When Enzo “II Commendatore” Ferrari said that the Jaguar E-Type was the most beautiful car he ever witnessed, it was...
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 Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum announced the acquisition of the 1968 Ford GT40 Chassis P/1074 that sold for...
The highly refined Supra You don’t waste much time canceling that dentist appointment when Road & Track offers you a day at the track behind the wheel of their 2023 Toyota GR Supra A91-CF edition. After a few gloating texts to some car buddies, “No lunch tomorrow, R&T track day,”...
The Ferrari Finali Mondiali will take place on American soil for the first time in history. Taking place December 1-4...
It was 95 years ago that the Aston Martin which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up...
A 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet, owned by Robert M. Lee of Sparks, Nevada, was named “Best of Show” at the 59th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held Sunday, August 16th along the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. After working with Karl Benz for...
Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder are entering the next phase. A permanent fixture of the test programme for...
Before becoming a giant itself, Porsche had a reputation for being the giant killer. A huge portion of that fame...
Porsche 917/10 Porsche’s partnership with Roger Penske Racing which would blossom in 1972 actually had it’s beginning the year before during the summer where Penske and his driver were competing at the 1971 LeMans Endurance race. Porsche had invited Penske for a meeting and over food and drinks they expressed...
If it wasn’t for our huge competitive nature tethered into our DNA, we might not have had many of today’s...
The 1913 SCAT 25/35 HP owned by Corrado Lopresto won the FIVA Best Preserved Vehicle award at the 2018 Concorso...
“Dear editors – The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Super Light) sports car will complete test drives in public for the first time during this week. In light of this occasion, please find enclosed the car’s technical data and a photo.” This was how the company announced the debut of 300...
It was the initial Ferrari built in truly significant numbers, and for its time, it was the purest driver’s car...
On May 27, 1934 the German racing cars that were soon to acquire the nickname “Silver Arrow” were entered for...
Orazio Satta and Giuseppi Busso had joined Alfa Romeo as designers in 1938 and 1939 and worked together on everything from the 158/159 GP cars to the Tipo T33/3 tube frame three-litre car of 1972. By 1959, Satta was head of design, while Busso was responsible for mechanical parts from...
Frazer Nash has the distinction of being the only British car ever to win the Sicilian Targa Florio. This was...
Bonhams Bond Street Sale will be holding an auction of motor cars and automobilia on 16 December 2020. The sale...
In June of 2014, Porsche will return to Le Mans with a newly designed LMP1 racing machine. With 16 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the race’s history. Their last win, though, was back...
Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated on several automobiles, starting with the famed Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato up to...
The classics of tomorrow, a superlative selection of contemporary collectors cars and supercars, will feature in Bonham’s all-new sale concept:...
The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has been described as a work of art, recently fetching a price of $US48 million in 2018 at a RM Sotherby’s auction held in Monterey, California. This makes the Ferrari 250 GTO one of those most expensive cars of all time. Back in its day...
Girardo and Co. is offering for sale the Ferrari 512 S originally owned and raced by the Scuderia Ferrari in...
Bentley has recreated a long-lost car from its past that was lost in a wartime bombing raid in France. The...
If you grew up a petrolhead and a Ferrari aficionado in the nineties, there’s a tremendous possibility you secretly lusted over the Ferrari F50 during those glorious times. Despite being too embarrassed perhaps to hang its poster on your bedroom wall, I’m sure if given the opportunity, you too would...
Specialist Tom Hartley Jnr is offering for sale a virtually new 1997 McLaren F1. With only 148 miles from new,...
NISMO has actually been around since the 1980s, but only recently has the name worked its way into mainstream car...
By David Swig | Photos by Dennis Gray The HMSA season-opener Spring Club Event is always a most-relaxing and low-key way to ring in a new year of vintage racing on the West Coast. The 2012 event was no exception, with Cris Vandagriff and his team pulling out all the...
This 1964 Shelby 427 Cobra ‘Flip-Top’ Roadster will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Arizona auction to...
The first Jaguar XKSS to be built in almost 60 years recently made its world debut at the Petersen Museum...
BMW brought a tradition back to life when it lined up at the 78th staging of the Le Mans 24 Hours 2010 with an elaborately designed Art Car. American artist Jeff Koons’ BMW M3 GT2 Art Car really caught the eye in France. While the no. 78 BMW M3 GT2,...
