The Best Cars Of All Time

The World's Greatest Cars. In Detail

From Bugattis to Ferraris and Porsches to Dusenbergs, the team at Sports Car Digest have decided to create profiles of some of the best cars ever produced. We didn't rank the top 100 cars ever because we don't want hate mail but we dive into the details and history of these historic, rare and desirable machines. 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.

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1927 Bugatti Type 37A – Everyman’s Racecar

1959 Behra-Porsche F2

1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 – V for Voiturette

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Need for Speed: The Fastest Mercedes-Benz

Auto Union started this new craze for record‑breaking. The pastime had always been left to the British, the French, the Italians, even the Americans. Surprisingly few German names were among...

Classic Wheels, Endless Roads: Driving a 1940 Cadillac Across Bavaria and Austria

I have always wanted to do a road trip in a vintage car. My Bavarian friend and I had been talking about doing one in a prewar car for several...

The Cord 810/812

The Cord 810 was a sensation when it was revealed to the public in November of 1935. With its strikingly attractive styling and advanced design, these cars captured the imagination...

The Bentley That Went to Indy

Douggie could have talked W.O. into it. It was such a bizarre idea that the boss would not have dreamed it up on his own. And Wallace Douglas ‘Douggie’ Hawkes...

Spiders: The 1997 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider

When someone excitedly says “SPIDER!,” what do you do? Look for something to swat it with? Or do you turn and hope to see a nice Italian open sports car?...

1934 MG NE Magnette – Revisiting Tazio Nuvolari’s MG

We push Pete Thelander’s 1934 MG NE Magnette out into the sunlight. Its red paintwork gleams and dazzles. The car is bright red because it was built for none other...

The Jensen Interceptor – Intercepting the Final Pass on a Worldwide Playing Field

Like many British automobile companies, Jensen Motors Limited began in the 1920s, advancing the dreams of brothers Alan and Richard Jensen first as autobody builders contracted to larger companies, and...

1927 Bugatti Type 37A – Everyman’s Racecar

This is the tale of a wonderful old racing machine, now fast approaching its 100th birthday but still enjoying an active competition life in the hands of vintage racing enthusiast...

1959 Behra-Porsche F2

For the burgeoning Formula Two category for 1½-liter cars, French star driver Jean Behra based a new racing car of his own on Porsche components. In 1959, it showed its...

1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 – V for Voiturette

Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries in their 1939 races to eliminate their opposition. They reckoned...

A Ferrari to be Thankful For – The 275 GTB/4

While gathering for our family Thanksgiving this year, I showed a photo of an average American muscle car to my older daughter. “That’s nice Dad, but what is THAT?” she...

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The “Pagoda” from Mercedes-Benz

Highlights The hardtop design of the SL model series 113 is reminiscent of Asian temples World’s first sports car with a safety body Rally dancers: Winner at Spa-Sofia-Liège 1963 after...

It was a drizzly day at The Gathering, but the Moon was an attraction.

The Rise and Set of Moon: 1922 Moon Six 40 Touring

Unusual marques are often seen at the major Concours d’Elegance, but what is the chance of seeing a little-known marque at a car show established by a local museum in...

The Triumph TR7 – The Shape of Things to Come

If you had to choose the worst decade of automobile design, it would be hard to surpass the period spanning 1972 – 1982. Rapidly changing regulations, government interventions resulting in...

1951 Jowett Jupiter – The Major’s Jupiter

My wife made an offer on a house in New Zealand while vacationing there with her family a few years ago. She is a realtor, and not an impulsive person,...

1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 518s – Driven

“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the Jaguar competition cars are BRG— British Racing Green—a livery thought...

A Quick Review of the 2024 Nissan Z Nismo

Editor’s Note: Check out Sean Smith’s review of the Nissan Z Performance in 2023 for an in-depth read. I went back to the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb this year. The drive...

Blue Bird Anniversary Record Run at Pendine

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1967 Mini Marcos – A Look at “Elmo”

A tiny red car is mixing it up at the Monterey Historic Races with 356 Porsches, Morgans, Corvettes, Lotuses and Alfas on the track. “What is that thing?” a fellow racer...

The Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato – Visionary When New, Still Modern Today

Founded in 1906, Lancia is one of the foremost Italian automobile manufacturers and a world leader in engineering. Over the past 100+ years, they have continually delivered innovation and superlative...

Beutiful example of British Deco design.

Dedication: 1935 SS1 Airline Saloon

Before After. Rear cover of Paul Skilleter’s book on Jaguar saloons. Jim and Lisa Hendrix are committed fans of all things Jaguar. Nearly everything automotive inside and outside their garage...

1964 Sabel Porsche Special – Smooth as Sabel

During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and Specials. Taking production car engines and chassis and creating their...

1954 Arnolt-Bristol – The Design Brilliance of Franco Scaglione

The 1950s was one of the most prolific periods of automobile design. Aircraft technology developed during the war, aerodynamics, and new engine technology were influencing automobile designs all over the...

Retrospect: Bugatti Type 35

Few cars have proved as successful in the annals of motorsport as the Bugatti Type 35, which made its competition debut 100 years ago. As a race car, the Type...

The Pierce-Arrow Model 48 was priced at an astounding $5,000 F.O.B. Buffalo, New York, and came with Pierce-Arrow's quality, rigid, luxuriously trimmed and appointed aluminum cast panel bodies.

1916 Pierce-Arrow Model 48-B-4 Vestibule Suburban

Large and imposing, this Pierce-Arrow Model 48 commanded attention when it arrived back in 1916, and still does today over a century later. A chance to see one of these...

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