Brian Redman Talks – Redman in Redmond By Jay Gillotti and photos by Curtis Creager We were greatly honored to...
By Will Silk In 1952, Schuco Toys of Nuremburg, Germany released a tin toy motorcycle powered by a wind-up clock...
Interview and photos by Dennis Gray Bruce Canepa has been involved with automobiles in one fashion or another nearly all of his life. He was born into a California car family, therefore his early fascination with anything mechanical was understandable, if not expected. An accomplished driver, Canepa raced in period...
Interview by Greg Wing and photos by author and Dan Tooker Jim Glass owns a Corvette shop and showroom in...
Story by Will Silk and photos by Marshall Autry The outbreak of World War II spawned the American aviation company...
A growing number of businesses have committed to 2011 advertising campaigns with Sports Car Digest – and we’d like to invite your company to benefit as well. Whether promoting a product, service or event, advertising with us helps you raise brand awareness, increase sales, drive profits, boost mind-share, and enhance...
Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating the opening of the exciting new exhibit, NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder by paying tribute...
Paul Ernst Strahle, one of the most successful racing drivers during the 1950s and 1960s, passed away October 27, 2010...
By Will Silk True Scale Miniatures is a relatively new company to the world of scale sports car models, having been founded five years ago in Chino, California. It wasn’t until recently that the company began to venture into making 1:43 and 1:18 scale replicas of sports and racing cars after...
Rob Walker Biography On his passport, under occupation, it read simply Gentleman, a description, a description to his many friends, one...
Famed aviator, race car driver and inventor John Fitch has been selected as the recipient of the third annual “Spirit...
By Will Silk Few in the realm of motorsports will deny that one of the most capable drivers to climb behind the wheel of a race car is Mr. Sam Posey. Sam’s driving career started in the mid-1960s, when sports car racing in North America was building at a rapid...
Mullin Automotive Museum – Worth the Trip from Anywhere Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor There are number...
Story by Will Silk I recently received an email from a gentleman in Maryland that does wood carvings of sports...
Story by Will Silk Perhaps no single man had more involvement in the development of West Coast racing in the United States than Les Richter. Les was born October 26, 1930 in Fresno, California. He attended high school in Fresno before moving onto the University of Berkeley where Les became...
Story by Will Silk True enthusiasts will be the first to admit that, had it not been for the events...
Interview and photos by Greg Wing Brian Donovan, owner, operator, team manager and lead engineer of Donovan Motorcar Service, regularly...
The Allure of the Automobile exhibit is currently displayed at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia through June 20th, 2010. Guest curator Ken Gross assembled 18 feature automobiles from the finest collectors, including Chip Connor, Sam Mann, Bruce Meyer, Peter Mullin, Jon Shirley, Peterson Museum, Collier Collection, among...
Book Review: Porsche Showroom Posters: The First 25 Years Author: Everett Anton Singer Publisher: VintageAutoPosters.com Format: Hardcover, 12” x 12”,...
Racing great Sir Stirling Moss OBE is recovering in a hospital after a freak accident in his London home. While...
Ferrari Classiche was established to provide restoration and maintenance services, technical assistance and Certificates of Authenticity to owners of classic Ferraris. Housed in the former Ferrari Foundry building within Ferrari’s Maranello, Italy factory, the 10,225 square foot Classiche offices and workshop were officially opened by Ferrari President, Luca di Montezemolo,...
The saying the eyes are the window to the soul is particularly apt when peering into the eyes of racing...
The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the...
Pioneering race car driver Janet Guthrie – the first woman to compete at the Indianapolis 500 and in NASCAR – received the second annual “Spirit Of Competition” Award from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presenting the award was David Donohue, winner of the 2009 Daytona 24 Hours,...
Story by Leigh Dorrington Houston trial attorney John O’Quinn, who has recently emerged as a towering figure in automotive and...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer, who was born on October 14, 1909...
Dr. Elio Zagato passed away on September 14th, 2009 at the age of 88. Son of Ugo Zagato, founder of the famous Milanese Atelier, renowned since 1919 for its custom made car bodies, Elio was a figure of great importance in the history of global automotive design and in the...
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a retired racing driver from England. His success...
“I started in art, switched to writing and didn’t get back to art until 40 years later,” recalls automotive historian...
Among the many debuts that took place during Monterey Week was a motorcycle that Ducati North America unveiled, a 175hp, 362lb two-wheeled tribute to the historic “Martini Racing” Porsches of years past. The one-of-a-kind Martini-Ducati was the idea of Ducati’s North American CEO and Public Relations Manager, both major fans...
