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If it’s Friday during Car Week, then it’s The Quail in Carmel Valley, period. Sports Car Digest is always honored...
Ex-Factory Racer Shines A fabulous 1957 Ferrari 335 S has won the coveted Best of Show award at this year’s Salon Privé Concours presented by Aviva Private Clients. Entered by American enthusiast Brian Ross, the Maranello sports-racer thrilled onlookers when it took part in the Tour Privé on Tuesday 27...
Bentley’s annual showcase at Monterey Car Week continued this year with a trio of firsts that showcased the breadth of...
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Meet Richard (Dicky) Reigel, a lifelong automotive and motorsport enthusiast. As many of us likely were, Mr. Reigel’s obsession with...
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For those looking to be truly amazed by the evolution of the automobile, it’s time to plan a trip to...
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Evoluto Automobili is proud to introduce the new 355 by Evoluto®, which delivers a significant advancement in driving dynamics, reduced...
All images: © Porter Press International If there is one manufacturer that has dominated the endurance racing landscape over the...
Photo: Pete Austin Where do we start with the story of the March 761? In true Sound of Music fashion—at the very beginning. In the late 1960s, a band of four guys, Max Mosley (a barrister), Alan Rees (a former racing driver), Grahame Coaker (engineer and racing driver) and lastly,...
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One of the top automotive cult films of all time is, without a doubt, “The Cannonball Run”. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Countach LP 400 S that starred in the movie, Automobili Lamborghini brought together the exceptional female crew of actresses Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman for the...
Photo: James Beckett Benetton’s standing in F1 Like many of today’s Formula One teams, the Benetton outfit morphed from an...
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bugatti’s most iconic car, the Type 35, Club Bugatti France organized a tour...
Lotus 72 The gentle shimmer of the Cote d’Azur sun on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean. The shimmer of gold facades at designer boutiques lining the streets. The shimmer of heat haze exuding from exhaust pipes, working hard to cope with the demands of the most famed street...
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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, introduced in 1957, remains an icon of automotive excellence. Combining innovative engineering with elegance, its mark in automotive history continues to solidify over half a century later. The heart of a sports car At the heart of the 300SL Roadster lies a formidable 3.0-liter inline-six engine,...
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Photo: Mike Jiggle The Porsche 356 is really the car that “started it all” for the iconic Porsche marque. Manufactured...
All images: © Porter Press International The JaguarSport XJR-15 is a two-seater roadgoing sports car produced by JaguarSport, a subsidiary of Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw Racing. The supercar, of which just fifty cars were produced, was based on Jaguar’s Group C racers and was produced between 1990 and 1992. Tom Walkinshaw, the larger-than-life and colourful character with so...
