Archive Precision: Specially made for a swift escape The watch business has truly joined the online configurator game that has proven so popular in the car industry. One of the most engrossing systems can be found at the… July 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Auctions: Boredom bidding A few months ago in these pages we expressed a thought that the old car market, while generally on a downward trajectory, was becoming increasingly difficult to judge. Once eagerly… July 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Auctions: Austin Academy salute HRDC race director Julius Thurgood really started a trend when he had the idea of establishing his accessible Academy series back in 2013 to offer an inexpensive route into motor… July 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Speedshop: The 'newest' F50 alive Lockdown might have had a seriously detrimental effect on businesses everywhere – but not, it seems, if you happen to be one of the world’s most experienced exotic car dealers… July 2020 Issue By Simon de Burton
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