It is easy to forget that when Aston Martin announced the DB4 in September 1958, it was the world’s most...
Car Profiles
Profiles of sports, racing and vintage cars. Some of these cars are historically significant, some are about pushing the automotive technology of their time, while others are just the pinnacle of the driving experience – engaging, fast and fun. On this page we take a look at some of the most memorable sports cars of all time, all of them iconic and recognizable to any car-obsessed fan reading this site. These are the cars that get our blood flowing here at Sports Car Digest, from vintage racers to classics to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. Ignore the debates and refrain from picking an overall winner. Just sit back and celebrate.
The first Jaguar XKSS to be built in almost 60 years recently made its world debut at the Petersen Museum...
In 2024, Hispano Suiza will be celebrating their 120th anniversary and to prepare for this impressive feat, the brand has...
When you think of a company like Alfa Romeo, which boasts a century of creating legendary sports cars, the 156...
Whereas the roots of the RS dynasty can be traced to one car before the RS4 B5, this twin-turbocharged superwagon...
Sports car manufacturers can only go so far when tweaking the performance of their street-legal vehicles. Countless regulatory guidelines and...
Shortly before Christmas Eve 1913, British racing driver L. G. Hornsted set two new world speed records for the half-mile...
The leading automotive lifestyle brand, Hagerty has always campaigned to preserve special cars and encouraged driving. To promote this, Hagerty...
On May 29, 1921, Max Sailer drove the Mercedes 28/95 hp Sport under the piercing Sicilian sun for a little less than...
Sunbeam GP (1923) Car: Sunbeam GP / Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Sunbeam / Bore X Stroke: 67 X...
By Dennis Gray and Peter Giddings | Photos by Dennis Gray This 1926 Delage Grand Prix 15-S-8, better known as...
The Bugatti Type 35 is viewed by several car enthusiasts as one of the greatest pre-war racer to be crafted...
This 1931 Miller V16 Racing Car – the only V16-engined Miller racing car ever built – will be offered for...
Bonhams Golden Age of Motoring Sale, ‘1886 to 1939’, will be held on October 30th and will feature some of...
The vehicles for Delahaye’s new strategic direction were the Superluxe and its sports sibling, the Delahaye Type 135. The Superluxe’s...
A 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet, owned by Robert M. Lee of Sparks, Nevada, was named “Best...
Long before he became famous for designing and building Indianapolis racers that won the 500-mile race five times, Los Angeles...
In 1951, Mercedes-Benz’s successful return to the automotive industry in the post-war years was marked by two passenger cars in the...
In early 1956, Tony Parravano, a wealthy American housing developer, commissioned Maserati to build a new large-bore V-8 for use...
The Ferrari 250 GT is known for their formidable engineering, beautiful design, and exceptional racing performance. In the mid-1950s, the...
There’s no denying the statement Jaguar’s Sir William Lyons made with the unveiling of the marque’s stunning new E-Type show...
For more than half a century, motor racing has drawn huge crowds in Japan, but for motorsports fans one race...
Creating a replacement for the hugely successful 250 series of Ferraris was a daunting task for the engineers at Maranello....
The Ford GT40 Mark II that won the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race has been sold to enthusiast...
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the...
A 1969 Gulf Porsche 917, chassis 017/004, will be shown at several events during the 2014 Monterey Classic Car Week....
By Leigh Dorrington World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier’s victory in the 2014 Monte Carlo Rally in a Volkswagen Polo R...
12/6/08 Update: We sold the Alfa back to the person that sold it to us. He was very happy to...
No one could accuse Porsche of letting the grass grow under its feet when motor racing’s governing bodies chose to...
This week’s Mullin Automotive Museum featured vehicle is the 1994 Bugatti EB110 Supersport ‘Le Mans’, one of only three vehicles...
For decades, Porsche has created some of the most intriguing and desirable road cars on the planet. But even with...
Introduced last year for the 2014 model year, BMW’s F32 series replaces the E92 platform, otherwise known as the 3-Series...
It’s easy to pick on the little guy, and Fiat’s 500 has endured plenty of this during its few years...
Frumpy really doesn’t even begin to describe the initial impression when we met the ‘face’ of Nissan’s latest addition to...
What hasn’t been said about the new Cayman? It’s a sweetheart of the automotive journalism community, and if you’ve ever...
It really had been a sad few years for new sports car buyers, especially since 2008. There were good sports...
With Hagerty at the helm, the Greenwich Concours kicked off with large crowds and an impressive assortment of Porsche cars,...
Nestled in the woods in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Raceways still puts on a good show. It’s been the home...
Thirty years have passed since the official presentation of the F40, which took place on 21 July 1987 at the...
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring legend, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production...
