectators enjoying this year's event. In addition to the main gallery, … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes Views from the 2019 Chantilly Concours
The Chantilly Arts and Elegance Richard Mille 2019 was held late June on the grounds of the Domaine de Chantilly in France. The fifth edition of the Chantilly Concours assembled automotive jewels of the past and future in the majestic setting of one of the most beautiful chateaux in France. The Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2019 highlighted several celebrations of different anniversaries: Bentley’s and Ballot’s … [Read more...]
Coppa delle Alpi 2019 – Report and Photos
The Coppa delle Alpi 2019 was staged 4-7 December through some of the most striking mountain passes in Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The first winter regularity rally for vintage cars organised by 1000 Miglia Srl, the team that coordinates the Mille Miglia, the inaugural edition of the Alpine Cup competed through 15 Alpine passes over nearly 1,200 kilometers. The four-day Coppa delle Alpi saw 45 … [Read more...]
Featured Marques at 2020 Pebble Concours
Former Best of Show winners will be among the featured marques at the 70th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for August 16, 2020 in California during Monterey Car Week. “Each of these cars is special in its own right,” said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. “Many were the epitome of elegance in their day, or they exhibited the latest technology. They made history when new -- and they also made … [Read more...]
Mecum Kansas City 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Kansas City 2019 auction was held December 5-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri, resulting in $9 million in total sales and a 70 percent sell-through rate. A total of 410 vehicles were hammered sold during the three-day auction. Both modern and classic cars made a showing in the top-selling spots at the Mecum Kansas City 2019 auction. … [Read more...]
Bonhams Bond Street 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Bond Street 2019 auction was held 7 December at Bonhams' London headquarters on Bond Street in Mayfair, resulting in £5,269,383 in total sales and a 40 percent sell-through rate. Bonhams' final motorcar sale of 2019 was led by a 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Lightweight, first owned by hill climb competitor Phil Scragg, that achieved £2,367,000. … [Read more...]
East African Safari Classic Rally 2019 – Report and Photos
The East African Safari Classic Rally 2019 was held November 27 - December 6, starting and finishing in Mombasa on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. The biennial Rally is easily one of our favorite events covered by the team at Sports Car Digest. The blend of world-class drivers and cars plowing through mud, fording rivers and getting serious air time, combined with spectacular African landscapes and challenging driving … [Read more...]
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