It’s not every day you get to sit in a sports car prototype of next year’s model, so when the...
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.
Mors 60 HP Car: Mors 60 HP/ Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Mors / Bore X Stroke: 140 mm...
Math Problems By Edward Lenahan “The most exciting thing about piloting an old vehicle,” I said to my wife Marguerite, “is the nagging sense it’s going to kill you.” We had just experienced our own brand of excitement, barely stopping our old tandem bike before a busy intersection, and this...
The story of XKD-528 begins on November 9, 1955, when this sports racer was dispatched from the Coventry factory and...
This week’s Mullin Automotive Museum featured vehicle is the 1994 Bugatti EB110 Supersport ‘Le Mans’, one of only three vehicles...
Brabham-Repco BT-19 Car: Brabham-Repco / Engine: V-8 Oldsmobile / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 88.9 X 60.3 mm / Year: 1966 Capacity: 2,996 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 315 bhp at 7,800 rpm / Wheelbase: 91 in Track: 56 in / Weight: 1,259 lbs / Tires: Originally...
The Jaguar C-Type (also called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951...
Autocoast TI22 Peter E. Bryant (1938-2009) was born in England, and at a young age he caught the racing bug....
SCD realizes that you have most likely seen this model or video before, especially considering it has been viewed 375,000 times on YouTube. We have viewed it at least a dozen times, but it never fails to amaze. If you have never seen this video or read the story behind...
The first Audi advertising with the ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ or ‘Progress through Technology’ slogan appeared 40 years ago, in 1971....
This 1953 Moretti 750 Gran Sport Berlinetta will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Sporting Classics of Monaco sale,...
By Ed McDonough | Photos as credited The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though it is difficult to find two people who agree on just what streamlining means. It has been used in reference to everything from small weapon-like implements to giant locomotives, aircraft...
Mercedes W 196 Car: Mercedes W196 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 76 mm X...
It’s doubtful that any designer or design house has done more seminal mid-engined automotive designs than has the incomparable Giorgetto...
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...
Cisitalia D46 Car: Cisitalia D46 / Engine: Inline-4 / Maker: Cisitalia / Bore X Stroke: 68.1 x 74.9 mm /...
At its final huge public appearance on the “919 Tribute Tour”, the record-breaking Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo met a historic...
On 12 July 1959, the Maserati Tipo 60 ‘Birdcage’, with the 30-year-old Stirling Moss at the wheel, made its race debut in the Sport category at Rouen. The Tipo 60 recorded its first win, defeating two Lotus 15 cars and getting the fastest lap in 2.28.5 at an average speed...
Lotus 33 Car: Lotus-Climax 33 / Engine: Coventry Climax FWMV 90º V8 / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 67.9...
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B – Car Profiles He seemed to be well positioned at Fiat, then the leading racing...
Lancia D50 Car: Lancia D50 / Engine: 90º V8 / Maker: Lancia / Bore X Stroke: 73.6 X 73.1 mm / Year: 1955 / Capacity: 2,488 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 250 bhp at 8,100 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,280 mm Track: Front: 1294 mm Rear:1330 mm / Weight: 620...
The Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Omologato (GTO) needs little introduction as the most iconic, most habitable, street-useable, race-winning, World Championship-winning...
The Maserati brothers of Bologna founded their racing car manufacturing company in 1926. The company was pure-bred, real racers building...
In 1966, when the stunning Lamborghini Miura debuted at the Geneva Auto Show, it shook the automotive industry. The car’s sleek, muscular lines and an engine positioned mid-mounted was influenced by the motorsports world but was something never seen before in road cars. The pièce de résistance was the intriguing...
I thought that I would take a little time to recount the story of one of the most exciting-looking (and...
The Ferrari 330 P4 may be regarded as the greatest endurance race car of all time by many Ferrari aficionados....
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,...
With its new 911 R, Porsche unveiled a sports car in classical design at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show....
For those that live in California and are looking for a good weekend trip in the Autumn, Cruisin’ for a...
Fast cars have forever been a fascination. And the enchantment to speed just appears to be increasing. So today, we will be taking a peek at the top five fastest Porsche in the world. There’s no doubt that Porsche has proven itself in the realm of fast cars, be it...
