Archive Rapide record breaker When it comes to the most valuable British motorcycles, there is Vincent, Brough Superior, and the rest. So, the appearance of a historic Vincent at Bonhams Stafford bike sale in… June 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The pitfalls of a real deal: Aston Martin DBR1 What price history, originality and rarity? In the case of Aston Martin DBR1 chassis number one, around $22.5m (£17.9m) – the sum paid at R.M Sotheby’s Monterey auction in 2017.… June 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Bugatti power on the wrist I’m struggling to believe that 15 years have passed since I travelled to Milan for the unveiling of the Type 370 watch, a radical timepiece created by niche maker Parmigiani… June 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Harley’s sporting great: the XR750 Ask most people to name the manufacturer of the most successful race bike of all time and they are quite likely to choose Honda, Ducati, Yamaha or, perhaps MV. But… May 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive 1969 Dodge Charger 440 Magnum: Bullitt's forgotten hero The Highland Green fastback Mustang sold for $3.4m (£2.8m) by Mecum auction house earlier this year may be the automotive hero of the 1968 thriller Bullitt, but the Dodge Charger… May 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Danger for the classic car market? The Government’s recent proposal to ban the sale of new, combustion-engined cars by 2035 - or perhaps even sooner, by 2032 according to recent reports - has ignited a wide-ranging… April 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The mobster’s motor Anyone who has become involved in motor racing will know that it’s a great way to get rid of a large amount of cash, and cynics may say that George… April 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Reliant’s Orange Wedge Reliant Motors is known as the producer of the utilitarian three-wheeled Robin – but its true masterpiece was arguably the avant-garde Scimitar, which was the original high-performance, mass-produced sporting estate… April 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive 1939 Bentley Embiricos Coupe: Fashioning a classic Bob Petersen is quietly famous in the old car world for creating superb evocations of pre-War Bentleys at his huddle of workshops in the grounds of an old Devonshire mill.… March 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Turning the clock back In the world of watch brands, any number divisible by 10 is cause for celebration. And since 2020 marks 160 years since Heuer was founded by Edouard Heuer, we can… March 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Speedshop 1 Rarity, originality, an impressive provenance and a well-documented competition history are all regarded as desirable when buying a classic race car – but finding one that combines all four elements… March 2019 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Speedshop 2 What would you have done if you had inherited an enormous fortune during the early 1960s, when you were a car-mad 20-something? Obviously you would have gone racing – which… March 2019 Issue By Simon de Burton