Ferrari 312B Car: Ferrari 312B / Engine: 1800 12-Cylinder Boxer / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 80 mm X 49.6 mm...
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.
Born in the Depression, Restored in a Recession, Delage D8S Gives New Meaning to Elegance Story by Philip Powell In...
Can-Am Racing Cars – The Specials Honker II A car named after a truck’s air horn doe not lend itself to be taken seriously but after beating the likes of Ferrari at Le Mans a battle against Lola let alone McLaren in their own back yard appeared, on paper at...
Bugatti Type 35 Car: Bugatti Type 35 / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 60 mm x...
Mercedes W 163 Car: Mercedes W163 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 67 mm X 70 mm / Year: 1939 / Capacity: 2,962 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 484 bhp at 7,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 107.5 inches / Track: 58.1 inches front, 55.6 inches...
Penske PC4 Car: Penske PC4 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 X...
OM Tipo 665 – Car Profiles The origins of Officine Meccaniche can be found along the shores of Lake Maggiore,...
Ferrari 612 Can-Am Chris Amon never felt that the Ferrari 612 Can-Am ever reached its full potential. he always felt there was a lot left in the car but the project always had a low priority at the factory and its results reflected that. Enzo Ferrari never really appreciated how...
Lancia D24 – Car Profiles In 1937 Vincenzo Lancia passed away leaving his widow and teenage son Gianni Lancia to...
Ferrari 166 Uovo – Car Profiles Horribly Beautiful – the Ferrari 166/212 Uovo At the Mille Miglia The story of...
Mercedes-Benz SSKL – Car Profiles The early twenties was a period of consolidation in the German Automobile manufacturing community. Daimler and Benz, rival firms that could rightly claim the invention of the motor car chose to merge after having cooperated on a number of projects. The former Daimler factories at...
Ferrari 290 MM – Car Profiles Introduction Designed for the 1956 Mille Miglia and as a replacement for the 860...
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR – Car Profiles While know as the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR the car was based neither on the famous...
Duesenberg 1921 GP Car: Duesenberg 1921 GP/ Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Duesenberg / Bore X Stroke: 63 mm X 117 mm / Year: 1921 / Capacity: 2,980 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 115 bhp at 4,250 rpm / Wheelbase: 105.5 inches / Track: 51 inches front, 51...
Matra MS80 Car: Matra MS80 / Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV 90º V8 / Maker: Matra / Bore X Stroke: 85.7...
Can-Am McLaren M8B – The Perfect Race Car Story and Photos by Pete Lyons Some race cars come off the...
Shadow DN4 “Don Nichols turned up in Can-Am in 1970 with that stupid car with tiny cotton-reel wheels, the first Shadow. He approached me, but I told him his car was rubbish. I said, ‘You’re going to run out of money with stupid projects like that. What are you doing,...
Although racing drivers Johnny von Neumann and Luigi Chinetti were instrumental in the development of the California Spider, only a...
Ferrari 166 MM – Car Profiles Introduction Designed for long distance competition, the 166 MM took its name from one...
March 711 Car: March-Ford 711 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: March / Bore X Stroke: 92.5 mm X 55.5 mm / Year: 1978 / Capacity: 2,997 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 480 bhp at 10,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 108 inches / Track: 68.1 inches Front, 64.2 inches...
By Will Silk Few mass produced performance cars that have appeared over the past 25 years have lived up to...
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, opened the North American International Auto Show 2011 with the World Premiere of...
Story by Will Silk and photos by Richard Parramint Team Lotus discovered the use of ground effect with the Type 78, and really began to think that they were onto something big by the time Mario Andretti had taken the car to its first victory at the U.S. Grand Prix...
Ferrari revealed the first photographs and information about the new FF, the company’s most powerful, versatile four-seater ever, as well...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the Jaguar E-Type, arguably one of the most famous and desirable...
It was on 29 January 1886 that Carl Benz filed an application in Berlin for a patent on his three-wheeled motor car. Ever since, that day has been considered the official birthday of the motor car, which, in 2011, celebrates its 125th anniversary. At the same time as Benz, Gottlieb...
McLaren M20 From 1968 to 1971 the McLaren M8 and its derivatives had dominated the Canadian-American Challenge Cup Series but...
Bugatti 57G Tank Car: Bugatti 57G / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 72 mm x 100...
Lotus 49 Car: Lotus-Ford 49 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 x 64.8 mm / Year: 1967 / Capacity: 2,998 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 415 bhp at 9,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,413 mm Track: Front: 60 inches Rear: 61 inches /...
