The 1951 Panhard Dyna X 110/X85 owned by Yoshinobu and Miyoko Kato won the FIVA Best Preserved Vehicle award at...
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.
Porsche set another new record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in cooperation with Manthey-Racing. On Thursday, 25 October 2018, the Porsche GT2...
Lotus needs your help in tracking down the long-lost Lotus Mark I, the first car built by company founder Colin Chapman. Built in London in 1948, its whereabouts have been unknown for over 60 years. As the British marque continues its 70th celebrations, it wants fans from around the world...
Twenty Lamborghini Espada and Islero models gathered on 7 September 2018 in Perugia, Italy to tour the region in celebration...
At its final huge public appearance on the “919 Tribute Tour”, the record-breaking Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo met a historic...
Porsche unveiled the new 935 race car at the 2018 Rennsport Reunion VI, which was staged September 27-30 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California. Featuring a body reminiscent of the legendary Porsche 935/78, the 700-horsepower competition car will be produced in a limited number of 77 units. “This spectacular...
The Aston Martin DB5 is back, thanks to a collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the company that produces...
The new Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 were recently announced at the factory in Maranello. These limited-edition special-series cars are...
Ruf Automobile GmbH displayed the all-new CTR and recently restored CTR ‘Yellowbird’ #001, which was awarded Best In Class at the Quail Motorsports Gathering. Seven RUF vehicles from different eras were corralled for “The Alois Ruf Reunion”, a culmination of a career that honors Alois Ruf Jr.’s decades of dedication...
Amid the bustle and hubbub of a popular Riviera restaurant, a baritone burble rises through the floor, vibrating up high,...
Some cars have gone down in history for legendary wins, for the innovations they introduced or for the drivers who...
The 1913 SCAT 25/35 HP owned by Corrado Lopresto won the FIVA Best Preserved Vehicle award at the 2018 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, held 25-27 May at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. At Villa d’Este, cars and motorbikes are grouped in classes with the...
Key body parts for the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ (W 198) are again available in factory quality, ordered by their...
The 24th edition of the Pays de Fougères international rally on 25-28 May 2018 brought together 180 crews from a...
By Louis Galanos | Photos as Credited The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was a great time for motorsports especially for fans of Can-Am racing and international endurance racing like the Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours. It is no wonder that many refer to this period in racing...
Jaguar will build 25 reproductions of the D-type race car in Coventry, 62 years after the last example was built...
The Porsche 901 is a legend. That’s because it was the forerunner of the 911. In the autumn of 1963,...
It is easy to forget that when Aston Martin announced the DB4 in September 1958, it was the world’s most advanced GT car. Indeed, demand for the new model would vastly outstrip supply. Such was the racing DNA in Aston Martin that, six months before the DB4 was announced, the...
Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 after more than 30 years away from the sport. The Italian brand owned...
Specialist Tom Hartley Jnr is offering for sale a virtually new 1997 McLaren F1. With only 148 miles from new,...
Italian marque Alfa Romeo will celebrate fifty years since the debut of the iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, a model renowned for its blend of cutting-edge technology, racing mechanics and beauty. Designed by Franco Scaglione, the 33 Stradale debuted on 31 August 1967, on the eve of the Italian Formula...
By Wilfried Müller The Porsche 908/3 is, without a doubt, a special car. Designed by Porsche especially for use on...
This 1954 XK120 SE by Pinin Farina could be the rarest Jaguar ever. After a full nut-and-bolt restoration taking 6,725...
The 1936 Pacey-Hassan Special was among the favorites at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The unique Bentley single-seater completed the iconic Hillclimb to a fanfare reception from the capacity Goodwood crowd, surging across the line at over 100 mph. Wally Hassan was arguably the greatest Bentley mechanic of his...
The Maserati brothers of Bologna founded their racing car manufacturing company in 1926. The company was pure-bred, real racers building...
After buying Aston Martin in 1947, David Brown’s overriding passion was to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His...
Thirty years have passed since the official presentation of the F40, which took place on 21 July 1987 at the Civic Centre in Maranello, now home to the Ferrari Museum. Created to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary, it was the last car to carry the founder’s “signature”. It was a...
On 18 June 1992, Klaus Ludwig driving an AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II won both races of the German...
The last of four Abarth 205 competition chassis to be constructed, this 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport is the only example...
On 19 June 1927, Rudolf Caracciola won the inaugural race for sports cars at the Nürburgring in a Mercedes-Benz Model S, marking the beginning of the Stuttgart car maker’s success in motorsport. For in the years that followed, the supercharged sports cars from Mercedes-Benz achieved many things in the racing...
