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20.07.2010
International Motor Racing Research Center – 2010 Raffle Car

International Motor Racing Research Center – 2010 Raffle Car
The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) will offer a 427-powered Cobra replica as its annual raffle car for 2010. “The selection of a Cobra for 2010 was an easy one based on the popularity of similar vehicles that were offered in 2005 and 2008,” said the Center’s Director of Marketing & Development, Jon McKnight. [...]Related stories:
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19.07.2010
Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Racing Saloon – Classified Ads from the Past

Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Racing Saloon – Classified Ads from the Past
Story by Will Silk This edition of Classified Ads from the Past features an advertisement for a rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL racing saloon with an impressive history. The ad for this particular 300 SEL was originally run in the May, 1972 issue of Road & Track Magazine. Many think of Mercedes-Benz as the ultimate in [...]Related stories:
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  3. Collectors Fair at Mercedes-Benz Museum

02.07.2010
1967 Silverstone Poster Recreation – Making 3D out of 2D

1967 Silverstone Poster Recreation – Making 3D out of 2D
Story and photos by Paul Chenard The Lotus 49 was another of a long line of brilliant Colin Chapman (and Maurice Phillipe) designs, being the first Formula 1 racecar to successfully use the motor as a stress-bearing structural member. Jim Clark won 4 races in 1967 driving the Lotus 49, and the first race of [...]Related stories:
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29.06.2010
Carving Out Racing History, One Car at a Time

Carving Out Racing History, One Car at a Time
Story by Will Silk I recently received an email from a gentleman in Maryland that does wood carvings of sports cars. One look at the pictures he sent along made me promptly sit down and have a closer look. The carvings were of a Porsche 917K and a Ford GT40, two of history’s most lethal [...]Related stories:
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21.06.2010
Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage – Car Profile

Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage – Car Profile
Although Maserati had enjoyed competition success with its championship-winning 250F grand prix car, the Modenese company soon found itself in dire financial straits. With the introduction and sales success of the road-going 3500 GT, however, the company’s health improved drastically, prompting a renewed interest in creating a sports car that could be raced, not by [...]Related stories:
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16.06.2010
Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival – Report and Photos

Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival – Report and Photos
A 1926 Bugatti Type 35 sold to its first owner by Brooklands personality Malcolm Campbell made a triumphant return to the Birthplace of British Motorsport at the Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival on 5-6 June, 2010. The Bugatti beat a strong field of classic cars to take overall first place in the Brooklands Double Twelve [...]Related stories:
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01.06.2010
Ferrari 275GTB – Classified Ads from the Past

Ferrari 275GTB – Classified Ads from the Past
Story by Will Silk Sports Car Digest is proud to revive our vintage classifieds column to reflect on the market that we all love and enjoy being a part of. In true Sports Car Digest fashion, hours were spent pouring through old sports car magazines that featured classified ads to their readers back in the [...]Related stories:
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10.05.2010
IMRRC Offers Unique Opportunity – Hot Lapz Experience

IMRRC Offers Unique Opportunity – Hot Lapz Experience
The International Motor Racing Research Center announced a fund raising event called the Hot Lapz Experience as part of the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen, IZOD IndyCar Series race, July 2-4, 2010 at Watkins Glen International. Beginning on Sunday May 16th, the Center will offer three separate Hot Lapz Experience packages on eBay over [...]Related stories:
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19.04.2010
Allure of the Automobile Exhibit – Photo Gallery

Allure of the Automobile Exhibit – Photo Gallery
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 others. The featured automobiles have [...]Related stories:
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19.04.2010
BMW Classic Opens to Customers, Establishes Motorsports Division

BMW Classic Opens to Customers, Establishes Motorsports Division
The BMW Classic specialist workshop will not only be repairing and restoring its own classic vehicles, but also those belonging to customers. The BMW Classic Center thus closes the final gap in the complete range of services offered to the owners of classic models from every era of the blue-and-white badge. The worldwide interest in [...]Related stories:
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16.04.2010
Jaguar D-Type XKD528 – Car Profile

Jaguar D-Type XKD528 – Car Profile
The story of XKD-528 begins on November 9, 1955, when this sports racer was dispatched from the Coventry factory and shipped to the famed California distributor, Hornburg Jaguar. Originally finished in cream with a blue interior, the Jaguar was immediately sold to Continental Motors of Whittier, California. As with any good D-Type, it was not [...]Related stories:
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15.04.2010
Mullin Automotive Museum Opens

Mullin Automotive Museum Opens
The Mullin Automotive Museum, a facility that pays homage to the art deco and machine age design eras (1918-1941) that produced exquisite art and magnificent automobiles, officially opens its doors for the first time in the beach community of Oxnard, California on April 15th, 2010. The dramatic facility will be a three-dimensional celebration of the [...]Related stories:
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09.04.2010
RRDC Will Honor Parnelli Jones at Long Beach

RRDC Will Honor Parnelli Jones at Long Beach
The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) will honor racing icon Parnelli Jones at its second annual West Coast dinner prior to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, on Thursday, April 15, 2010. The RRDC Evening with Parnelli Jones will be presented by Firestone, the tire brand that has been associated with Jones since the [...]Related stories:
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06.04.2010
Porsche Showroom Posters: The First 25 Years – Book Review

Porsche Showroom Posters: The First 25 Years – Book Review
Book Review: Porsche Showroom Posters: The First 25 Years Author: Everett Anton Singer Publisher: VintageAutoPosters.com Format: Hardcover, 12” x 12”, 50 pages ISBN: n/a Price: $78.96 Hardcover; $39.95 Softcover Review by Lee Robie The fun thing about writing for Sports Car Digest is that I get to read books that I would never have otherwise [...]Related stories:
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05.04.2010
Nick Craw Receives RRDC Phil Hill Award

Nick Craw Receives RRDC Phil Hill Award
Bobby Rahal, president of the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC), named FIA Senate President Nick Craw as the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Phil Hill Award at a dinner preceding the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The Phil Hill Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the person who the RRDC feels has rendered outstanding [...]Related stories:
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30.03.2010
Introducing the Sports Car Digest Forum

Introducing the Sports Car Digest Forum
Sports Car Digest is pleased to announce our new Forum section, a great place for enthusiasts to talk about auction results, event photographs, vintage racing action, stories from the golden years and much more. The forum is a natural extension of the many interesting and great discussions that have taken place in the ‘comments’ area [...]Related stories:
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20.03.2010
Sixty Years in Zuffenhausen – Porsche Museum Exhibit

Sixty Years in Zuffenhausen – Porsche Museum Exhibit
The home of today’s Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has a very special sound in the world of motoring: Zuffenhausen. Indeed, Zuffenhausen is far more than “just” a production plant rich in tradition for Porsche AG, since it is here in Zuffenhausen that the heart of the Company beats to this very day. [...]Related stories:
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09.03.2010
Rowe, Maher and Hearsey at AFAS Amelia Island Concours

Rowe, Maher and Hearsey at AFAS Amelia Island Concours
Paintings from Barry Rowe, Charles Maher and Peter Hearsey of the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will be featured during the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 11-14, 2010, in Amelia Island, Florida. The paintings will be part of the 15th annual AFAS Amelia Island Concours art show sponsored by Mazda North America. Barry [...]Related stories:
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19.02.2010
Best of Britain Exhibition at Simeone Museum

Best of Britain Exhibition at Simeone Museum
Over thirty rare, unusual and beautiful sports and racing cars manufactured in England will be on display at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum from February 20th through March 14th, 2010. Titled the “Best of Britain,” the show is comprised of cars from individual collectors in the mid-Atlantic states and is intended to illustrate why the [...]Related stories:
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15.02.2010
Allure of the Automobile Exhibit Information

Allure of the Automobile Exhibit Information
The Allure of the Automobile exhibit will be displayed at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia from March 21st to June 20th, 2010, presenting the world’s rarest and most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. The exhibit aims to trace the evolution of the motorcar, examining the contrasts between European [...]Related stories:
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05.02.2010
Kroymans Ferrari Collection Sold

Kroymans Ferrari Collection Sold
What was once one of the most important collections of vintage and collector Ferraris in the world has been salvaged from bankruptcy wreckage and sold by Hamann Classic Cars of Greenwich, Connecticut. Founded in 1902 by the great grandfather of current Chairman Frits Kroymans, Kroymans was the exclusive Ferrari Distributor in Holland. The $3 billion [...]Related stories:
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05.02.2010
AFAS Celebrates 15 Years at Amelia Island Concours

AFAS Celebrates 15 Years at Amelia Island Concours
The Automotive Fine Arts Society will host its 15th annual art show during the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 11-14, 2010 in Amelia Island, Florida. Mazda North America will once again sponsor the popular exhibit, which will showcase automotive subjects in a variety of mediums including oil, watercolors, acrylics, wood, gouache, pen and [...]Related stories:
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29.01.2010
National Auto Museum Raffle Car Information

National Auto Museum Raffle Car Information
The National Automobile Museum, The Harrah Collection, has raffled 14 cars and generated $295,000 in proceeds to benefit the Museum over the years, with the winning ticket drawn at the anniversary party held each November at the Museum in Reno, Nevada. The 2009 raffle car winner is a former Reno resident who has since moved [...]Related stories:
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27.01.2010
Ferrari 312P & 312PB – Book Review

Ferrari 312P & 312PB – Book Review
The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less resembled road-going vehicles, prototype sports car racing captured the imagination of manufacturers, teams and fans alike. Porsche vs Ferrari vs Alfa [...]Related stories:
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31.12.2009
Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2009

Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2009
Sports Car Digest published 510 stories in 2009, ranging from auction results, car profiles, event and vintage racing coverage, yet several resonated more than others with our readers. Based upon visitors to each story, the Mario Righini Collection Photo Gallery was our most popular story in 2009, followed by the Porsche 917 Photo Gallery by [...]Related stories:
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11.12.2009
ATS 2500 GT 3.0 Litre Coupe – Car Profile

ATS 2500 GT 3.0 Litre Coupe – Car Profile
ATS, or Automobili Turismo e Sport SpA, was an Italian carmaker and racing team that operated all too briefly between February 1962 and 1965. The nucleus of the new company was comprised of Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, who were both prominently involved in the development of the Ferrari GTO and, as refugees from the [...]Related stories:
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09.12.2009
Introducing the Cars for Sale Website

Introducing the Cars for Sale Website
Sports Car Digest is pleased to announce our new Cars for Sale section, the first of several new site features to be released over the coming weeks. Through relationships with the world’s premium auction companies and automotive dealerships, we now present an extensive line-up of classic and modern cars for sale. While the site functionality [...]Related stories:
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07.12.2009
Grand Sport Corvette Added to Simeone Collection

Grand Sport Corvette Added to Simeone Collection
A Grand Sport Corvette – one of only five ever built by General Motors – is the latest addition to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Grand Sport joins the collection of over 60 of the most significant sports racing cars ever built. “The Corvette is really the only sports car [...]Related stories:
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