Brian Lister, one of Britain’s greatest unsung racing car builders, died aged 88 on December 16, 2014. From its inception...
By Tim Scott It all started in the 1970s. My passion for cars as a kid was absolute and completely...
The Grand Prix Alfa Romeo: Alfetta 158/159 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158/159. Photo: Peter Collins As a long-term Alfa “person,” I have never had any problems when it comes to the inevitable discussion of the best Alfa Romeo of all time or, for that matter, the Alfa one would most like...
Alberto Ascari was a man in a hurry. In a relatively short Grand Prix career between 1948 and 1955, he...
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2019 was held January 26-27 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
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....
This 1953 Moretti 750 Gran Sport Berlinetta will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Sporting Classics of Monaco sale,...
Before we begin, I’d like to take an opportunity to say that this season’s Formula 1 Grand Prix has been...
Pinin Farina updated the 250 GT with the GT Lusso or GTL. Introduced at the 1962 Paris show, the car sported flowing lines and a fastback shape typical of the GT cars of the mid-1960s. Under the hood was the 250 GTO’s Tipo 168 engine with 250 hp and three Weber...
Way back in 1973 the actor Orson Wells, chosen for his deep and imposing voice, appeared on commercial television as...
Any racing fan that lived in Southern California in the early 70s knew of the late, great Riverside International Raceway...
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport in Nevada. Started in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races between extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (Bi-Planes...
By Bob Harmeyer Daytona International Speedway in 2012 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the track’s first road race, a...
The former Porsche works driver Kurt Ahrens celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, 19 April 2020. Kurt Karl Heinrich “Kurti”...
This 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Alloy Competizione did not sell at the high bid of $4,400,000 during the Gooding & Company “Scottsdale Auction” held January 17th in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the summer months of 1959, after completing the last 13 examples of the venerable 250 Tour de France models,...
It was at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1973 that a silver prototype, perched on the Porsche stand, wowed onlookers...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
1949 Gordini 23S Anyone who has ever listened to Peter Ustinov’s fabulous motor racing spoof of the 1950s, “The Grand Prix of Gibraltar” already is familiar with Amédée Gordini. Ustinov’s parody of the Franco-Italian, Monsieur Orgini, and “eez funny leetle blue Orgini cars” was not only hysterical but drew strongly...
1990 Leyton House CG901/3Photo: Mike Jiggle Examining the Leyton House CG901 it is as much about the man who designed...
The 1950s saw the Hudson Hornet dominate NASCAR racing. Of the 34 races in the 1952 season, the Hudson Hornet...
28 July 1956 – the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and it’s raining in France. An inauspicious start to an already exceptionally dangerous motor race! With 60 years of history in its rearview mirror, the starting grid of the race is utterly jaw-dropping,...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Think about a really good, solid, exterior door latch and lock, the precise snick...
Pegaso was an established company noted for its trucks and motor coaches, but also produced sports cars for seven years. Pegaso...
Italian marque Alfa Romeo will celebrate fifty years since the debut of the iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, a model renowned for its blend of cutting-edge technology, racing mechanics and beauty. Designed by Franco Scaglione, the 33 Stradale debuted on 31 August 1967, on the eve of the Italian Formula...
Maverick at Daytona – James Garner and American International Racers By Louis Galanos In 1968 I attended Daytona Beach Junior...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
By Louis Galanos On Monday, January 7th, 2013, Daytona racing legend George S. Waltman of Honesdale, Pennsylvania passed away at the age of 87. Most endurance racing fans were unaware of exactly who George S. Waltman was unless you heard mention of him on the Speed Television broadcast of the...
Sebring in 1973 was the beginning of a new era for the legendary track. The Alec Ulmann era had ended...
In June of 2014, Porsche will return to Le Mans with a newly designed LMP1 racing machine. With 16 overall...
Right away, it’s obvious that Buick is trying to go in a different direction with this year’s Verano. The model has been out since 2011 and was introduced as Buick’s attempt to get into the growing market for premium compact sedans. Verano is of course Spanish for summer, but the...
