The LaFerrari stands out as a technological showcase and defining vehicle of the marque. It was first unveiled in 2013...
Filmmaker and Sports Car Digest contributor Stephen Mitchell, along with Jeanetta Dumouchel of InterFUND and Ron Kellogg of the Kellogg...
Contributor Stephen Mitchell has plans for a documentary on the original Carrera Panamericana races (!) and would like to tap the Sports Car Digest readers for information on the epic event. From Stephen Mitchell: I have begun work on a documentary project about the Carrera Panamericana road races held in...
Review by Wallace Wyss It was a long time coming; a near complete authorized biography of a giant in American...
The celebration of French culture continues at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, with displays of the finest examples...
Famous Race Cars on Stamps 50 Jahre AVUS Rennen 1921-1971 – Berlin 1971 Opened in 1921 just outside of Berlin the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße (AVUS or Automobile traffic and training road) circuit is the oldest freeway in Europe when open to the public and also used as a motor racing...
Story by Will Silk I recently received an email from a gentleman in Maryland that does wood carvings of sports...
Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the five remaining 1907 racers — often called simply...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at the beginning of the 20th century. Indeed, in the early 1900s, engineers and manufacturers initially divided their loyalties precisely between three competing technologies: the ICE, steam power and electricity. Steam...
When there is an opportunity to spend a long weekend surrounded by interesting automobiles and be able to sleep in...
Larry Chen from Hagerty managed to get a tour in what is possibly the greatest Japanese car collection in the...
Chip Ganassi, a former race car driver who is now one of the most successful race team owners, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2017 Phil Hill Award. RRDC president Bobby Rahal made the presentation at the annual RRDC members’ dinner on January 25 prior to...
VR: It was recently announced that you have been chosen to be the chief judge for the Pebble Beach Concours...
The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at...
An exhibition celebrating the beauty and technical excellence of French automaker Citroën – Citroën: The Man, The Marque – is now open at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California. The exhibit features cars from the entre history of the company as well as an in-depth look at Andre Citroën...
The Mullin Automotive Museum will present a unique retrospective on one of France’s greatest automakers, featuring work from its origin...
The Mullin Automotive Museum will present a unique retrospective on one of France’s greatest automakers, featuring work from its origin...
City-to-City Race Car Drivers The great city-to-city races were the origin of motor-racing. Attempts had been made to organize an event back in 1887, but the the Paris-Rouen reliability test of 1894 saw motor-cars take to the roads to compete for the first time. The following decade saw interest in...
Review by Rick Carey, Auction Editor In the fast-changing world of collector car values it’s good to reflect from time-to-time...
Review by Rick Carey, Auction Editor It isn’t until page 12 of the 2012-2013 Classic Car Auction Yearbook that authors...
In the collector car auctions’ relentless series of events there is rarely an opportunity to sit back and take stock. At most it becomes an occasional consideration of the major events of Scottsdale, Retromobile, Amelia Island or Monterey. Adolfo Orsi and Raffaele Gazzi provide the opportunity each year with their...
Collectors, dealers, agents, auction houses and a few observers pick through the entrails of transactions and auctions seeking the portents...
Dr. Orsi and Mr. Gazzi have an enviable skill for considering vast amounts of data on the $1.2 billion-plus annual...
By Will Silk With traditional forms of investments seeing troubled times in a global economy that continues to only offer uncertainty, many are looking for something more substantial and forthright to place their money behind and feel confident that they will manage to see a modest return. Similar to the...
As part of the celebrations of the National Motor Museum’s 50th anniversary, they have planned three special treats for classic...
A journey through some of Italy’s most beautiful locations Automobili Lamborghini just hosted its “Giro Polo Storico” for international customers...
Classic Motor Cars Ltd, a classic car restoration company in England, has been given to the employees by its owner. The company employs more than sixty staff members and had revenue over £5.2 million last year. Peter Neumark, who has owned and chaired the company since its inception in 1993,...
Barrett-Jackson finished one of its strongest years in the company’s history following the 8th Annual Las Vegas Auction on Sept....
Barrett-Jackson will host a nine-day celebration of the company’s 45th anniversary in Scottsdale, Arizona, from Jan. 23-31, 2016, at WestWorld...
• In a move that acknowledges the importance of historic vehicles to our human heritage, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mrs. Irina Bokova, has agreed to establish an official partnership (consultative status) between UNESCO and FIVA, the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens. Announcing her decision, Mrs. Bokova commented, “FIVA’s commitment to...
