If you had to pick a singular, quintessential Ferrari to represent the pinnacle of their ascendance to the best in...
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.
In October of 1969, Datsun started production on the 240Z, a car that would change the face of sports cars...
These days, German companies direct what’s happening at several classic British car manufacturers – Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mini. There was a time when a Brit directed a German car manufacturer – Volkswagen. It was just after World War II. Germany had been divided into Allied sectors, and it happened that...
When you don’t want to get your 289 Cobra muddy, and your GT 350 just doesn’t have enough ground clearance,...
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the best American car ever built. Maybe even the best in the world. I can...
When Jim Gehkre returned from his tour in Vietnam, in January of 1970, the first thing he needed was a set of wheels. He sold his ’57 Chrysler New Yorker just before he left to serve his country. Being a Mopar man, he went to the local Dodge dealer and...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase,...
The highly refined Supra You don’t waste much time canceling that dentist appointment when Road & Track offers you a...
The lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren, the new V8-engined, rear-wheel drive 750S – which is available in coupe and convertible form – is unashamedly a supercar for the purist. Designed and engineered following meticulous analysis of the renowned McLaren 720S, the new 750S combines advances in weight-saving, powertrain performance,...
The T.33 SPIDER The T.33 Spider from Gordon Murray Automotive combines the beautiful, timeless design of the T.33 with an...
The MGA’s looks harken back to MG designer Sid Enever’s one-off, envelope body that he created for an MG TD...
In September 2022, I travelled to Townsend, Tennessee, in the Great Smokey Mountains for Okteenerfest. The annual gathering of Porsche 914s was a fun, albeit secondary, reason for going. The primary reason was to profile a rare 914 model, a Can-Am in a color combination that causes it to be...
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one...
Great British Motor Shows has announced a new, premium motoring event for 2023: Masters of Motoring. Making its debut in June 2023, the new show is scheduled on June 18, Father’s Day, and it’ll be another great event to be added to the early summer motoring or collectors’ shows in...
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is just a year shy of two decades old. However, such is the ageless design of...
The Tyrrell P34 is the only 6-wheeled F1 car that has ever been raced. In this video, enjoy the engine...
Images courtesy of Glen Smale, Peugeot Motorsport, and Archives Terre Blanche/Photononstop On 26-27 May 1923, the first Le Mans 24 Hours event was held, or the Grand Prix d’Endurance de 24 Heures, as it was called in France. In the early years, it was not a race as such, but...
Twisted Automotive, a known specialist on Land Rover Defenders, just unveiled 16 factory-fresh class Land Rover Defender 110s that came...
When the first Supra came on the scene in 1979—designation A40—it was not a stand-alone machine; it was a riff...
Potent, elegant and spaceship-like, the innovative Maserati MC20 is among the most exciting exotic sports cars on the market and thanks to Omaze, you can get one yourself! By enrolling in their current sweepstakes, you will be helping Children’s Hospital Los Angeles deliver award-winning pediatric medical care to families from...
The 2022 Monterey Car Week has been chosen by premium British supercar manufacturer Gordon Murray Automotive as the venue for...
Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance presented by Aviva is bringing together two Italian thoroughbreds who both have their roots from competition....
For those that live in California and are looking for a good weekend trip in the Autumn, Cruisin’ for a Cure has announced the return of their main cruising event. Set to take place on September 24, 2022, at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, over 3,500...
Want to win this car? Join the OMAZE sweepstakes! In its latest sweepstakes, OMAZE gets you Superformance MKIII-R, one of...
In the recent decades, Audi has established itself as a household name both in motorsports and on the luxury car...
I thought that I would take a little time to recount the story of one of the most exciting-looking (and -driving) cars it’s ever been my privilege to own, albeit briefly. In about 1991, I bought the remains of the Drogo bodywork that had adorned the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT...
Cadillac just recently revealed a preview of their third-generation prototype race car; the Project GTP Hypercar. In 2023, Cadillac will...
Although every generation of Mustangs has its devotees, most classic car enthusiasts would tell you that the first generation is...
It has been 70 years since Bentley started the production of the R-Type Continental. The first Bentley to carry the Continental name, and one of the most celebrated cars in the marque’s 103-year history. Only 208 units of the Continental were produced; so even in the 1950s, it was pretty...
