There are few cars that so well embody the excitement and romance of a golden era of international competition on...
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 ex-Alan Mann 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I that earned the most wins of any privateer GT40 will be sold...
Alfa Romeo 158 Car: Alfa Romeo 158 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 58 X 70 mm / Year: 1950 / Capacity: 1,479 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 350 bhp at 8,500 rpm, 425 bhp at 9,300 rpm (1951) / Wheelbase: 98.6...
Alfa Romeo’s heritage is filled with some of the most lust-worthy automobiles that the world has ever seen. With help...
Based on Alfa Romeos’ successful endurance racer, the Tipo 33, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale would be on the top...
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B – Car Profiles He seemed to be well positioned at Fiat, then the leading racing team but his friend Luigi Bazzi who had recently joined Enzo Ferrari at Alfa Romeo knew the ego that blazed inside Vittorio Jano could not be contained at the larger...
Alfa Romeo Bimotore Car: Alfa Romeo Bimotore / Engine: Two 8-Cylinder In-line (2 versions) / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore...
In 2012, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Giulia”, a car which is particularly significant in the...
In response to Alfa Romeo’s request for a TZ successor, Autodelta’s co-founder Lodovico Chizzola built this prototype, only for Alfa Romeo to opt for its own design – the TZ2 – so the car remained a one-off. After completion this unique Alfa Romeo remained the Chizzola family’s property until it...
Alfa TZ 2-Much – A Summer Friday Drive on the Monterey Peninsula By Rick Carey I got a chance to...
1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce Race Car For Sale Details: 1600 race engine built by Dan Marvin; Twin...
Alfa Romeo P2 Car: Alfa Romeo P2 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) / 85.0 mm (3.3 in) / Year: 1924 / Capacity: 1,987 cc / 121.3 cu in / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 155 bhp / 116 KW...
Alfa Romeo P3 Car: Alfa Romeo P3 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 65...
Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 after more than 30 years away from the sport. The Italian brand owned...
By Louis Galanos In secret testing almost two weeks (April 1 to be exact) after the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race Alfa Romeo arrived at Sebring with their one-of-a-kind, six-wheeled, twelve cylinder Alfa-Romeo T33/6/12. Designed to give the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 a run for its money, the...
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo works team between 1967 and...
Orazio Satta and Giuseppi Busso had joined Alfa Romeo as designers in 1938 and 1939 and worked together on everything...
Zagato Atelier introduced the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa at the XII Villa D’Este Concours d’Elegance, held April 24-25, 2010 at Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. The TZ3 Corsa is not a design exercise. It does not take inspiration only from the 90 year collaboration between the two brands, neither only...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale an early alloy-bodied Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition raced in period by...
Alpine founder Jean Rédélé was very keen to ensure his cars enjoyed great success in competition, with the A110 being...
The 24th edition of the Pays de Fougères international rally on 25-28 May 2018 brought together 180 crews from a dozen European countries, as well as an entrant all the way from Thailand. For the first time, the rally was chosen by FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or...
The 14th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance highlighted the career of racing driver and SPEED TV racing analyst David Hobbs....
In late 1967, three 1968 model year Chevrolet Corvettes were prepared to L88 specifications and finished in Le Mans Blue...
By Trevor Ely After shoving an industrial-looking lever into what felt like it must have been first gear, I heard a familiar ‘back-talk’ from the small displacement flat six that surely provided a thrilling noise for the onlookers. As I entered a corner, I remembered that this clumsy-looking beast was...
Specialist Tom Hartley Jnr is offering for sale a virtually new 1997 McLaren F1. With only 148 miles from new,...
Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated on several automobiles, starting with the famed Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato up to...
It was 95 years ago that the Aston Martin which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up at the bottom of Aston Hill. One of eight customer cars built in late 1923, this early Aston Martin was competing against two Bugattis and two other Aston Martins —...
A 1950 Aston Martin DB2 ‘Washboard’ was displayed at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, August 16th at...
This 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT (0175/L) will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Arizona auction 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...
