Originally introduced in 1934 as the successor to the short-lived 380 K, the Mercedes-Benz 500 K represented the next evolution...
The 5th annual Velocity Invitational, powered by Catalyst, hosted an all-star lineup of cars and stars at Sonoma Raceway, Oct....
Ten reasons you don’t want to miss the 2024 edition of the Velocity Invitational: Global Time Attack Eight cars will hit the track in a Global Time Attack class throughout the weekend as these high-horsepower machines compete to set new track and class records. In addition to entries in the...
Style & Speed Goodwood Motor Circuit was once again home base for its annual motoring jubilee when legends of the...
Driven to Win The Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, “Driven to Win: The Automobile in Competition,” is now open in...
If it’s Friday during Car Week, then it’s The Quail in Carmel Valley, period. Sports Car Digest is always honored to be a part of the most opulent Concours on the Monterey Peninsula and will attempt to transport you there via text and images…not an easy task! From its early...
Translating emotion to the written word can be a challenging endeavor, but for the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, “Magical”...
Five Decades of Historic Motorsport It’s a bit daunting to think five decades have past since the first Monterey Historics...
The Good Life Motorlux, now owned by Hagerty Insurance, once again served as the iconic party that set the stage for Monterey Car Week at the Monterey Jet Center on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The luxury event represented the best of the best, including 225 enthusiast vehicles and 14 aircraft,...
This year, Mercedes-AMG is celebrating 130 Years of Motorsport under the sign of the three-pointed star. The chronological reference for...
For those looking to be truly amazed by the evolution of the automobile, it’s time to plan a trip to...
Friday at Monterey Car Week More than 200 of the world’s finest cars will take over the greens at Carmel’s The Quail Golf Club on Friday, August 16, for the 21st annual The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. The popular highlight of Monterey Car Week will feature an elegant garden party...
“130 years of motorsport” is what Mercedes-Benz Classic will celebrate at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a glittering line-up...
Photography courtesy of Rodeo Drive Concours. Additional gallery photos courtesy of Howard Koby. Fathers, families and car lovers filled the...
Background The recently held “Dare to Dream” auction in Toronto, Canada, represented a wide variety of automotive milestones, specifically for European Sportscars. Aptly described on Sotheby’s website, “They represent what could be—what will be in our eyes, the greatest.” Collector Miles Nadal It’s always inciteful to know a little about...
The 29th annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, powered by O’Gara Coach, will bring a full day of free family fun...
by Royce Rumsey Keep pushing! After leading 196 of the 200 laps of the 1912 Indianapolis 500, Ralph DePalma’s Mercedes...
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, introduced in 1957, remains an icon of automotive excellence. Combining innovative engineering with elegance, its mark in automotive history continues to solidify over half a century later. The heart of a sports car At the heart of the 300SL Roadster lies a formidable 3.0-liter inline-six engine,...
Museum Spotlight The 500 K Special Roadster is a superstar at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. What makes it so fascinating? It...
With an almighty roar, Goodwood welcomed a fleet of incredible cars from the Canadian-American Challenge Cup, including examples from McLaren,...
Background Inhabiting the highest echelons of Mercedes-Benz collecting, this 1962 300SL Roadster stands alone as the sole W198 chassis Mercedes-Benz, Gullwing or Roadster, to be originally delivered in the breathtaking factory hue of DB 571 Dunkelrot (dark red) metallic paint. This immaculate Roadster retains its original light-aluminum alloy engine while...
It never gets old looking back on one of the most famous pioneering efforts in the evolution of the automobile,...
Announcement from Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton will part ways at the end...
The iconic 300 SL Roadster needs no introduction, as it is one of the most coveted and revered sports cars ever produced. This particular car is one of the most original, well-preserved 300 SLs of any type in existence, chassis 198.042.7500348. This extremely rare factory Rudge-wheel Roadster is one of...
Peninsula Signature Events announces the 2024 dates for its four world-renowned motorcycle and automotive events, which have become the most...
Watch this DTM legend, a 1994 1994 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, as it accelerates pretty quickly up the hillclimb course at the...
It was no surprise that the competition-bred Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe set the world afire upon its debut, with its scintillating bodywork stretched over lightweight space-frame construction, a potent fuel-injected inline six-cylinder engine, and of course, the “gullwing” doors that made it instantly iconic. It was equally unsurprising...
Here’s a video of a 1990 Mercedes Sauber C11 and its 750hp biturbo V8 roaring around the track during Le...
More expensive than the 300 SL sports car and nearly twice the price of the top-of-the-line Cadillac of its era,...
The Mercedes CLK GTR was once the world’s most expensive production car and it rarely gets the recognition that it deserves. Owning a single CLK GTR is an impressive achievement in itself, but the opportunity to acquire both versions simultaneously is truly exceptional. RM Sotheby’s is set to offer this...
