Brabham-Repco BT-19 Car: Brabham-Repco / Engine: V-8 Oldsmobile / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 88.9 X 60.3 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.
Ferrari 500 Car: Ferrari 500 / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 98 X 76 mm / Year:...
The design department at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) – which had not yet merged with Benz & Cie – began developing Mercedes compressor vehicles in 1919. Gottlieb Daimler’s son Paul, who had succeeded Wilhelm Maybach as technical director and board member in 1907, drove the development work forward. DMG already had some...
Mercedes W 196 Car: Mercedes W196 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 76 mm X...
Mercedes SSKL Car: Mercedes SSKL / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line supercharged / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 100 mm X...
Mors 60 HP Car: Mors 60 HP/ Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Mors / Bore X Stroke: 140 mm X 150 mm / Year: 1901 / Capacity: 9,236 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 60 bhp at 950 rpm / Wheelbase: 99 inches / Weight: 2,220 lbs In...
By Tim Scott My infatuation with the Ferrari marque goes back to the 1970s, and my ‘formative’ years. As a...
Bugatti Type 32 Car: Bugatti Type 32 / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 60 mm x...
Porsche 917/30 McLaren, seeing the futility of going up against the might of the Porsche Can-Am effort without a turb-charged engine of their own decided to drop out of the Can-Am series. The Porsche 917/30 was a derivative of the 917/10 and it was the first real turbocharged racing car...
Math Problems By Edward Lenahan “The most exciting thing about piloting an old vehicle,” I said to my wife Marguerite,...
McLaren M6 The first car, M6A-1, was completed and ready for testing at Goodwood on June 19, 1967, more that...
Lotus 72 Car: Lotus-Ford 72 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 x 64.8 mm / Year: 1970 / Capacity: 2,993 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 440 bhp at 10,000 rpm The car that most defined the whole first half of 1970s...
De Dion-Bouton Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was born on the 9th of March in 1856...
By Edward Lenahan This 1961 Chevrolet Corvette factory race car, soon to be auctioned at Mecum’s January 24-29, 2012 Kissimmee...
On 8 March 1911, just three years after Ford’s ‘Universal Car’, the Model T, was unveiled in Britain, Ford Motor Company (England) Limited was incorporated to look after the most important market outside North America. Ford’s start in Britain had humble beginnings. In 1903 two Ford Model A cars were...
By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray One of the oldest open-wheel racing cars competing at the 2011 CSRG...
“Dear editors – The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Super Light) sports car will complete test drives in public for the...
The Eppie Wietzes F5000 Championship-winning McLaren M-10B By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray From his earliest days as car designer and builder, Bruce McLaren understood that success of his designs on the race track lead to opportunities to sell customer cars. Bruce’s interests lie in developing new cars,...
Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated on several automobiles, starting with the famed Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato up to...
Locomobile Type 1906 Car: Locomobile Type 1906 / Engine: 4 Cylinder / Maker: Locomobile / Bore X Stroke: 177.8 mm X...
Boy Meets Car, Loses Car, Finds Car By Steve Smith | Photographs as credited Every car guy has the automotive equivalent of the fisherman’s “the one that got away” story (“It was this big! Really!”). The car of a lifetime…loved and lost. Some car guys even have two such tales....
“At this time there is nothing in the world any quicker, any better handling, any more advanced technically, or any...
By William Edgar | Photographs Edgar Motorsport Archive Carroll Shelby, as he himself would say, has gone horizontal. He died...
Richard-Brasier The partnership between Richard and Brasier lasted less than four years. During the 1890s George Richard and his elder brother, Félix-Maxime worked in a bicycle repair and manufacturing business. The business flourished and the brothers created a company which they called “Société des Cycles Georges Richard”. The brothers’ belief...
Automobiles Peugeot Armand Peugeot was born on 26 March 1849 in Herimoncourt, in eastern France. He was the son of...
Maserati 4CLT Car: Maserati 4CLT / Engine: Straight 4; 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC; Twin Roots-Type Superchargers / Maker: Maserati /...
In 2012, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Giulia”, a car which is particularly significant in the brand’s hundred-year history, as a model which exhibited both the technical and creative talent of Alfa Romeo during a time of strong growth for the company. The style, the technical...
By Ed McDonough | Photos as credited The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Ever dreamed of driving an Alfa 8C? Watching black and white videos...
By Martin Swig Most observers credit the Acura NSX with revolutionizing the supercar business, not because of its commercial success, but because it introduced new standards of usability, drivability, and reliability to the supercar field. In a similar way, the 1992-97 Subaru SVX sent a message about what high-performance coupes...
