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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.
Lotus 25 Car: Lotus-Climax 25 / Engine: 90 Deg V8 Coventry-Climax / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 63 mm X 60...
Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder are entering the next phase. A permanent fixture of the test programme for the 918 Spyder – and in the tuning process for all Porsche vehicles – is the 20.8 km long challenging Nürburgring-Nordschleife race circuit. After all, a lap time of less...
By David Swig | Photos by Dennis Gray The HMSA season-opener Spring Club Event is always a most-relaxing and low-key...
The 1939 Auto Union twin-supercharger Type D Silver Arrow racing car, the second “Karassik restoration” car, has been purchased by...
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1973, Porsche unveiled a special 911 concept car that changed the course of sports car history. With RSR fender flares, a large rear wing and the word “Turbo” emblazoned over the rear haunches, the new Porsche offered an exciting new glimpse at the...
Ferrari 312T Car: Ferrari 312T / Engine: 1800 12-Cylinder Boxer / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 80 mm X 49.6...
The BMW R7 motorcycle was judged Best in Class in the German Motorcycles category at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours...
A Jaguar XK120 Roadster was judged Best in Class in the Postwar Sports Open category at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, August 19th on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. While winning Best in Class makes this particular XK120 significant on its own merit, it also...
Mercedes 1908 GP Car: Mercedes 1908 GP / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 155 X...
Panhard et Levassor Rene Panhard was an engineer whose business, based in Paris, made woodworking tools. In 1887 he, along...
Tyrrell-Ford P34 Car: Tyrrell-Ford P34/ Engine: V-8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Tyrrell / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 mm X 64.8 mm / Year: 1976 / Capacity: 2,993 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 485 bhp at 10,600 rpm / Wheelbase: 96.6 inches / Track: 48.6 inches Front, 58 inches...
The Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum announced the acquisition of the 1968 Ford GT40 Chassis P/1074 that sold for...
Ferrari 375 Car: Ferrari 375 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 80 mm X 74.5 mm...
Report and photos by Jamie Doyle Confession. I like light cars. My Lotus Elan S3 Coupe weighs roughly 1,500 pounds and, to be honest, I wouldn’t mind if it were lighter. I even get bent out of shape when I see new ‘sports cars’ tipping the scales at 4,000 pounds....
Over 10,000 individual race victories, 10 world records and 133 international titles are part of the racing heritage behind the...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Think about a really good, solid, exterior door latch and lock, the precise snick...
The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British International Motor Show at Earls Court, just as the sixties started swinging. Jaguar had launched the E-Type the previous year, while AC had the Cobra and Ferrari the GTO. These were big, powerful, and expensive machines. The Elan was...
This Porsche 962-103, better known as the “Holbert Racing Löwenbräu Special,” is widely considered the most successful and recognizable 962....
Sunbeam GP (1923) Car: Sunbeam GP / Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Sunbeam / Bore X Stroke: 67 X...
The Platypus Porsche Sports Racing car By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray The Platypus Sports racing car routinely appears historic car racing events on the West Coast; it is a great story of an American home-built race car improbably named after the Australian mammal. At the 1953 Paris...
Following the premiere of the one-off design study at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance earlier this summer, at an event...
Mercedes W125 Car: Mercedes W125 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line Supercharged / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 94 mm X...
Orazio Satta and Giuseppi Busso had joined Alfa Romeo as designers in 1938 and 1939 and worked together on everything...
The history of 0666 TR, and the 250 Testa Rossa program at large, are rooted in the broader context of...
The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette made its debut Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The all-new Corvette revives the Stingray name, which was first used on the second-generation 1963 Corvette. The 2014 Corvette Stingray is the most powerful standard model ever, with an estimated...
The legacy of the Chevrolet Corvette was forged 60 years ago this month when it was introduced at the General...
At the Paris Auto Show in 1959, Ferrari closed out the decade right by unveiling their most wonderful GT to...
Formula Vee celebrated its 50th birthday on track at Daytona, with a special parade of classic Formula Vee and Formula Super Vee cars prior to the 2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, many of them driven by legends of motorsport. Several ex-FV drivers who went on to become international motorsports...
