Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder are entering the next phase. A permanent fixture of the test programme for...
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.
Lotus 25 Car: Lotus-Climax 25 / Engine: 90 Deg V8 Coventry-Climax / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 63 mm X 60...
New cars are constant objects of study in the wind tunnel. They are subjected to tests in order to optimise them in different ways – for example, to reduce fuel consumption, but also to improve wind noise or splash water flow. Historical vehicles, on the other hand, are seldom indeed...
By Martin Swig Most observers credit the Acura NSX with revolutionizing the supercar business, not because of its commercial success,...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Ever dreamed of driving an Alfa 8C? Watching black and white videos...
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...
In 2012, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Giulia”, a car which is particularly significant in the...
Maserati 4CLT Car: Maserati 4CLT / Engine: Straight 4; 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC; Twin Roots-Type Superchargers / Maker: Maserati /...
Automobiles Peugeot Armand Peugeot was born on 26 March 1849 in Herimoncourt, in eastern France. He was the son of Emile Peugeot and Jean Pierre. . Since 1810, the family had manufactured a wide range of practical goods ranging from corset bones, coffee grinders, spectacle frames, winding mechanisms for clocks,...
Richard-Brasier The partnership between Richard and Brasier lasted less than four years. During the 1890s George Richard and his elder...
By William Edgar | Photographs Edgar Motorsport Archive Carroll Shelby, as he himself would say, has gone horizontal. He died...
“At this time there is nothing in the world any quicker, any better handling, any more advanced technically, or any more fun to drive. It is, to me, the perfect race car.” ~ Mark Donohue, 1973, discussing the beauty of the Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder. By 1969, with the 917...
Boy Meets Car, Loses Car, Finds Car By Steve Smith | Photographs as credited Every car guy has the automotive...
Locomobile Type 1906 Car: Locomobile Type 1906 / Engine: 4 Cylinder / Maker: Locomobile / Bore X Stroke: 177.8 mm X...
Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated on several automobiles, starting with the famed Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato up to the current Aston Martin V12 Zagato. This long-standing relationship has resulted, over 50 years, in an well-known series of collectible cars. All the Aston Martins designed by Zagato were created...
The Eppie Wietzes F5000 Championship-winning McLaren M-10B By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray From his earliest days as...
“Dear editors – The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Super Light) sports car will complete test drives in public for the...
By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray One of the oldest open-wheel racing cars competing at the 2011 CSRG Charity Challenge was the unique 1958 Bourgeault Formula Junior owned by Simon Favre of Milpitas, California. Formula Junior got its start in 1958, when the FIA adopted a rules package...
On 8 March 1911, just three years after Ford’s ‘Universal Car’, the Model T, was unveiled in Britain, Ford Motor...
By Edward Lenahan This 1961 Chevrolet Corvette factory race car, soon to be auctioned at Mecum’s January 24-29, 2012 Kissimmee...
De Dion-Bouton Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was born on the 9th of March in 1856 the heir of a leading French noble family, in 1901 succeeding his father Louis Albert William Joseph de Dion de Wandonne as Comte (Count) and later Marquis. A man about town he...
Lotus 72 Car: Lotus-Ford 72 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 x 64.8...
McLaren M6 The first car, M6A-1, was completed and ready for testing at Goodwood on June 19, 1967, more that...
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...
Porsche 917/30 McLaren, seeing the futility of going up against the might of the Porsche Can-Am effort without a turb-charged...
Bugatti Type 32 Car: Bugatti Type 32 / Engine: Inline-8 / Maker: Bugatti / Bore X Stroke: 60 mm x...
By Tim Scott My infatuation with the Ferrari marque goes back to the 1970s, and my ‘formative’ years. As a poorly eleven year-old, stricken by appendicitis and hospital-bound, my dear Mother’s approach to a quick and happy recovery was to arrange for me to sit in a 308 GT4 on...
Mors 60 HP Car: Mors 60 HP/ Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Mors / Bore X Stroke: 140 mm...
Mercedes SSKL Car: Mercedes SSKL / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line supercharged / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 100 mm X...
Mercedes W 196 Car: Mercedes W196 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 76 mm X 68.8 mm / Year: 1954 / Capacity: 2,496 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 257 bhp at 8,200 rpm / Wheelbase: 2350, 2210 and 2150 (Monaco) mm / Track:...
