Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, opened the North American International Auto Show 2011 with the World Premiere of...
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.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Carroll Shelby is the greatest American racing car constructor of the 20th century and...
Before the Mustangs, before the Cobra and even before driving to victory at Le Mans, Carroll Shelby drove a little MG TC, this very car. He had to start somewhere, after all. In May of 1952, there was a road race held in Norman, Oklahoma. The event featured a race...
Audi is intensively preparing to battle for its 14th victory in the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24 Hours of...
The Ferrari Classiche department in Maranello “sympathetically restored” a Ferrari 212 Export Vignale to its former glory. The car has...
It has been 70 years since Bentley started the production of the R-Type Continental. The first Bentley to carry the Continental name, and one of the most celebrated cars in the marque’s 103-year history. Only 208 units of the Continental were produced; so even in the 1950s, it was pretty...
McLaren M23 Car: McLaren M23 / Engine: V-8 Ford-Cosworth / Maker: McLaren / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 mm X 64.8 mm...
The Ferrari F40 drove along the path of its predecessor, the Ferrari 288GTO, and became the second Ferrari with a...
Twisted Automotive, a known specialist on Land Rover Defenders, just unveiled 16 factory-fresh class Land Rover Defender 110s that came from the production line six years ago. All sixteen vehicles are now available to purchase, and all have less than 30 miles on the odometer. Only one Utility Wagon and...
Despite Germany being divided by the Iron Curtain, Porsche enthusiasts in the Communist section of the country still accomplished their...
The highly refined Supra You don’t waste much time canceling that dentist appointment when Road & Track offers you a day at the track behind the wheel of their 2023 Toyota GR Supra A91-CF edition. After a few gloating texts to some car buddies, “No lunch tomorrow, R&T track day,”...
Benz ‘Tropfenwagen’ Car: Benz/ Engine: Inline 6 Cylinder / Maker: Tropfenwagen Typ RH (RH = Rennwagen mitt Heckmotor) / Bore...
“Dear editors – The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Super Light) sports car will complete test drives in public for the...
It’s not every day you get to sit in a sports car prototype of next year’s model, so when the phone rang, my calendar cleared up in a hurry. And not just any “next year’s model” either, but the seventh iteration of a Japanese legend that revolutionized the American sports...
The 60s was truly the greatest decade for automobile design, racing, and car enthusiasts. The decade opened with the Stingray...
At its final huge public appearance on the “919 Tribute Tour”, the record-breaking Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo met a historic...
Tinker Tailor Cayenne Macan By Lizett Bond The 2015 Porsche Macan. My thoughts instantly turn to Matryoshka dolls. You know, those little Russian nesting dolls. They follow a theme, open one figure and another is revealed, and so forth. Russian fractals. The 1979 BBC series presentation of the John le...
By most accounts, Bruce Meyer has it pretty good. His world-class car collection includes the first production Shelby Cobra, the...
BMW brought a tradition back to life when it lined up at the 78th staging of the Le Mans 24...
Connaught Continental Cars Ltd. built their first proper racing car in 1949 using a 1,767cc Lea-Francis engine. Typical of small British makers of the period the company was chronically under financed but the cars that were made were exceptionally well built. Rodney Clarke, whose creations these were, was an outstanding...
Lotus 33 Car: Lotus-Climax 33 / Engine: Coventry Climax FWMV 90º V8 / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 67.9...
Patina is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as, “an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character.”...
Lancia D24 – Car Profiles In 1937 Vincenzo Lancia passed away leaving his widow and teenage son Gianni Lancia to run the firm. The Second World War intervened with the ambitious young Lancia’s plans, but as soon as the hostilities ceased the work continued to greatly expand Lancia and to...
This Porsche 962, chassis number 962-108, won the 1989 Daytona 24 Hours with master endurance racer Derek Bell at the...
1966 Chevrolet Corvette La Carrera Panamericana Racer For Sale Details: Listed for sale on eBay; located in Connecticut. The Corvette...
The story of XKD-528 begins on November 9, 1955, when this sports racer was dispatched from the Coventry factory and shipped to the famed California distributor, Hornburg Jaguar. Originally finished in cream with a blue interior, the Jaguar was immediately sold to Continental Motors of Whittier, California. As with any...
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the...
Over 10,000 individual race victories, 10 world records and 133 international titles are part of the racing heritage behind the...
Mercedes 1914 GP Car: Mercedes 18/100 / Engine: Water-Cooled, M93654, Inline-4 / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 93 mm X 165 mm / Year: 1914 / Capacity: 4483 cc / 273.6 in³ / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 85.8 kw / 115.1 bhp @ 3200 rpm / Wheelbase: 2845 mm...
