Contributor Stephen Mitchell has plans for a documentary on the original Carrera Panamericana races (!) and would like to tap...
Designer, author, team owner and photojournalist Peter Brock was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) with the 2013...
The next Bugatti supercar will be named ‘Chiron’ after Louis Chiron, a Bugatti works racing driver who won virtually all the major grands prix for the brand in the 1920s and 1930s. His name is more closely connected with the history of Bugatti than any other racing driver. Wolfgang Dürheimer,...
By Jeff Walker, Chubb Collector Car Insurance So, you’ve decided to sign up for a multi-day classic car tour. Maybe...
By Will Silk James Fontana’s new book The 1000 Mile Dream is a fictional piece that parallels the actual running...
Automotive Museums Below, we list the best automotive museums for car fans across the world. Cité de l’Automobile 1 to 4 Jan: 10 a.m to 5 p.m 5 Jan to 6 Feb: Weekdays 1 p.m to 5 p.m Weekends 10 a.m to 5 p.m 7 Feb to 10 Apr: 10...
Sports Car Digest is pleased to announce our new Cars for Sale section, the first of several new site features...
The International Motor Racing Research Center announced a fund raising event called the Hot Lapz Experience as part of the...
The Petersen Automotive Museum announced its newest exhibition in the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery, “The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring.” The exhibit, which opened Saturday, December 17th, 2016 and runs until Sunday, June 4th, 2017, explores the works and themes of New York artist Keith Haring and features five vehicles,...
Twenty-six race-car drivers and motorsports professionals have been voted into the Road Racing Drivers Club in 2015. The group includes...
A new book celebrating the life of designer, inventor and visionary Gabriel Voisin has emerged. VOISIN: La Différence is a...
Porsche Wins at Sebring – For the first time since 1988, Porsche takes the overall victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring, ending Audis eight-year overall winning streak. From American Le Mans: The 2007 American Le Mans Series was a magical one for Penske Racing....
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes. – Desiderius...
The Puzzles Facing the Car Industry – Oil Prices and Consumer Biases By Martin Swig Car selling requires a long-term...
Riverside International Automotive Museum announced the arrival of the Dick Smith 427 Cobra, which is billed as the most important 427 Cobra in the country and “the winningest 427 Cobra produced.”...
Audi Tradition is stepping on the gas for the 2014 season. Car enthusiasts will be able to see the historic...
Celebrating the worldwide impact of Porsche, the Petersen Automotive Museum will present “The Porsche Effect” on February 3, 2018. The...
The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California announced several new additions to its collection of art, furniture and automobiles in celebration of the third anniversary of the museum’s opening. Over the past three years, Peter and Merle Mullin and the Mullin Automotive Museum staff have established it as one of...
By Will Silk It has taken some time, but 2011 will mark the debut of a new series of racing...
By Will Silk Artists Nicolas Cancelier of Belgium, Paul Chenard of Canada, Anna-Louise Felstead of the United Kingdom and Rick Rucker...
By Will Silk With Alfa Romeo celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010, Auto Art released a line of Alfa replicas in 1:18th scale diecast metal. While many will remember the Italian manufacturer for the 1967 1600 Duetto Spider that appeared in the American film classic “The Graduate”, hard core enthusiasts...
Twenty-five years after it achieved legendary status in the hands of rally greats like Stig Bloomquist and Michelle Mouton, an...
Neckarsulm on April 26, 1969: the first day of Audi NSU Auto Union, the company that would later develop into...
Formula 1 Safety Safety has always been a slightly difficult topic in motorsports. Automobile racing is a dangerous sport, and some say that this danger is part of the sports allure. In fact, Ernest Hemmingway, the famous author once remarked that, “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering;...
Brian Redman was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club at the “RRDC Evening with Brian Redman” in Long Beach,...
Collectors, dealers, agents, auction houses and a few observers pick through the entrails of transactions and auctions seeking the portents...
Andy Granatelli fielded cars at the Indianapolis 500 from 1946 until 1991, as a driver but more notably as a team owner, culminating with Mario Andretti driving victory at the 1969 Indy 500. Granatelli, inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame...
By Bill Crowley, Chubb & Son Few things say “vintage” like the feel and smell of a collectible car’s luxuriant...
The Mullin Automotive Museum, a facility that pays homage to the art deco and machine age design eras (1918-1941) that...
For the first time since April 2011, we have updated the look and feel of Sports Car Digest. Readers will benefit from larger pictures and gallery functionality, better image captioning, more interactive search functionality and easier navigation throughout the site. Similar to previous updates, the biggest changes are under the...
