It is unlikely that most of us can picture a Simca that is not one of the econoboxes that 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.
If you had to pick the most challenging era of sports cars development, it would have to be the late...
Credit – BarnFinds.com I saw my first Bricklin in 1974. Lit up under the Southern California sun, a local specialty dealership was featuring this gleaming Safety Orange plasticized wedge of sharp cheddar cheese. I was immediately drawn to it. I’d already spent months daydreaming in math class about becoming a...
If you’ve never seen a Lancia Stratos in person, you owe it to yourself to seek one out. The Stratos...
There are three people who you acknowledge as important to the marque when you see a Rolls-Royce. There is Charles...
Since its launch in Japan in 1992, the WRX (World Rally Experimental) has taken the world by storm. The WRX was Subaru’s weapon to take on World Rally competition. The WRX took three consecutive manufacturer’s championships. It was the first Japanese automobile company to do this. It also took class...
The Barn Find of a Lifetime There is just something about a weathered, unrestored original car that is intriguing. When...
A young Art Center College of Design student, named Peter Elbert Brock, became the youngest designer ever hired by Bill...
Every vintage race car has a story to tell…but this story has more chapters than most. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to...
Ken Miles drove this car. So did Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, and Chris Amon. It began life as one of...
It’s tough being British. The lackluster cuisine and stoic monarchy don’t help. Though they did give us the Beatles, Fish...
An impressively curated collection of historic Porsche automobiles wasexhibited at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August. There were historic race cars, a very early Pre-A, and other significant Porsches on display to comprise a special class to commemorate the brand’s 75 years in business. At the end of the...
If you had to pick a singular, quintessential Ferrari to represent the pinnacle of their ascendance to the best in...
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...
