Endurance racing legend Tom Kristensen heads the list of 2016 inductees into the Sebring Hall of Fame. Joining Kristensen are Sam Posey, 1975 Sebring winner; Dick Smothers, two-time class winner; Alex Job Racing, ten-time Sebring-winning team; Tres Stephenson, President of Sebring Raceway for over three decades; and former Tampa Tribune Sports Editor Tom McEwen. The Sebring Hall of Fame 2016 inductees will be … [Read more...]
Italian Car Exhibition at Frist Center
An exhibition of Italian automobiles will be displayed at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 27 through October 9, 2016. The display, entitled Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975, will be on view in the Center’s Ingram Gallery. Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975 will celebrate the visual dynamism and spirit of innovation … [Read more...]
Aston Martin Provenance Rating Launched
Joining Ferrari, Maserati and others, Aston Martin unveiling the Assured Provenance certification program to comprehensively assess the background of its heritage sports cars. Offered as a service to heritage car owners and collectors, the Assured Provenance certification program will be administered and run by the brand's in-house heritage car facility -- Aston Martin Works. As the first official authentication … [Read more...]
Royal Automobile Club Honors Derek Bell
The Royal Automobile Club played host to a special event on Wednesday 9 September 2015, when five-time Le Mans winner and double World Sportscar Champion, Derek Bell MBE, drove the iconic Rothmans Porsche 956-001 up the Captain’s Drive at the Club’s Woodcote Park clubhouse to commemorate 40 years since his first Le Mans victory. Derek, who is an Honorary member of the Royal Automobile Club, was reunited with the … [Read more...]
Julien Mahiels Needs Our Help
Senior Photographer Julien Mahiels needs help from the enthusiastic readers of Sports Car Digest. Julien is a freelance photographer based in Belgium that consistently produces excellent work for Sports Car Digest and a variety of other publications and outlets. He was recently robbed of €5,000+ worth of camera gear, right in the middle of the motorsport season. Insurance provided no benefit and, with the limited … [Read more...]
Rudy Mailander Photos Added to Revs Digital Library
Rudy Mailander was a busy man. Although his long career in the automotive world covered writing, publicity and business affairs, it is his motor sports photography that endures. One of the greatest photographers of the early sports car revival in Europe, Mailander traveled the race circuits extensively from 1950 – 1955, capturing the action and the people – who always seemed to respond singularly to his camera lens. … [Read more...]
Ford Returns to Le Mans in 2016
Ford will return to Le Mans in 2016 with the all-new Ford GT supercar to compete in Le Mans GT Endurance class for professional teams and drivers (LM GTE Pro), commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ford’s 1966 overall victory. The new race car is based on the all-new Ford GT supercar unveiled in January. Both the production car and race car will arrive in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of Ford GT race cars … [Read more...]
Busy Summer 2015 Schedule for Bentley
Legendary cars from Bentley’s past are embarking on a tour of several classic automotive events in 2015, with trips to Goodwood, Pebble Beach and others on the schedule. The ‘Blue Train’ car that famously raced the Calais-Mediterranée Express and the Team Blower that entered Le Mans in 1930 – the race ultimately won by Bentley Boys Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston in Speed 6 'Old No 1' – are among the highlights of … [Read more...]
BMW Celebrates 40 Years of Art Cars
Lichtenstein. Warhol. Koons. Stella. Calder. Rauschenberg. Holzer. Elíasson. Since a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder lined up for the Le Mans 24-hour race 40 years ago in 1975, the BMW Art Car Collection has fascinated both art and design enthusiasts as well as car and technology fans all around the world. Since the invention of the motor car, artists have drawn inspiration from the thrill of speed, from … [Read more...]
New Book Honors Gabriel Voisin
A new book celebrating the life of designer, inventor and visionary Gabriel Voisin has emerged. VOISIN: La Différence is a modern retrospective on Gabriel Voisin and his avant garde designs and pioneering inventions, documenting his life with stories and photography of many of his most important innovations. Created in partnership with the Mullin Automotive Museum, VOISIN: La Différence was authored by the world’s … [Read more...]
New Heritage Division at Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover launched a new Land Rover Heritage division to support vehicles 10 years out of production across Land Rover’s global sales network. Complementing the recently established Jaguar Heritage division, Land Rover Heritage will offer original Land Rover vehicle parts for a variety of heritage models. John Edwards, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, said, “We are delighted to … [Read more...]
New Heritage Department at Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini is relaunching its restoration center under the name of Lamborghini Polo Storico. The new department includes the brand's historical archives, the vehicle restoration center, vehicle certification, and guarantees the availability of numerous genuine spare parts for all historical Lamborghini models. With its new Polo Storico, Automobili Lamborghini emphasizes the importance of preserving its … [Read more...]
The Pure Fun, Adventure and Freedom of Motorcycles
By Jeff Walker, Chubb Collector Car Insurance It’s no secret that classic car values generally have been on the rise for the past decade or more. Depending on the type of vehicle you like, appreciation can exceed 50% within a relatively short time. It’s starting to become less of a secret that the popularity and values of classic motorcycles have been on the rise for some time. To get an idea of how much … [Read more...]
Revs Institute Adds Tom Burnside Collection
The Revs Institute for Automotive Research acquired famed automotive photographer Tom Burnside's collection of images chronicling decades of automotive racing, personalities and car collections. The collection, which numbers some 40,000 negatives and prints, will become part of the ever-growing archive at the Institute’s research center in Naples, Florida. “Tom Burnside’s work has been highly regarded for decades … [Read more...]
Busy Schedule for Audi Tradition in 2015
Audi Tradition will be present at more than 20 national and international events and will be celebrating numerous anniversaries in 2015. Fifty years have passed since the Audi was reborn. In 1965, the company with the four rings, then still under the name of Auto Union GmbH, ended its era of two-stroke engines by bringing out a new model with a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine, which it called the Audi. Several … [Read more...]
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