I don’t usually spend too much time on preamble prior to getting into the nitty-gritty of the subject car. However,...
Vintage Racecar Features
All photos by Sean Smith & Ai Design. Matt Figliola’s dad was much more creative than your average bear. He...
Some 38 years ago, there was a vintage event like no other. It was the 1985 Palm Springs Vintage Grand Prix. Why was it so different? Would you believe 19 Formula One and Indy veterans on the same grid, all in competitive open-wheel cars? How about Dan Gurney in his...
The search for speed has motivated every racer since the dawn of the sport, obsessively driving them to go as...
Ferrari put the pedal to the metal in 1957 with new racing cars of magnificent four-cam V-12 power. In spite...
Motorsports, for better or for worse, 80% of the time need to be run at dedicated facilities built precisely to host them. These facilities have garages to perform mechanical work in, a slow area to leave and join the dedicated racing surface from those garages, and a length of specially...
Arie Luyendyk is a household name in motor racing, especially in Indianapolis folklore, but it was a long and arduous...
Out there since the mid-1950s, the Mercedes-Benz SL has been a staple post-WW2 sports car for Stuttgart’s automaker. Deeply rooted...
Back in 1977, a group of Atlanta car folk had a need for speed but didn’t want to end up in the local jail. They came upon the perfect location in Braselton, Georgia. Road Atlanta. The 2.54-mile, 12-turn course was the perfect place to have some high-speed fun. The event...
What began as a study of Asian automobile advertising of the late 1950s has unearthed a rare tale of a...
Sometimes a slogan doesn’t mean very much. Take for example Exxon’s “Happy Motoring” or Pontiac’s “We Are Driving Excitement” –...
When Jensen Interceptor got a Ferguson Formula all-wheel drive, it made the first step towards revolutionizing sports cars. The next milestone came with the Audi Quattro, and since then, all-wheel drive started its breakthrough to the mainstream. Gradually, sports cars of all shapes and sizes ended up adopting the layout—and...
Louis Gerard. Five years after Whitney Straight’s historic trip to South Africa to take part in the First South African...
It’s a well-known fact that BMWs are exceptional cars. They’re stylish, fast, and luxurious, and most importantly, they have the...
Alfa Romeo has a long history in racing that dates back to 1910 and extends to Formula One today. Throughout its 112-year history, many Alfa Romeo drivers have made an indelible mark in the sport. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Alfa Romeo has taken a look back at the...
The sport of vintage racing is enjoyed by thousands of spectators and participants around the world. It attracts people of...
Porsche Aftermarket Tuning: The State of Play There are few tuning companies in the world who are universally entrusted with...
I have been road racing since the early 1980s and vintage/historic racing since the late ’80s; always in 105 series Alfa Romeos. But I remember, back in the early ’90s, racing with this little blue sports racer called a “LaBoa”. When I say “racing with” I mean I saw it...
In 1965, I enjoyed a working holiday in London. On Friday 18 June that year I took the cheapest tour...
In the 1950s, home-made, one-off sports cars were being created everywhere across the country, the majority of them emerging from...
Brausch Niemann had a brief but successful career in motor sport and took part in two world championship Grands Prix, but he is best remembered for his exploits with a humble Lotus 7 during the early 1960s. Some time ago, our esteemed Editor (Casey Annis) reminded us about the doghouse...
Over the past few months, we here at Sports Car Digest have been expanding beyond just covering classic sports cars...
Before we begin, I’d like to take an opportunity to say that this season’s Formula 1 Grand Prix has been...
The first time I ever saw Daijiro (Dai) Yoshihara was on a circa 2008 episode of Best Motoring, where he and fellow drifter Tyler McQuarrie took turns putting a Mine’s Nissan GT-R and Spoon Honda NSX Type R GT through the paces at California race track, Willow Springs. This was...
Lotus founder Colin Chapman was undoubtedly gifted at what he did, admittedly some of his cars were better than others...
Whereas the roots of the RS dynasty can be traced to one car before the RS4 B5, this twin-turbocharged superwagon...
When you think of a company like Alfa Romeo, which boasts a century of creating legendary sports cars, the 156 GTA is probably not the first to cross your mind. Sure, it isn’t the most recognized sports car coming from the fabled Milanese company, but it is an important chapter...
America’s premier sports car endurance race started at an abandoned WWII Army Air Corps base in Florida. “The 12-Hours of...
Let’s face it, the Alfa Romeo SZ will most likely trigger a fight or flight reaction. A car with such...
Out of the shadows of World War II and its aftermath has come an unique Alfa Romeo sports car flaunting stunning design and engineering. It also reveals secrets that contributed to the design of Enzo Ferrari’s post-war V-12. Among the many pleasures of Alfa Romeo’s 111th-year celebrations is the surprise...
