Among the many debuts that took place during Monterey Week was a motorcycle that Ducati North America unveiled, a 175hp,...
Book Review, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans Go Like Hell...
Kemp Auto Museum, located in Chesterfield, Missouri, announced the appointment of Terry Trowbridge as Curator for the Museum’s antique automobile collection. Trowbridge has been a car enthusiast for more than 50 years, and is a long-time member of Mercedes, Porsche and Austin Healy Clubs on the local and national level....
The International Motor Racing Research Center will raffle a very unique Corvette previously owned by Gilmore/Foyt racing team sponsor Jim...
To celebrate its centenary, the Audi brand is looking back on an exciting rally era. In a special exhibition entitled...
The Canadian – American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) – The Ultimate Guide Introduction John Bishop, Executive Director of the Sports Car Club of America as his Competition Director, Jim Kaser to look into the possibility of forming a professional sports car series, one with a more international flavor than it’s US...
Famous Race Cars on Stamps 50 Jahre AVUS Rennen 1921-1971 – Berlin 1971 Opened in 1921 just outside of Berlin...
The National Media Museum in Bradford, UK, is currently in the process of raising a photographic treasure. The project, which...
Andy Granatelli fielded cars at the Indianapolis 500 from 1946 until 1991, as a driver but more notably as a team owner, culminating with Mario Andretti driving victory at the 1969 Indy 500. Granatelli, inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame...
Barn Find Jag in Los Angeles By Wallace Wyss Photos by Bob Petricca and Francis de Pouqueville Bob Petricca, of...
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia has been holding a series of “Demonstration Days,” at noon on the fourth...
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race is held annually on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world. Since it was first held in 1907, the race was dominated by British motorcycles and riders. That ended on this day...
Works by motorsports artist Greg Davis of Westline, Pennsylvania, will be displayed at the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC)...
Story and Photos by Greg Wing Hey SCD fans, did you ever wonder what Ken Gross, contributing writer to Playboy...
One of the seminal scenes in the movie Ferris Bueller was when Ferris’ friend Cameron kicked his Dad’s Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder off the jack stand, thereby sending it crashing out the garage into the woods far below. If you haven’t seen the movie, we won’t go into the...
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1958 Maserati 250F offered for sale in the October 1962...
On this day in 1934 the German racing cars that were soon to acquire the nickname “Silver Arrow” were entered...
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame recently inducted five new members to its Hall of Fame, J.C. Agajanian, Donnie Allison, Bud Moore, Jerry Cook and Raymond Park. For car owner and race promoter J.C. Agajanian, the road to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame began 6,000 miles away, in his...
The Silver Arrows Story The history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and...
British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and...
Neckarsulm on April 26, 1969: the first day of Audi NSU Auto Union, the company that would later develop into the AUDI AG we know today, was a momentous occasion. Following at times heated discussions at the extraordinary general meeting of NSU Motorenwerke AG held 40 years ago, the NSU...
Ferrari 288 GTO specialist Joe Sackey is organizing the first-ever reunion of the cars in the United States to celebrate...
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV offered for sale in the...
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1952 Jaguar C-Type offered for sale in a 1962 issue of Road & Track for $3,500. The Jaguar C-Type is a racing car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. Its aerodynamic body was designed by Malcolm Sayer, its lightweight, multi-tubular, triangulated frame designed by...
Automotive Fine Arts Society member Jay Koka will demonstrate once again his ability to master multiple painting styles when he...
A new book about Porsche’s extensive use of posters to further their iconic image will make its world debut on...
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial offered for sale in the September 1985 issue of Hemmings for $145,000. In the early 1950s, Ferrari shifted from using the compact Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 engine in its smallest class of sports racers to a line of four cylinder engines designed by Aurelio Lampredi....
This week’s look back at old classified advertisements features a Toyota 2000GT race car offered for sale in the April...
Mario Andretti was presented with the first annual Spirit of Competition Award at dedication ceremonies for the Simeone Foundation Automotive...
January 2009 Update: This very same Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder recently sold at Gooding’s Scottsdale Auction for $4,950,000. It is believed the seller bought the Ferrari from our profiled classified ad. Well bought in 1976 and very well sold. 10/15/08: The next chapter in Sports Car Digest’s look...
