Neckarsulm on April 26, 1969: the first day of Audi NSU Auto Union, the company that would later develop into...
British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grands Prix and...
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame recently inducted five new members to its Hall of Fame, J.C. Agajanian, Donnie Allison, Bud Moore, Jerry Cook and Raymond Park. For car owner and race promoter J.C. Agajanian, the road to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame began 6,000 miles away, in his...
On this day in 1934 the German racing cars that were soon to acquire the nickname “Silver Arrow” were entered...
The latest look back at old classified advertisements features a 1958 Maserati 250F offered for sale in the October 1962...
One of the seminal scenes in the movie Ferris Bueller was when Ferris’ friend Cameron kicked his Dad’s Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder off the jack stand, thereby sending it crashing out the garage into the woods far below. If you haven’t seen the movie, we won’t go into the...
Story and Photos by Greg Wing Hey SCD fans, did you ever wonder what Ken Gross, contributing writer to Playboy...
Works by motorsports artist Greg Davis of Westline, Pennsylvania, will be displayed at the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC)...
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race is held annually on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world. Since it was first held in 1907, the race was dominated by British motorcycles and riders. That ended on this day...
Barn Find Jag in Los Angeles By Wallace Wyss Photos by Bob Petricca and Francis de Pouqueville Bob Petricca, of...
Andy Granatelli fielded cars at the Indianapolis 500 from 1946 until 1991, as a driver but more notably as a...
The National Media Museum in Bradford, UK, is currently in the process of raising a photographic treasure. The project, which aims to scan a large proportion of the photographs housed in the Zoltán Glass archive, will systematically catalog the work of the artist, whose main creative periods came in the...
Famous Race Cars on Stamps 50 Jahre AVUS Rennen 1921-1971 – Berlin 1971 Opened in 1921 just outside of Berlin...
To celebrate its centenary, the Audi brand is looking back on an exciting rally era. In a special exhibition entitled...
The International Motor Racing Research Center will raffle a very unique Corvette previously owned by Gilmore/Foyt racing team sponsor Jim Gilmore. This is one-of-two ever produced 1984 Corvettes, painted in the eye-catching ‘Hugger Orange’ color used on the Gilmore-Foyt race cars. This car was originally owned by AJ’s long time...
Kemp Auto Museum, located in Chesterfield, Missouri, announced the appointment of Terry Trowbridge as Curator for the Museum’s antique automobile...
Book Review, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans Go Like Hell...
Among the many debuts that took place during Monterey Week was a motorcycle that Ducati North America unveiled, a 175hp, 362lb two-wheeled tribute to the historic “Martini Racing” Porsches of years past. The one-of-a-kind Martini-Ducati was the idea of Ducati’s North American CEO and Public Relations Manager, both major fans...
“I started in art, switched to writing and didn’t get back to art until 40 years later,” recalls automotive historian...
Sports Car Digest is currently experiencing growing pains and we have our readers to thank for it. We really do...
The Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is honoring the 100th birthday of Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry“ Porsche (1909-1998) with a Special Exhibition. Starting today, September 19th (Ferry Porsche’s 100th birthday) through October 31st, 2009 the Museum is presenting seven of Ferry Porsche’s personal cars, among them...
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is holding its first collectors fair for models, brochures, literature, pins and accessories on November 28th, 2009...
Everything is new at www.mercedes-benz.com/classic: presented in customer-friendly form, the Portal has detailed information and offers relating to the classic...
Happy Halloween from Sports Car Digest. Hennessey Performance Engineering is well-known in modern tuner circles for their ability to wring out amazing performance figures from Corvettes to Vipers and nearly everything in between. One of their latest creations is a supercharged version of the Cadillac CTS-V that turns the already...
Story by Leigh Dorrington Houston trial attorney John O’Quinn, who has recently emerged as a towering figure in automotive and...
The Antique Auto Museum (AACA Museum) at Hershey will have a special exhibit featuring six spectacular and diverse vehicles from...
The Carroll Shelby Foundation is offering 66 signed copies of “Go Like Hell – Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.” The critically acclaimed book tells the remarkable story of how Carroll Shelby helped Henry Ford II, Lee Iacocca and the Ford company defeat mighty...
Just in time for the holidays, Sports Car Digest and Senior Contributing Photographer Dennis Gray have produced a stunning vintage...
Riverside International Automotive Museum announced the arrival of the Dick Smith 427 Cobra, which is billed as the most important...
The holidays are firmly upon us so we compiled a list of gift suggestions for the gearhead among your family, friends and associates. Each of these fine offerings would make a great holiday present, especially at our discounted rates. Yes indeed, Sports Car Digest readers benefit from a 25% discount...
