By Will Silk In 1952, Schuco Toys of Nuremburg, Germany released a tin toy motorcycle powered by a wind-up clock...
By Will Silk Our latest Classified Ads of the Past profile is an incredible 1951 Allard J2X Roadster that was...
By Will Silk It’s that time of year again when the sound of unrestricted race engines at full song begins to grow faint as yet another year in the collector car hobby and vintage racing scene draws to a close. With it comes the holiday season, which is why we...
South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s 1991 design of a BMW 525i will be displayed at the Museum of Arts and...
Story by Will Silk and photos by Marshall Autry The outbreak of World War II spawned the American aviation company...
A growing number of businesses have committed to 2011 advertising campaigns with Sports Car Digest – and we’d like to invite your company to benefit as well. Whether promoting a product, service or event, advertising with us helps you raise brand awareness, increase sales, drive profits, boost mind-share, and enhance...
As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Porsche Cars North America embarked on a quest to find the oldest Porsche...
Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating the opening of the exciting new exhibit, NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder by paying tribute...
By Stephen Mitchell Reading through my friend Marc Sonnery’s book “Rebel Rebel” which deals with the life and times of the Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan, I was taken back to a period of my life when I saw the car several times a week and, sometimes, drove it. During the...
By Will Silk True Scale Miniatures is a relatively new company to the world of scale sports car models, having been...
Michael J. Barrett has been named the new Executive Director of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum in...
Well in advance of the holidays, Sports Car Digest and Senior Photographer Dennis Gray have produced a pair of vintage racing calendars for 2011, one with images taken at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival and another created from Monterey Motorsports Reunion pictures. Ferrari, Bugatti, Shelby, Scarab, Porsche, Aston Martin, Alfa...
Formula 1 vs NASCAR – Which is the Superior Motorsport? Motorsports have become an integral part of sports worldwide, with...
By Will Silk Few will doubt that perhaps the most breathtaking cars ever to emerge from Germany were the beautiful...
By Will Silk A new diecast company has joined the world of sports car replication in scale. Automodello of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA has emerged with the debut of a 1:43 scale replica of perhaps the most feared 1960s sports car ever to turn a wheel on public roads, the...
The museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart will be celebrating a special anniversary this year: It was...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son While insurance does not cover a prized vehicle’s sudden or gradual mechanical breakdown, it...
Famed aviator, race car driver and inventor John Fitch has been selected as the recipient of the third annual “Spirit of Competition” Award, to be presented at a dinner at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Wednesday, October 20th, 2010. Fitch joins drivers Mario Andretti and Janet Guthrie, last year’s honoree,...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son Few things say “vintage” like the feel and smell of a collectible car’s luxuriant...
By Will Silk Our latest classified ad from the past comes from an April, 1986 edition of Hemmings Motor News...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son Many car collectors are shrewd not to drive their cherished vehicles to automobile shows and the racetrack, given the risk of a collision or other perils. But, just because the cars are stored in a trailer for the roundtrip excursion doesn’t completely erase the...
The team responsible for bringing Formula 1 racing back to the United States revealed the track layout for the Formula...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son What’s the biggest financial exposure that owners of valuable automobiles confront? Leaving aside a...
Although Alfa Romeo has to date created more than 70 models in its rich 100 year history, it all came down to a battle between just two iconic Alfas in a poll of fans’ favourites, initiated to celebrate the Italian marque’s centenary year. And it was the classic Alfa Giulia...
By Will Silk The latest Classified Ads from the Past is a rare all-aluminum 1955 Arnolt-Bristol offered for sale in...
Formula 1 Safety Safety has always been a slightly difficult topic in motorsports. Automobile racing is a dangerous sport, and...
In a move aimed at the many fans who flock to visit the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello every day, the Prancing Horse has thrown open the doors to the Fiorano Track, the Scuderia’s own circuit used for testing the Formula 1 and GT cars. Starting Tuesday 17th August 2010, visitors...
The Alvis Car Company used the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 to announce details of a unique project to re-introduce...
Story and photos by Stephen Mitchell Once upon a time, I received a call from an acquaintance Mario Tosi. He...
The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) will offer a 427-powered Cobra replica as its annual raffle car for 2010. “The selection of a Cobra for 2010 was an easy one based on the popularity of similar vehicles that were offered in 2005 and 2008,” said the Center’s Director of...
