For the 1974 season, Porsche produced yet another evolution of the 911. Developed around the 3-litre RS homologation special, 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.
By Greg Wing What is it about things being small and going unnoticed? The three French team Deutsch-Bonnet Panhards that...
This Talbot-Lago sold for £312,500 at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of London auction held October 29th at the Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London, U.K. Its pre-sale estimate was £325,000 – £375,000. 1950 Talbot-Lago Type 26 Grand Sport Coupe The Talbot-Lago Type 26 Grand Sport is one of a very...
Société Renault Frères Louis Renault was born in Paris on February 15, 1877, the fourth of six children born into...
1962 Lotus 25 Formula 1 Race Car The top drawer of sporting history’s filing cabinet is open only to the...
12/6/08 Update: We sold the Alfa back to the person that sold it to us. He was very happy to have it back and we are grateful to see it go to such a good owner. Sports Car Digest is selling one of its own, a 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV....
A historic 1917 Packard 2-25 Twin Six Runabout Race Car will be one of the stars at The Hilton Head...
Given the legends arising from recent history, one might suspect that motor racing in Argentina began with Juan Manuel Fangio...
1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster For Sale Details: Seller Fantasy Junction is asking $595,000. Car is located in San Francisco Bay area. Seller Comments: “This particular car is a matching numbers US model car that was restored in Germany some years ago and fitted with European headlamps....
The Iso Rivolta Daytona was similar in concept to the Giotto Bizzarrini-designed Iso Grifo and was conceived as a dual...
Toyota was the title sponsor of the 35th Monterey Historic Automobile Races. To honor the sponsorship, Toyota brought four historic...
Vincenzo Lancia did not invent the motorcar, nor was he a pioneer who struggled to make a gasoline engine run for the first time. Instead, this well-to-do Italian was a visionary whose automotive creations were among the first to combine engineering excellence with strong individualistic character. Vincenzo Lancia himself did...
Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili – Fratelli Maserati SpA, established 1947 in Bologna, was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles,...
1934 ERA A-Type Prototype Single-Seater Racing Voiturette Profile Ex-works/Raymond Mays/Humphrey Cook/Richard Seaman/Tim Rose-Richards/Oliver Bertram/Prinz zu Leiningen/Mrs Kay Petre/The Hon. Brian...
The Ferrari 312 B2 Formula 1 car was first raced in 1971, a development of the 312B. With notably different rear suspension and rear wing, the 312 B2 scored an impressive victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1971. For the 1972 season, the 312 B2 was again used by Ferrari in the F1...
1958 Lister Jaguar For Sale Details: Seller JD Classics does not list an asking price; car is located in U.K....
Pinin Farina updated the 250 GT with the GT Lusso or GTL. Introduced at the 1962 Paris show, the car...
1954 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing For Sale 1954 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing Details: Seller Cars International Kensington is asking £595,000. Car is located in London. Seller Comments: “This car was completed on 23rd September 1954 in time for display on the manufacturers stand at the Paris Mondiale de...
Eagle Westlake T1G Car: Eagle Westlake T1G / Engine: 600 V12 Weslake / Maker: Eagle / Bore X Stroke: 72.8 mm...
Gracing the cover of Griot’s Garage Handbook #276 is a very mean Kremer Brothers-modified Porsche 935. Porsche 935’s in their...
Victory by Design is a series of documentary films on the subject of famous racing automobile marques produced in the 1990s and 2000s. The series began as a single film focused on Porsche, directed by award winning film-maker Tony Maylam, executive produced by Clive Pullan and hosted by former racing...
The Porsche 910 was a purpose built race car based on the Porsche 906. The main difference to the 906...
1962 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder For Sale Details: Listed for sale on eBay; located in Georgia. The Maserati is...
Most people associate Abarth with Fiat, but a very successful liaison was also formed with Simca. The French company was partly owned by Fiat, and when they wanted to appeal to a younger market with a more sporting image, they turned to the Italian giant for help. Fiat in turn...
Porsche made a serious move to dominate the 2-litre class of international Grand Touring car competition in 1964 with introduction...
1966 Chevrolet Corvette La Carrera Panamericana Racer For Sale Details: Listed for sale on eBay; located in Connecticut. The Corvette...
The three-liter, six-cylinder 300S model Mercedes-Benz was first exhibited in October 1951 at the Paris Salon and production began in 1952. It was designed for the discriminating sports car enthusiast, and was to follow on the pre-war concept of the famous 500K and 540K Series cars that matched elegance with...
After famously leaving Ferrari and ATS, Giotto Bizzarrini teamed up with Italian industrialist Renzo Rivolta, who was turning his Iso...
Introduced in 1954, the Aceca was a fastback version of AC’s Ace roadster. Built as an exclusive Grand Touring car,...
Raikkonen Quickest in Practice – Kimi Raikkonen recovered from his problems in first practice to lead the way in today’s second session in Istanbul. The Ferrari driver beat McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to the top spot by just 0.036 seconds, with Raikkonen’s teammate Felipe Massa third ahead of the impressive David...
