Motor Racing History – Early Racecourse Development Racing on public roads was illegal in England and British drivers had to...
Racemaker Press, The Winners Book • US$65 plus shipping and handling Noted racing historian James O’Keefe has compiled an incredible...
One year ago, our Hidden Treasures column by Mark Brinker featured a well-preserved Bonneville Streamliner, the Beast III, that had originally been built by a wheelchair-bound Chet Herbert in 1952 when it became the fastest single-engine car in America at 238.095mph. The slick red beauty with the body by Rod...
By Will Silk Our latest Classified Ads of the Past profile is an incredible 1951 Allard J2X Roadster that was...
By Will Silk It’s that time of year again when the sound of unrestricted race engines at full song begins...
South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s 1991 design of a BMW 525i will be displayed at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City from November 17, 2010 – May 15, 2011. The BMW Art Car is a part of The Global Africa Project which explores the impact...
Story by Will Silk and photos by Marshall Autry The outbreak of World War II spawned the American aviation company...
A growing number of businesses have committed to 2011 advertising campaigns with Sports Car Digest – and we’d like to...
As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Porsche Cars North America embarked on a quest to find the oldest Porsche sold in America. The Porsche Classic Search, conducted online at www.Porsche60Years.com, encouraged individuals from coast to coast to submit documentation that his or her Porsche was one of the earliest...
Motor Racing History – Origins of the First Automobile Races and the First Grand Prix Dawn of Automobile Racing The...
Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating the opening of the exciting new exhibit, NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder by paying tribute...
By Stephen Mitchell Reading through my friend Marc Sonnery’s book “Rebel Rebel” which deals with the life and times of the Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan, I was taken back to a period of my life when I saw the car several times a week and, sometimes, drove it. During the...
By Will Silk True Scale Miniatures is a relatively new company to the world of scale sports car models, having been...
Michael J. Barrett has been named the new Executive Director of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum in...
Well in advance of the holidays, Sports Car Digest and Senior Photographer Dennis Gray have produced a pair of vintage racing calendars for 2011, one with images taken at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival and another created from Monterey Motorsports Reunion pictures. Ferrari, Bugatti, Shelby, Scarab, Porsche, Aston Martin, Alfa...
Formula 1 vs NASCAR – Which is the Superior Motorsport? Motorsports have become an integral part of sports worldwide, with...
By Will Silk Few will doubt that perhaps the most breathtaking cars ever to emerge from Germany were the beautiful...
By Will Silk A new diecast company has joined the world of sports car replication in scale. Automodello of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA has emerged with the debut of a 1:43 scale replica of perhaps the most feared 1960s sports car ever to turn a wheel on public roads, the...
The museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart will be celebrating a special anniversary this year: It was...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son While insurance does not cover a prized vehicle’s sudden or gradual mechanical breakdown, it...
Famed aviator, race car driver and inventor John Fitch has been selected as the recipient of the third annual “Spirit of Competition” Award, to be presented at a dinner at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Wednesday, October 20th, 2010. Fitch joins drivers Mario Andretti and Janet Guthrie, last year’s honoree,...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son Few things say “vintage” like the feel and smell of a collectible car’s luxuriant...
By Will Silk Our latest classified ad from the past comes from an April, 1986 edition of Hemmings Motor News...
The 1957 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1957 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 12-13, 1957 / Winner: Taruffi / Winning Speed: 95.39 mph / Starters: 298 / Finishers: 163 The limit on the number of starters was further reduced to 350 and the organizers again took steps to try to...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son Many car collectors are shrewd not to drive their cherished vehicles to automobile shows...
The team responsible for bringing Formula 1 racing back to the United States revealed the track layout for the Formula...
The 1956 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1956 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 29-30 1956 / Winner: Castellotti / Winning Speed: 85.90 mph / Starters: 365 / Finishers: 182 In 1956 Maserati, having managed to engage Stirling Moss, entered the Sports Car Championship as well as Formula One. Fangio moved...
The 1955 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1955 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1955 / Winner: Moss – Jenkinson...
The 1954 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1954 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1954 / Winner: Ascari / Winning...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son What’s the biggest financial exposure that owners of valuable automobiles confront? Leaving aside a depressed sales market, a collision is the top risk followed by fire. There is a sea of difference between these two threats, however. A collision will bang up just one...
