Subscriber Archive Jacky Ickx’s Brabham BT26 that gave Jackie Stewart a fright Not long ago I had the privilege of being driven around the Spanish circuit Ascari in a Porsche 911 GT3 by the legendary Jacky Ickx. We were less than a… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Red-striped Aston Martin Valkyrie fetches £2.4m in Sotheby’s sale 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £2.4m Aston Martin’s F1-inspired, road-legal hypercar was in development for seven years between the idea being conceived in 2014 and delivery to… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive New titanium TAG Heuer Monaco watch offers technical innovation in spectacular style Jack Heuer (great-grandson of Heuer founder Edouard) was one the most innovative watch marketeers of the 20th century – not least in his ability to choose evocative names for new… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Lola’s last LMP1 car goes up for sale Few names have left quite such an indelible mark across so many forms of motor sport as Lola, the company established by the late Eric Broadley in 1958 which grew… May 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Ayrton Senna’s watch winds up in a museum One man who has a unique perspective on the events of that weekend in May 1994 is Mike Vogt, who experienced the tragedy of Ayrton Senna’s death first-hand as both… May 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Vulcain Grand Prix watch makes a comeback with ‘grandpa’ elegance It was in sleeping mode, and now we are waking it up.” That old chestnut might be a favourite way of describing a defunct watch brand’s revival, but it sounded… May 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Buyer snaps up battered Range Rover once owned by Peter Sellers 1977 Wood & Pickett ‘Sheer Rover’ Sold by Bonhams online, £21,951 Although this rare Wood & Pickett Range Rover looked down at heel, it came with a glamorous history: the… May 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Lynx XKSS: A ‘Jag’ that’s fit for McQueen 1970 Lynx XKSS Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £171,750 With only 16 examples of Jaguar’s D-type-based XKSS road car having been built, genuine factory versions seldom come to market. The aluminium… April 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Peugeot 504 rally car that can go the distance If proof were needed that a car doesn’t need to be the fastest, the rarest, the most valuable or the best-looking in order to be truly great, then Peugeot’s 504… April 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive The Senturion watch that can start your supercar Back in 2008 during Aston Martin’s partnership with historic watch house Jaeger-LeCoultre, the pair came up with an ingenious timepiece called the Amvox Transponder that could unlock your DBS, DB9… April 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Porsche Soapbox from Festival of Speed fetches £2600 2003 Porsche Club GB soapbox Sold by Mathewsons, £2600 Long-standing visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed will have fond memories of the Soapbox Challenge held from 2000-04, in which… March 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Jim Clark’s race-winning Lotus Cortina goes up for sale Jim Clark might be best remembered as a double Formula 1 world champion but, as was typical during his era, he could turn his hand to any racing discipline –… March 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton