Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale an early alloy-bodied Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition raced in period by...
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...
After 30 years away from the public eye, Nissan brought one of its most iconic motorsport machines back to life. The 1987 Nissan Patrol Fanta Limon Paris-Dakar rally car has been restored to its former glory and made a return to its spiritual home in the sand dunes of the...
More with less. When the little guy triumphs over the giants, he’s bound to have the crowd on his side...
Lister Motor Company announced a new continuation run of the Lister Costin, a racing car driven in period by legends...
Porsche will challenge the 2017 racing season with a newly-developed GT racer that features a mid-engined layout. The new 911 RSR makes full use of the breadth of the Le Mans 24 Hours GT regulations, and in addition to systematic lightweight design, features the flat-six unit positioned in front of...
The Ferrari Finali Mondiali will take place on American soil for the first time in history. Taking place December 1-4...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale the second Ferrari 250 GTO ever made. This car was the first 250...
A Porsche 911 2.5 S/T that won its class at the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours was recently restored by Porsche Classic. Based on the 911 2.4 S Coupe, the S/T is one of only 24 models ever built of this race car. The 911 2.5 S/T was developed for...
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring legend, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production...
The Volvo Amazon was introduced to the world for the first time 60 years ago. Named after the female warriors...
A 1957 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter will be offered ‘without reserve’ at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Hershey auction, scheduled for October 6-7 at the historic Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The 356 offered is one that Porsche enthusiasts dreams of finding: a virtually complete and largely original,...
Jaguar will build nine reproductions of the XKSS model to the exact specification as those produced in 1957. The ‘continuation’...
28 July 1956 – the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and it’s raining...
A 1966 Ford GT40 Mark I, chassis number P/1028, will be offered for sale by Mecum Auctions at their 2016 Monterey ‘Daytime Auction’, to be held August 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in California during Pebble Beach Classic Car Week. Built at the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in...
There are few cars that so well embody the excitement and romance of a golden era of international competition on...
Some of the world’s most evocative Grand Prix cars are those originally manufactured during the 1920s, not necessarily for racing...
By Edwin Baaske | Photos by Theodor Barth Eckhard Schimpf has brought together the most important cars from Jägermeister Racing — the team that sent greats like Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, Stefan Bellof, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jochen Mass, and Jacky Ickx to the start from 1972 to 2000. He recently acquired...
The “Half-and-Half” Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Zagato of Corrado Lopresto won the FIVA preservation award at the 2016 Concorso d’Eleganza...
As part of celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura, the Italian manufacturer sent two Miuras from its...
Alpine founder Jean Rédélé was very keen to ensure his cars enjoyed great success in competition, with the A110 being the most iconic model they would produce. As all A110 bodies were constructed of fibreglass, they were fantastically light competition cars. Furthermore, the Works cars received an even lighter body,...
The McLaren F1 is regarded by many as the car which rewrote the supercar rule book. With only 64 roadcar...
Jaguar Classic will hand build a total of nine new XKSS continuation models to the exact specification as they appeared...
It seems almost unbelievable that an example of one of the great pre-war cars, a straight eight supercharged Alfa Romeo 8C similar to the type that won Le Mans four times and the Mille Miglia three times, could be lost from sight for many, many decades only to be discovered...
A 1952 Ferrari 225E, chassis 0178, was recently restored after two years of work by the Ferrari Classiche department in...
It all began with a test report. Porsche employee Rolf Wütherich summarised the goal of the 911 R project in...
With its new 911 R, Porsche unveiled a sports car in classical design at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show. Its 500 hp four-litre naturally aspirated flat engine and six-speed sports transmission places the 911 R firmly in the tradition of its historic role model: a road-homologated racing car from...
The 1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT Le Mans racer was recently reunited with its British driver line-up at Silverstone prior...
A 1955 Porsche 550 RS Spyder with a prominent wing made quite the impression at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours,...
This Porsche 962, chassis number 962-108, won the 1989 Daytona 24 Hours with master endurance racer Derek Bell at the controls for his final 24-hour victory and the 50th win for the 962 in international competition. Campaigned by Porsche privateer Jim Busby and sponsored by BF Goodrich and the Miller...
