In 1963, the Giulia Sprint GT was first shown to the press at Alfa’s recently opened plant in Arese, followed...
The 2021 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week will be held September 30th thru Oct.3rd. The beautiful and bucolic avenues of...
History literally repeated itself recently, as Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 re-enacted its astonishing run in the 1911 London-Edinburgh Trial. The car, designed as an ‘Experimental Speed Car’, won the original event locked in top gear for the entire 799-mile return trip between the two capitals. Given the primitive state of...
I don’t often reference values when discussing design, but a great deal of the success of a sports car resides...
Throughout Automobili Lamborghini’s history there have been numerous records and firsts that have made the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese one...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will present a new exhibit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise through a highly diverse selection of iconic screen-used vehicles. Opening September 25, 2021, in the Mullin Grand Salon gallery, Bond in Motion will be the largest official Bond vehicle display to...
Hampton Court Palace, one of King Henry Vlll’s most favoured residences and presently owned by Queen Elizabeth ll, once again...
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 3-5, 2021, Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court. Aston Martin owners staged an impressive display....
With a shiver of trepidation, I slip behind the wheel of the museum’s grand 1936 Packard phaeton Standard Eight parade car. I’m nervous because its original owner would have had me shot— if I were lucky —for getting anywhere near it. You see, Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili, more commonly known...
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A has been named Best of Show at the 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance...
The three original Jaguar E-Type launch cars which revolutionised the automotive industry when it debuted in Switzerland in 1961, have...
Pioneering classic car electrification company Electrogenic has finalized two ‘World First’ conversions of classic vehicles to electric power; a 1976 Triumph Stag and a 1957 Morgan 4/4, which now both run on silent, zero-emission electric power. The Triumph Stag conversion has been confirmed by the Stag Owners Club to be...
As Europe tried to recover from World War II, manufacturers began producing small cars to satisfy the need for personal...
Photo Gallery from the 50th anniversary Lamborghini Countach Class at the August 15, 2021, Pebble Beach Concours d”Elegance....
In 1970, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda debuted the RX500 concept car. A radical departure from the Japanese firm’s previous offerings, the in-house developed RX500 was a futuristic-looking coupe that featured forward-swinging butterfly doors and a mid-mounted, 982-cc, two-rotor Wankel engine producing 247-hp and capable of pushing the lightweight,...
Photo Gallery from the Aug. 15, 2021, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//2021-pebble-beach-concours-subscriber-photo-gallery/” size=”large” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for four more...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Aug. 15, 2021, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1915 Duesenberg Board Track 2-man Race Car...
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), the world’s largest organization of its kind, held its annual Grand Nationals in New Ulm, Minnesota, this month. The event included AACA’s annual Zenith Award competition and its Grand Nationals car show. The Zenith award is presented to the finest restored vehicle shown...
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was awarded Rolex Circle of Champions “Best of Show” out of more than 200...
When car companies build futuristic concepts for tomorrow, they are usually exotic cars with sporty, low-profile bodies, and technologically advanced...
On Sunday 15th August, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will mark its 70th anniversary. Bugatti will celebrate its involvement from the very beginning with what is seen by many as the world’s premier celebration of the automobile. The event was first held in 1950 when the cars were driven on...
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is one of only five examples originally finished in Fantasy Yellow and will be offered...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the July 18, 2021, Hillsborough Concours. Best of Show—1937 Horch 853 Cabriolet. 1939 Buick Roadmaster. John & Leslie Milliken 1946 Chrysler Town and Country. Donald Barnes 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto. James Dietz 1962 Volkswagen Deluxe Samba. Richard Grace 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE. William Brooks 1972 Mercedes-Benz...
The Porsche 356A Convertible D (“D” standing for Drauz, the coachbuilder) is arguably the rarest “production” Porsche 356 model ever...
Even as a boy, Richard Riker knew that his name had meaning. Back in the late 1800s, “Riker” was synonymous...
It’s usually the other way around. A roadcar becomes a racecar. This 1956 Austin-Healey 100 was rescued from a certain fate of returning to the earth as it sat and rusted after an apparent career as a racecar. There was a time when an old racecar was only that –...
In 1954, Chrysler debuted the latest iteration of its “Forward Look” Dream Cars, the Plymouth Explorer. Designed by Luigi Segre...
At the end of the 19th century the De Dion-Bouton Company of France was famous for its advanced internal combustion...
Tom Tjaarda was born to design automobiles. His father John Tjaarda developed a concept car for the Ford Motor Company. It was called the “Briggs Dream Car” and it was a streamlined, rear-engined creation based on some of his earlier designs. It was eventually reworked to have the engine up...
