It is easy to forget that when Aston Martin announced the DB4 in September 1958, it was the world’s most...
Car Profiles
Profiles of sports, racing and vintage cars. Some of these cars are historically significant, some are about pushing the automotive technology of their time, while others are just the pinnacle of the driving experience – engaging, fast and fun. On this page we take a look at some of the most memorable sports cars of all time, all of them iconic and recognizable to any car-obsessed fan reading this site. These are the cars that get our blood flowing here at Sports Car Digest, from vintage racers to classics to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. Ignore the debates and refrain from picking an overall winner. Just sit back and celebrate.
The first Jaguar XKSS to be built in almost 60 years recently made its world debut at the Petersen Museum...
In 2024, Hispano Suiza will be celebrating their 120th anniversary and to prepare for this impressive feat, the brand has decided on a creative project and partnered with students from the ‘Instituto Europeo di Design’ in Turin (IED). Hispano Suiza challenged the third-year students from IED Turin Triennial Course in...
When you think of a company like Alfa Romeo, which boasts a century of creating legendary sports cars, the 156...
Whereas the roots of the RS dynasty can be traced to one car before the RS4 B5, this twin-turbocharged superwagon...
Sports car manufacturers can only go so far when tweaking the performance of their street-legal vehicles. Countless regulatory guidelines and restrictions must be adhered to, and it can create a big headache for carmakers seeking to squeeze the last ounce of performance from their vehicles. That is where track-only cars...
Shortly before Christmas Eve 1913, British racing driver L. G. Hornsted set two new world speed records for the half-mile...
The leading automotive lifestyle brand, Hagerty has always campaigned to preserve special cars and encouraged driving. To promote this, Hagerty...
Twisted Automotive, a known specialist on Land Rover Defenders, just unveiled 16 factory-fresh class Land Rover Defender 110s that came from the production line six years ago. All sixteen vehicles are now available to purchase, and all have less than 30 miles on the odometer. Only one Utility Wagon and...
On May 29, 1921, Max Sailer drove the Mercedes 28/95 hp Sport under the piercing Sicilian sun for a little less than...
Sunbeam GP (1923) Car: Sunbeam GP / Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Sunbeam / Bore X Stroke: 67 X...
By Dennis Gray and Peter Giddings | Photos by Dennis Gray This 1926 Delage Grand Prix 15-S-8, better known as Dick Seaman’s “Black Delage”, is now garaged in California, having been recently rebuilt to period specifications. As a ten-year-old Grand Prix car the Delage, chassis #4, was driven to victory...
The Bugatti Type 35 is viewed by several car enthusiasts as one of the greatest pre-war racer to be crafted...
This 1931 Miller V16 Racing Car – the only V16-engined Miller racing car ever built – will be offered for...
Bonhams Golden Age of Motoring Sale, ‘1886 to 1939’, will be held on October 30th and will feature some of the finest and rarest veteran, vintage, and post-vintage vehicles. One of the main highlights of the event is the rare 1930s ‘showman’s road locomotive’ from the final days of steam. There...
The vehicles for Delahaye’s new strategic direction were the Superluxe and its sports sibling, the Delahaye Type 135. The Superluxe’s...
A 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet, owned by Robert M. Lee of Sparks, Nevada, was named “Best...
Long before he became famous for designing and building Indianapolis racers that won the 500-mile race five times, Los Angeles fabricator Frank Kurtis made a considerable reputation building the best midget race cars in the world. Beginning in the late 1930s, his company, Kurtis Kraft, churned out over 1,150 midgets,...
In 1951, Mercedes-Benz’s successful return to the automotive industry in the post-war years was marked by two passenger cars in the...
In early 1956, Tony Parravano, a wealthy American housing developer, commissioned Maserati to build a new large-bore V-8 for use...
The Ferrari 250 GT is known for their formidable engineering, beautiful design, and exceptional racing performance. In the mid-1950s, the model placed Ferrari at the peak of Gran Turismo racing. The Ferrari 250 GT is the perfect example of performance excellence both for historians and collectors alike. As a predecessor...
The MGA’s looks harken back to MG designer Sid Enever’s one-off, envelope body that he created for an MG TD...
There’s no denying the statement Jaguar’s Sir William Lyons made with the unveiling of the marque’s stunning new E-Type show...
For more than half a century, motor racing has drawn huge crowds in Japan, but for motorsports fans one race stands out – the 1964 Grand Prix meeting at Suzuka. That was the day the Skyline legend began. The participants in that year’s GT-II race lined up on the grid,...
Creating a replacement for the hugely successful 250 series of Ferraris was a daunting task for the engineers at Maranello....
The Ford GT40 Mark II that won the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race has been sold to enthusiast...
First, the name “Dino” Throughout Ferrari’s history, one name remains emotionally charged: Dino. The name’s origins hark back to early 1932, and the birth of an eagerly awaited son, Alfredo, to Enzo Ferrari and his wife Signora Laura. Duly named after both Enzo’s late father and brother, the infant was...
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the...
A 1969 Gulf Porsche 917, chassis 017/004, will be shown at several events during the 2014 Monterey Classic Car Week....
By Leigh Dorrington World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier’s victory in the 2014 Monte Carlo Rally in a Volkswagen Polo R was Ogier’s first at Monte Carlo and the first for Volkswagen. First victories in the world’s oldest and most famous rally have lifted countless drivers to prominence—and presaged record-breaking motorsport...
