Recently, Goodwood proudly announced the return of Jenson Button to this year’s Revival. Goodwood Motor Circuit will once again host...
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.
The new Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 were recently announced at the factory in Maranello. These limited-edition special-series cars are...
Jaguar will build six reproductions of the original, race-bred Lightweight E-type that was created in 1963. The new cars are the ‘missing’ six vehicles from the brand’s Lightweight E-type project, which originally started in February 1963 with the objective of building 18 ‘Special GT E-type Cars.’ Only 12 of the...
In October of 1969, Datsun started production on the 240Z, a car that would change the face of sports cars...
Although Maserati had enjoyed competition success with its championship-winning 250F grand prix car, the Modenese company soon found itself in...
The sensational Mercedes-Benz 300 SL racing sports car debuted on a motorway on March 12, 1952. Commencing from 1954 until today, the highly successful competition car has greatly influenced the tradition of the Mercedes-Benz SL sports cars. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W 194) was presented in a stretch of motorway near...
Mors – Dauphin Car: Dauphin/ Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Mors / Bore X Stroke: 145 mm X 175...
Jaguar announced in May that it would recreate six new Lightweights, each built by Jaguar Heritage, part of Jaguar Land...
Our MG Mighty Midget, TC for All Times By William Edgar and photography courtesy of Edgar Motorsport Archive My first really dramatic recollection of our MG-TC was drifting through Sunset Boulevard’s curves, my father at the wheel. He’d folded the screen flat and the wind-blown tangs of hot engine and...
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
Reminiscent of its renowned win at the same track, the Maserati 8CTF “Boyle Special” (serial number 3032) relived its final...
Model: 1967 Porsche 911S/ST Replica Drivetrain: 2.7 liter flat 6 and 901 5-speed Colors: Red with Black interior Price: Seller Specialty Cars is asking $79,900 Market: The 2008 Sports Car Market Price Guide suggests a $30,000 – $40,000 price range for a 911S, while the January – May Cars That...
The first World Championship Formula 1 race of the modern era was staged May 13, 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit...
Amongst all the long litany of pure-bred competition Porsches manufactured and campaigned at premier-level throughout the 1950s and ’60s into...
There is something inherently magical in naming cars after winds. Take the Pagani Zonda as an example, because we won’t talk about the Passat, the Polo, and the Golf. We’re venturing into something more exotic, just like Maserati and its Mistral, Khamsin, Bora, and Merak, names oozing velocity, adventure, and...
12/6/08 Update: We sold the Alfa back to the person that sold it to us. He was very happy to...
Can a hatchback be as good as a supercar? If the hatchback in question is Lancia Delta S4, the answer...
Renault R26 Car: Renault R26 / Engine: RS26, Mid-mounted 2.4 litre V8 (90°) / Maker: Renault / Year: 2006 / Capacity: 2,398 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 775 bhp / 578 KW @ 20500 rpm / Wheelbase: 3100 mm / Track: Front: 1450 mm; Rear: 1400 mm / Weight:...
Ferrari revealed the first photographs and information about the new FF, the company’s most powerful, versatile four-seater ever, as well...
This 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Bügelfalte’ will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Sporting Classics of Monaco sale,...
Era R2B “Romulus” Car: ERA R2B / Engine: Straight 6 / Maker: ERA / Bore X Stroke: 57.5 mm / 90.8 mm / Year: 1935 / Capacity: 1,488 cc / 90.8 cu in / Class: Voiturette / Power: 166 bhp / 124 KW @ 6,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,438 mm (96 in)...
Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili – Fratelli Maserati SpA, established 1947 in Bologna, was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles,...
Lancia D24 – Car Profiles In 1937 Vincenzo Lancia passed away leaving his widow and teenage son Gianni Lancia to...
In the early 1960s, Aston Martin and Ferrari were in a heated battle for supremacy in the World Sports Car Championship. It seemed as if every season brought about a new, race-ready vehicle to ensure each company’s victory, and the teams were consistently fighting each other for top honors. Competition...
It has been 70 years since Bentley started the production of the R-Type Continental. The first Bentley to carry the...
In early 1956, Tony Parravano, a wealthy American housing developer, commissioned Maserati to build a new large-bore V-8 for use...
If you had to choose the worst decade of automobile design, it would be hard to surpass the period spanning 1972 – 1982. Rapidly changing regulations, government interventions resulting in enormous bumper protrusions, proportional oddities resulting from shrinking formerly large cars to oddly proportioned small cars in a mad rush...
The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. A total of 65 were produced in 1966, allowing the model...
The Ferrari Classiche Department in Maranello, Italy recently completed the restoration of the 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Pinin Farina,...
It was probably 50 or so years ago when I first saw a Marcos. It was a 1/43rd scale model, and I thought it was beautiful, so I bought it for my burgeoning model collection. I’ve seen a few Marcos 1800s in person, but I hadn’t gotten close to one...
