1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W 194 Carrera Panamericana
This was another powerful year for Sports Car Digest. There was rarely a dull moment in 2014 as we covered hundreds of historic rallies, vintage races, classic car auctions and events around the world. And we offer sincere thanks to our audience of historic car enthusiasts for actually reading them!
Leading the way in popularity for 2014 was the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, followed by the photo galleries from the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and the unbelievable story of Bruce Meyer’s encounter with DEA agents at Laguna Seca. Similar to 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, nearly all of the top stories included extensive photo galleries that accounted for a majority of the page views.
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2014 on Sports Car Digest (click photo for story)
1. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Report and Photo Gallery – Back in the top spot, Tim Scott’s 170-image gallery of photos from the 64th annual Pebble Beach Concours focused on the staggering display of 20 Ferrari Testa Rossas and the Maserati classes, among others.2. Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Report and Photo Gallery Our 260 images from the 19th annual Amelia Island Concours proved to be a popular gallery, which focused on the featured classes: 100th anniversary of Maserati, 50th anniversary of McLaren, BMW ‘Batmobiles’ and the Race Cars of Jochen Mass, among others.3. Le Mans-Winning Porsche 935 K3 Seized – The shocking story of collector Bruce Meyer’s encounter with DEA agents at Laguna Seca quickly went viral, as it’s not every day that a Le Mans 24-Hours winning Porsche 935 K3 is ‘seized’ at a private track day.
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4. Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery – Our 330-image gallery from Concorso Villa d’Este, held annually against the breathtaking backdrop of Northern Italy’s Lake Como.5. Mille Miglia Report and Photo Gallery – Julien Mahiels’ 150-image gallery from the 32nd running of the Mille Miglia retrospective brilliantly highlighted the wonderful field of entrants and the beautiful Italian countryside.
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2014 on Sports Car Digest 6-10 (click photo for story)
6. Tour Auto Rally Report and Photo Gallery – Julien Mahiels’ 314-image gallery from the 23rd Tour Auto Rally, a retrospective of the Tour de France Automobile race staged over the best roadways in France.7. Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance Photo Gallery – Tim Scott’s 328-image gallery from the Tour captured the otherworldly selection of cars and views from the companion rally to the Pebble Beach Concours.8. Hampton Court Palace Concours Report and Photo Gallery – Tim Scott’s 465-image gallery from the third annual Concours of Elegance, held this year at the historic Hampton Court Palace situated on the Thames in London.
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9. Mille Miglia Picture Gallery – Julien Mahiels’ follow-up gallery from the Mille Miglia retrospective featured the great field of 435 historic automobiles built between 1927 and 1957, including several unique vehicles like the HW Alta 2000 Sport seen here.10. Goodwood Festival of Speed Report and Photo Gallery – This perennial favorite stumbled mightily in 2014, dropping out of the Top Three for the first time since 2009. Nevertheless, Tim Scott’s 380-image gallery from the Lord March’s annual Goodwood hill climb was still a stunner.
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2014 on Sports Car Digest 11-15 (click photo for story)
11. SVRA Indy Brickyard Invitational Report and Photo Gallery – David Ferguson’s 250-image gallery highlighted the massive field that showed up for the inaugural event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.12. Goodwood Revival Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery – Julien Mahiels documented the Revival with the a great selection of images that offer a ‘Behind the Scenes’ look at the 17th annual historic car racing event.13. Cavallino Classic Report and Photo Gallery – Michael DiPleco highlighted the 23rd annual gathering for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts held at Palm Beach Raceway and the lawns of the Breaker Hotel.
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14. The Hawk at Road America Report and Photo Gallery – David Ferguson’s 218 images from the historic car races held at the venerable road course in Elkhart Lake.15. Silverstone Classic Report and Photo Gallery – Top 3 in 2013, Tim Scott offered 323 pictures that captured the 24th annual vintage car races at the 3.6-mile Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, England.
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2014 on Sports Car Digest 16-20 (click photo for story)
19. Monterey Motorsports Reunion Report and Photo Gallery – Dennis Gray brought 210 images of the historic racing cars battling Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the annual Monterey Reunion.20. Salon Retromobile Report and Photo Gallery – Pavel Novitski documented Retromobile with a 128 images that capture th classic cars on display at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris.
Pretty TF but the colours are all wrong…way too bright a red for an MG T series colour, and the dashboards were all done in TAN as were the steering wheels done light brown too. MG red was more the colour of dried blood.
Wombat
Not sure which TF you are referring to, but I never saw any original red T series MG paint that wasn’t oxidized to a dead shade that approximated a scab. Texas sun was not kind to English paint.
Thanks, SCD, for giving me – already – many hours of entertainment in the New Year. Not sure my wife is so grateful.