Seventy five years after its debut in the legendary Mille Miglia endurance road race, the BMW 328 completed the 2013...
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.
This 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Bügelfalte’ will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Sporting Classics of Monaco sale,...
Some cars are designed to get us from A to B, and nothing more. And then there are icons – cars that leave their mark, monumental creations of a certain era in the automotive world. The BMW 507 is most certainly not just a car. Even though the 507 was...
BMW has a long and distinguished history at the Mille Miglia, culminating in 1940 when Fritz Huschke von Hanstein and...
Every now and then, carmakers experience a lucid moment and embark on a trip to step out of their comfort...
“I love this car. It’s more successful than the artwork,” was the opinion of Andy Warhol after his sweeping brush strokes had transformed the BMW M1. It took him less than half an hour to create the fourth exhibit in the BMW Art Car Collection. 40 years later, enthusiasm for...
Having bid farewell to Formula One, BMW will reportedly strengthen its involvement in GT and touring car racing for 2010...
By Will Silk Few mass produced performance cars that have appeared over the past 25 years have lived up to...
It has been 35 years since BMW premiered the legendary BMW M3. BMW is now launching its newest creation of its high-performance models being the BMW M3 Competition Saloon and the BMW M4 Competition Coupé. Both models have been engineered to combine high performance with everyday usability. Although both models...
The BMW R7 motorcycle was judged Best in Class in the German Motorcycles category at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours...
Ritzy and opulent, grand tourers offer the most accomplished automotive experience, granting a balance of sheer power, luxury, and comfort....
In 1986, Porsche introduced the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission at Le Mans. While a road-going version wouldn’t hit the streets until 2007, the automotive world got their glimpse of what the PDK could do and would eventually become in the Rothman Porsche’s car No. 3, a 962C driven by Vern...
By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray One of the oldest open-wheel racing cars competing at the 2011 CSRG...
Pat Dennis and Lotus Chassis #39, Bud Okon’s Chassis #30. Most people know that “snake eyes” means a high risk...
Brabham-Alfa BT46 Car: Brabham-Alfa BT46 / Engine: Flat-12 Alfa Romeo / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 77 x 53.9 mm / Year: 1978 / Capacity: 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 500 bhp / 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,590 mm (102...
Brabham-Repco BT-19 Car: Brabham-Repco / Engine: V-8 Oldsmobile / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 88.9 X 60.3 mm /...
Math Problems By Edward Lenahan “The most exciting thing about piloting an old vehicle,” I said to my wife Marguerite,...
These days, German companies direct what’s happening at several classic British car manufacturers – Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mini. There was a time when a Brit directed a German car manufacturer – Volkswagen. It was just after World War II. Germany had been divided into Allied sectors, and it happened that...
Credit – BarnFinds.com I saw my first Bricklin in 1974. Lit up under the Southern California sun, a local specialty...
The Cars of Briggs Cunningham were a featured class at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held August 16th at...
BRM P154 The car was designed and built in house to compete in the 1970 Can-Am series for Group 7 cars by Tony Southgate, who had joined British Racing Motors in 1969. Southgate had worked earlier at Lola working on the T70. While he worked on the Formula 1 BRM...
BRM Type 15 Car: BRM Type 15 / Engine: 135º V16 Supercharged / Maker: BRM / Bore X Stroke: 49.5...
History’s top racing car manufacturers have always taken rather different approaches to their road-going products. Enzo Ferrari never cared for them all that much, as fantastic as many of them were, seeing them as a way to fund the next race car. Ferdinand Porsche, on the other hand, placed great...
Bugatti 57G Tank Car: Bugatti 57G / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 72 mm x 100...
Can a production car be classified as a masterpiece? And what can a company do when it produces one? And...
Money alone isn’t enough to revive a legendary marque, especially when that marque is Bugatti. To give such compelling heritage justice, one needs to equal Ettore’s passion, dedication, and genius, three decisive factors that made Bugatti the most cutting-edge automobile manufacturer in the first half of the 20th century. When...
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bugatti’s most iconic car, the Type 35, Club Bugatti France organized a tour...
Bugatti Type 32 Car: Bugatti Type 32 / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 60 mm x...
Bugatti Type 35 Car: Bugatti Type 35 / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 60 mm x 88 mm / Year: 1924 / Capacity: 1991 cc / 121.5 in / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 135 bhp at 5,300 rpm / Wheelbase: 94.5 in / Track: 47.2...
