Maserati celebrates the eightieth anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi’s impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel of...
Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s April 13-14, Formula Vintage Festival at Silverstone, with the HGPCA, HRDC and Benjafield’s Bentleys....
Graham Hill Ken Tyrrell Alfonso de Portago Tony Southgate 1 The Mille Miglia is won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D24. Second overall and first in the 2-liter class is the Ferrari 500 Mondial of Vittorio Marzotto (1954). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Neville Lederle, the 1963 South Africa Champion driver, has passed away at aged 80. Lederle was one of the few...
Professor Gordon Murray, the renowned automotive designer and engineer, was presented with a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by...
The “2nd Alfa Romeo Festival”, organized by the Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo with the support of FCA Heritage, is scheduled to be held on Sunday September 29 at The “Riccardo Paletti” Circuit (Varano de’ Melegari), near Parma, Italy. Dedicated exclusively to Alfa Romeo, the event will see a huge gathering of...
Famed racer, team owner and international businessman Roger Penske is the honoree of the Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance...
For the burgeoning Formula Two category for 1½-liter cars, French star driver Jean Behra based a new racing car of...
Anyone who has studied literature will know about footnotes and the glossary of terms because the language is constantly changing. When Charles Dickens referred to a “chairman” he did not mean a nabob on a board of directors, he meant a guy at one end of a sedan chair. As...
Photo Gallery of HMSA’s Historic IMSA GTO race at the April 12–14, Long Beach Grand Prix. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//historic-imsa-gto-at-the-long-beach-grand-prix/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click...
More than 200 of the world’s most treasured collector cars will adorn the 18th fairway of the Crystal Springs Golf Course...
Built with an aluminum body, ostensibly for racing, only 50 production Austin-Healey 100S were made, plus an additional five works development/special test cars, which were hand built by the Donald Healey Motor Company. Arthur Schening is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in Arlington, VA. “I started working on this...
On May 20, legendary West Coast Morgan and Cobra racer J. Lewis “Lew” Spencer II passed away from complications associated...
The majestic grounds of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, bathed in sunshine whilst playing host to an impressive array of over 1,000...
Since the first race in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has always been considered America’s greatest race, attracting huge crowds and media attention around the world. 200 laps around a 2.5-mile oval was a grueling test of driver and his car, a real test of endurance. From the beginning, the winning...
Casey Annis speaks with historic racer and founder of The Masters Series, Ron Maydon, about why he chose to start...
Christophe d’Ansembourg and Steve Tandy took a win apiece in a very successful Aston Martin Masters Endurance Legends weekend at...
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On Wednesday, May 22, Cummins unveiled all five, fully-restored Cummins-powered racecars in front of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. To...
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Three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda has passed away from complications of a lung transplant that he received, last year. Lauda was 70-years old. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday,” Lauda’s family said in a statement, according...
Gordon Murray has unveiled a fully-immersive, internet-based virtual exhibition of 40 different iconic race and road cars produced during the...
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When the starter’s flag lowers on the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, it will mark the 90th anniversary of the Monaco Grand Prix and a special anniversary for Bugatti. That first year, after almost four hours, William “Williams” Charles Frederick Grover was the first one to cross the finish line in...
Jean Behra about to go out for practice in the special streamlined Maserati 250F which, it was thought, would be...
In response to The Players Championship and the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg being held the second weekend of...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
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This book is about a unique car in sports car racing history. It was designed by Peter Brock, famous for...
This week, Maserati celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Maserati 8CTF’s fantastic win at the Indianapolis 500. On Sunday May 30, 1939, the Maserati 8CTF, driven by 27-year-old Warren Wilbur Shaw, crossed the line first after a race lasting 4 hours and 20 minutes at an average speed of over...