The iconic Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa reigns as one of the most beautiful creations the industry has ever seen. The...
Some highlights from the infamous 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans that marked the first time Ford won the prestigious...
January 2005 12 Hours of Sebring—1970 By Harry Hurst If you poll almost anyone familiar with the history of long-distance endurance racing and ask them what one of the most exciting, epic seasons of all time was, nine times out of ten the response will be 1970. The 1970 endurance...
COPMPETITION HISTORY The 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupe has a fascinating history of competition, design and reincarnation. Originally built as...
The racing surface didn’t have time to cure properly, so it had to be repaired at intervals by work crews...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough, England, and in an inspired moment, Ford decided to call it the GT40. This whole project had been brought about by Ford’s failure to buy Ferrari in 1963, so it...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in...
Unveiled at the prestigious Monterey Historic vintage car races in August 2000, the Saleen S7 was widely hailed as America’s...
The Porsche Carrera GT is unquestionably one of the defining supercars of its era. Equipped with a glorious-sounding V10 and a temperament to match, Porsche made only 1,270 units. The story of the Carrera GT began when FIA rule changes put paid to Porsche’s plans for a new Le Mans...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
Photo: Pete Austin Cars don’t come much better than this. Born in a golden era of sportscar racing, this French...
One of the most intriguing post-war American automotive tales has largely been forgotten. It was a car story that began in 1957 and involved publishing royalty, a design genius and grass-roots guys with imagination, ambition, and skill. But where are the cars that they built? John Bond was the publisher...
Enjoy the sound of a Porsche 911 GT1 as it goes all out racing on a wet Le Mans track....
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports...
Photo Gallery from the Mar. 8, 2020, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//amelia-island-concours-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for 4 more pages of photos from Amelia Island.[/button] [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//product-category/subscriptions/” color=”red”]Not a subscriber? Click here and subscribe for as low as $3/month.[/button]...
I’ve driven many racing cars during my career and, for me, a great racecar has to have exceptional acceleration and...
Photo: Peter Collins Things were bad. There had been difficulties before for Lancia, but on both occasions the good guys...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Elsewhere in this issue you’ll read of the passing of an individual that you’ve likely never heard of. Yet, this gentleman is probably responsible for preserving more significant racing history than nearly anyone else in the past 50 years. His name was Bill Spoerle and from 1963...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
In hindsight, I’m sure Alfa Romeo is very happy that Expo ’67 was based in Montreal. If the exposition was...
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more than one legendary run in The Carrera Panamericana in the 1950s, was a frequent winner at the hillclimbs at Pikes Peak, tried his hand at road racing, and even roared...
1935 Sulman Singer We all have defining moments in our lives that remain with us. Moments that leave an indelible...
January 2009 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 10-11, 1961. Augie Pabst seems serene at the wheel of...
Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50 years of the E-Type Jaguar or, as some of you know it better, the XKE. It’s a bit unsettling to find myself being unphased by remembering things that happened 50...
Although my passion and love of motor racing was born in Italy—at Monza during the 1969 Italian GP—my first real...
Photo: Craig R. Edwards A 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss of San Marino, California,...
Mike Lawrence Last December, the Mail Online ran a piece on turkey rearing that highlighted cruelty. Two farmers were singled out for praise for the way they treat their birds, and one was Jody Scheckter. Jody’s considerable achievements in another life were not mentioned. I found this refreshing. We live...
Cool Cars for Kids, Inc. announced today that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and an abundance of caution it...
Hispano-Suiza, a distinguished name in Edwardian motoring, established itself as a leader in automotive engineering alongside Rolls-Royce. The Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt was responsible for earning the company’s prestigious reputation through his successful development of Hispano-Suiza race cars. The Alfonso XIII is considered the quintessential sports car, with its lightweight,...
