This is the tale of a wonderful old racing machine, now fast approaching its 100th birthday but still enjoying an...
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If the name Jean Pierre Kunstle came up in a conversation about sports car racing, it wouldn’t be surprising if...
Bond. James Bond. It is nearly impossible to think of the James Bond character without visualizing the iconic Sean Connery playing the commanding lead. In seven of these early Hollywood blockbusters, alongside Connery was the car he would always drive through the mayhem of blazing guns and thrilling car chases,...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Gooding & Company’s highly anticipated “Passion of a Lifetime” auction will be rescheduled for 5th September 2020 in the beautiful...
The Sicilian husband and wife duo of Giovanni Moceri and Valeria Dicembre, in their 1939 Fiat 508C, have won the 2020 Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti for the second time. Second position went to the 1947 Volvo Pv444 ofy Antonino Margiotta and Vincenzo Bertieri, with 451.29 penalties: “the goal was to get...
It was a wet start this morning from Cortina D’Ampezzo for the crews of the Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti 2020....
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
The flying man from Mantua On April 13, 1930, just after 5:00 am, the silent shadows beside Lake Garda are shaken by the rumble of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport spider Zagato driving at 93 mph with its headlights turned off. At its steering wheel is Tazio Nuvolari,...
In late December 1959, Bill Jennings packed his tools, spares and suitcase into the passenger seat of his self-assembled GSM...
Classic and vintage car restoration specialist Thornley Kelham is undertaking its most challenging project yet; a complete nut-and-bolt concours-standard restoration...
Bristol, once a significant marque, has relocated to the “Great Paddock In The Sky.” For some time it had been on life support and a car make in name only. In 2011, it had been acquired by Kamkorp a privately-owned small group of engineering companies, among them Frazer-Nash Research Ltd....
The Amelia Island Tour 2020 was held Friday, March 6th, starting at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and ending in downtown...
The Coppa delle Alpi 2019 was staged 4-7 December through some of the most striking mountain passes in Italy, Austria,...
The Bonhams Bond Street 2019 auction was held 7 December at Bonhams’ London headquarters on Bond Street in Mayfair, resulting in £5,269,383 in total sales and a 40 percent sell-through rate. Bonhams’ final motorcar sale of 2019 was led by a 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Lightweight, first owned by hill...
The RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019 auction was staged 30 November on the starting grid at the Yas...
Lamborghini Polo Storico supported the third edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Kyoto, which was held April 13-14, 2019 in Kyoto,...
It is unlikely that readers of this publication would not be familiar with the Mille Miglia (aka 1000 Miglia), but some might like a refresher on the history of this famous race. Here is the link to the first of our 3-part history of this most historic race https://sportscardigest.com//life-and-times-of-the-mille-miglia/. On...
The 2019 edition of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was staged 19-20 October at the venerable Circuit Paul Ricard...
The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019 was held 19-20 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. As...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
Bentley is to make 12 “continuation” examples of the supercharged 4.5-liter Birkin “Blower,” one of those cars whose legend far...
The final Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble of 2019 was held 6th October across the 425-acre former Royal Air Force base...
The spectators at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance were treated to some truly exceptional sights on and off the show field at the Pebble Beach Golf Links. From the trio of Ballots built for the 1919 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race to the quartet of Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix raced...
With concours events becoming increasingly popular and frequent, organizers of high profile events are finding it more difficult to source...
The Hampton Court Palace Concours 2019 was staged 6-8 September at the historic Hampton Court Palace, a royal palace situated...
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, celebrated a weekend of motoring royalty on September 7–8, welcoming well over 10,000 automotive enthusiasts and around 1000 incredible cars into the spectacular gardens of Hampton Court Palace. Best in Show was awarded to the 1919 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost by...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
The 69th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in...
A 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer owned by Sir Michael Kadoorie of Hong Kong won Best of Show at the 69th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, August 18, 2019 on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. There were many contenders for Best...
