In 1937 the three surviving Maserati brothers sold out to the Orsi Group and after WW2 founded Officine Specializzate per...
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.
Can-Am Racing Cars – The Specials Honker II A car named after a truck’s air horn doe not lend itself...
The 1936 Pacey-Hassan Special was among the favorites at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The unique Bentley single-seater completed the iconic Hillclimb to a fanfare reception from the capacity Goodwood crowd, surging across the line at over 100 mph. Wally Hassan was arguably the greatest Bentley mechanic of his...
A historic 1917 Packard 2-25 Twin Six Runabout Race Car will be one of the stars at The Hilton Head...
There is something inherently magical in naming cars after winds. Take the Pagani Zonda as an example, because we won’t...
The 1951 Panhard Dyna X 110/X85 owned by Yoshinobu and Miyoko Kato won the FIVA Best Preserved Vehicle award at the 2018 La Festa Mille Miglia, held 19-22 October in Japan. A representative from FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) attended as the...
Panhard et Levassor Rene Panhard was an engineer whose business, based in Paris, made woodworking tools. In 1887 he, along...
Pegaso was an established company noted for its trucks and motor coaches, but also produced sports cars for seven years. Pegaso...
Penske PC4 Car: Penske PC4 / Engine: 900 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 X 64.8 mm / Year: 1976 / Capacity: 2,993 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 465 bhp at 10,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,692 mm / Track: Front: 1422 mm Rear:...
Petersen Automotive Museum just announced a brand-new collection of some of the most famous and iconic vehicles to grace film...
Peugeot 1912 L76 Car: Peugeot 1912 L76 / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Peugeot / Bore X Stroke: 92 mm...
The Ferrari Finali Mondiali will take place on American soil for the first time in history. Taking place December 1-4 at fabled Daytona International Speedway, the event marks the culmination of the 2016 Ferrari Challenge season for teams from around the world and includes a compilation of all Ferrari Corse...
The Platypus Porsche Sports Racing car By Kevin Triplett | Photos by Dennis Gray The Platypus Sports racing car routinely...
The Porsche 356 has become an icon, and today, almost every example is deemed a candidate for salvation. Many are...
The Porsche 356 is regarded by many car enthusiasts to be one of the finest sports cars ever to be created. Ferdinand Porsche, the son of the founder of the Porsche business, concluded that it would be more pleasurable to drive a small car with more power than a large...
Before becoming a giant itself, Porsche had a reputation for being the giant killer. A huge portion of that fame...
Porsche 804 F1 Car: Porsche 804 F1 / Engine: 8 Cylinder Boxer / Maker: Porsche / Bore X Stroke: 66...
Porsche made a serious move to dominate the 2-litre class of international Grand Touring car competition in 1964 with introduction of its advanced Typ 904 GTS Coupe. The new car combined a very durable...
The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. A total of 65 were produced in 1966, allowing the model...
Amongst all the long litany of pure-bred competition Porsches manufactured and campaigned at premier-level throughout the 1950s and ’60s into...
The Porsche 910 was a purpose built race car based on the Porsche 906. The main difference to the 906 is the use of 13 inch wheels and tyres as in Formula 1, plus a single central nut instead of the 5 nuts as in a road car. This made...
A Porsche 911 2.5 S/T that won its class at the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours was recently restored by...
The one-millionth Porsche 911 model rolled off the production line — a Carrera S in the special color “Irish Green”,...
The Porsche 911 Carrera RS is considered by many to be the greatest 911 of all time. Using the standard 911 S as a foundation, Porsche created the RS or Rennsport model to homologate the car for the FIA Group 4 racing class. In total, 1580 were made, comfortably exceeding...
For the 1974 season, Porsche produced yet another evolution of the 911. Developed around the 3-litre RS homologation special, the...
Model: 1967 Porsche 911S/ST Replica Drivetrain: 2.7 liter flat 6 and 901 5-speed Colors: Red with Black interior Price: Seller...
When Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche unveiled the Porsche 917 at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 13, 1969, little did we know that it would become one of the most successful and famous sports racing cars of all time. Not only did the race car give Porsche its first 24...
Porsche 917/10 Porsche’s partnership with Roger Penske Racing which would blossom in 1972 actually had it’s beginning the year before...
Porsche 917/30 McLaren, seeing the futility of going up against the might of the Porsche Can-Am effort without a turb-charged...
“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...
