Story and photos by Rich Martin By the time the 1973 United States Grand Prix came around I practically made...
The United States Grand Prix; Watkins Glen; October 10, 1973 Emerson Fittipaldi, in his Lotus 72, qualified well, but was...
Story and photos by Hal Crocker As it lay there all twisted and rusting its steel skeleton reminded me of the remains of a giant dinosaur. Since the last Sebring Race the old MG Bridge had fallen during a bad storm; could this be an omen of things to come?...
Story and photo by Hal Crocker The voice on the phone was by Maker’s Mark, the sound of fine Kentucky...
Starting in 1954, Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo launched a series of small, affordable sports cars based around its all-alloy, 1300-cc,...
12/6/08 Update: We sold the Alfa back to the person that sold it to us. He was very happy to have it back and we are grateful to see it go to such a good owner. Sports Car Digest is selling one of its own, a 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV....
lfredo Ferrari (Dino) was Enzo Ferrari’s first son, born January 19, 1932. At the time, Enzo was still racing for...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the...
Without a doubt, the Lancia Stratos is one of the greatest rally cars ever. The glorious sound coming from its V6 engine never fails to amaze anyone who hears it, like this particular 1974 Lancia Stratos filmed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed....
The Triumph Motor Company was a manufacturer started by two partners from Germany building bicycles under the trade name Triumph....
The Bricklin SV-1 was supposed to embody the safe car of the future; the name stands for “Safety Vehicle 1.”...
Coupe Sport Leicht (CSL) is a name synonymous with BMW racecars. Of all the BMW CSLs, none was as outrageous as the 1975 IMSA contender featured here. With an aerodynamic package developed at Stuttgart University, its large rear wing, front spoiler and wide, flared wheel arches earned it the nickname...
At the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo revealed the final iteration of its series of concept cars based on...
Jean Rédélé loved cars! His father was a dealer. In 1946, he took over from his father and became the...
The Bavarian Motor Works was established in 1916. Originally building aircraft engines, at the end of World War I, they were forced by terms of the Versailles Armistice Treaty to end production, so they moved on to motorcycles. The first car from BMW was the Dixi based on the British...
Available in two- and four-door sedans, station wagons and even tradesman’s panel vans, the first generation Ford Escort, released in...
Team McLaren McLaren started the 1973 Formula One season with drivers Denny Hulme and Peter Revson piloting the soon to...
During the coming months, Sports Car Digest will be running a series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. This first installment looks at the 1977 Indianapolis 500. 1977 Indianapolis 500 – Profile and Photo Gallery By Bob Harmeyer The Indianapolis 500 has long been one...
As a team manager my experience of driving racing cars is limited, although at the start of my motor racing...
These days every modern 911 road car is turbocharged, but that wasn’t the case in the ’70s. Porsche was exploring...
Porsche, throughout its racing career, has created some of the most iconic machines of all time: the RSK, 904, 906, 908… and, of course, the 917. Also among these celebrated creations is the 911 RSR: a purpose-built racer created to compete in the GT category. In 1973, two “privateer” RSRs...
If there are so many of us desperately searching for our old racing cars, why in the heck are we...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical...
As Europe tried to recover from World War II, manufacturers began producing small cars to satisfy the need for personal transportation. There were cycle cars, micro cars, bubble cars. They were cheap to build and buy, and they were economical to drive. As manufacturing was re-established and “real” cars began...
The Clay Regazzoni driven BWM M1, in BMW Motorsport livery, as raced in the short-lived Procar Championship series (1979-1980). Arthur...
French Grand Prix; Dijon-Prenois, July 1,1979. Mario Andretti with the unhappy Lotus 80. It was not a success, and the...
The 1979 French Grand Prix was held on July 1st at the Dijon-Prenois Circuit near Dijon, France. While the race was significant because it was the first victory for a turbocharged car in Formula One, it is remembered more for the intense fight for second place between Ferrari driver Gilles...
I grew up designing on a drawing board, right to the end of my time in motor racing, and I’m...
There are certain cars made notable by television. The Beverley Hillbillie’s truck, The Munster Mobile, Honey West’s Cobra. Then there...
The Lancia 037 Prototype will be the stand-out vehicle at the upcoming RM Sotheby’s Milan Sale planned for sale on June 15. RM Sotheby’s has announced an all-new, exclusive sale in Milan to be held on Mille Miglia’s eve at Palazzo Serbelloni, Sotheby’s Milan’s historic location. The sale will offer 25-30 exceptional...
