Sometimes a slogan doesn’t mean very much. Take for example Exxon’s “Happy Motoring” or Pontiac’s “We Are Driving Excitement” –...
The Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance returns on June 24-25, 2022, to celebrate the “Snakes” – the iconic Ford Shelby Cobra and Dodge Viper – each brand with its own unique provenance and cachet in the collector car world.Featured at this fifth annual event will be two of Carroll Shelby’s early “employees,”...
A packed paddock of race cars comprised of nearly 300 entries representing an endless variety of road racing and sports...
HMSA’s Historic GTP exhibition race from the April 8–10, 2022, Long Beach Grand Prix....
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has confirmed the next Porsche Rennsport Reunion will take place in 2023. For the seventh time, life on the edge will be celebrated – from the boldest and most exciting Porsche cars yet created to the people responsible for designing them, to the drivers who...
Four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in front of a capacity crowd...
1939 South African Grand Prix; East London Luigi Villoresi gets an unexpected gasoline bath during a pit stop for the...
Louis Gerard. Five years after Whitney Straight’s historic trip to South Africa to take part in the First South African Grand Prix, motor racing had become an established sport in the country and during the European winters British and Continental drivers escaped the cold to take part in the ‘summer...
One of the oldest vintage and historic racing events in the U.S., the 44th running of the Historic Sportscar Racing...
Porsche will return to Indianapolis over the Labor Day weekend to celebrate its long history of performance road and race...
ED SWART From Zandvoort to Daytona 60 Years of cars, characters, and the world’s most challenging race tracks Published by: Coterie Press Ltd. Author: Ed Swart with Johnnie Tipler 192 Pages ISBN: 978-1-902351-71-1 Price: $49.95 US Recently, I visited author Ed Swart and his wife, Sally, at their...
The Scuderia Filipinetti Ford GT40 Mk I – driven by Peter Sutcliffe and Dieter Spoerry – from the 1966 24...
The reborn Bizzarrini brand, founded by arguably the most talented automotive engineer and designer the world has ever seen, has...
On Thursday, April 7, two multiple-race winners of the streets of Long Beach—Alex Zanardi and Bill Auberlen—will be inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame, a collaborative celebration with the City of Long Beach and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. “Alex Zanardi and Bill Auberlen are icons...
A new 5 day event (September 7–11) that focuses on and celebrates the ‘look’ of race and rally cars is...
1 The Mercedes 450 SLC is homologated into Group 4 for rallying (1979). 2 Tom Sneva wins the USAC Texas...
Bearer of a degree in Industrial Engineering at the Turin Polytechnic, Savonuzzi honed his skill on Fiat aero engines during World War 2 and later at Cisitalia. In Italy, a country that’s home to numerous small, specialized companies making exotic sports and racing cars, few can compete with SVA in...
Rick Mears, four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500® and three-time INDYCAR SERIES champion, will be honored by the Road Racing...
The Lime Rock Park Historic Festival will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette as the featured marque this...
Sebring 12 Hours; March 20, 1971 The Porsche 917K of Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse, from Hans-Dieter Dechent’s team, finished first overall despite a delay from being bumped by Hugh Kleinpeter’s Lola and severe brake issues. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTIONPO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203)...
1968 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch Vic Elford behind the wheel of the Cooper-BRM during the 1968 British Grand...
Alfa Romeo has a long history in racing that dates back to 1910 and extends to Formula One today. Throughout...
Porsche has announced that motorsport legend Vic Elford passed away at his home in Plantation, Florida on March 13. The 86-year-old battled against cancer in recent years with the same tenacity and determination that made him one of only four drivers to record six major victories at the Nürburgring during...
1 Wendy Markey-Amey, British dancer and touring car racer dies at the age of 75 (2021). 4 NASCAR great Buck...
Joe Huffaker, an icon of the sports car racing world since the 1960s, passed away peacefully in his Novato home,...
Ernest Nagamatsu racing his famous Old Yeller II at the 2012 Goodwood Revival. Pen & ink and markers on 9″x 12″ (23cm x 30.5cm) yellow paper. Paul ChenardAutomobiliart.compaul.chenard@hotmail.com1 902 817-9273www.pinterest.com/automobiliartwww.facebook.com/automobiliart.ca...
Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Feb. 24–27, 2022, Sebring SpeedTour at Sebring, Florida. [button link=”https://dev.sportscardigest.com//sebring-speedtour-subscriber-photo-gallery/” size=”large” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for 5...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Feb. 24–27, 2022, Sebring SpeedTour at Sebring, Florida. Grid- 61 Larry Ligas 61 Jaguar...
Canossa Racing, the new division of Canossa Events dedicated to all racetrack enthusiasts, has recently acquired Alfa Revival Cup, the well-known Italian racing series dedicated to all Alfa Romeo GT and Tourism cars built from 1947 through 1981 and sanctioned by the Automobile Club of Italy (ACI). The Alfa Revival...
