Subscriber Archive The World Performance Car of the year that sold for less than £12k 2006 Audi RS4 B7 Avant Sold by Collecting Cars, £11,350 Whoever bought this will have discovered that practical cars don’t have to be boring. With a 4.2-litre 414bhp V8 engine… August 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive The best-preserved Ferrari Dino 246 in existence? Examples of Ferrari’s much-loved 246 Dino are not difficult to find – with more than 3500 built, there are plenty in circulation. All the same, we challenge anyone to find… August 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Chanel Monsieur Superleggera Intense Black Edition is latest watch from coachbuiler collab Yes, it’s a Chanel watch – but don’t panic, you haven’t mistakenly picked up a copy of Vogue. This is the latest horological collaboration between the celebrated couture house and… August 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Auction results: Laverda race bike for the road sells for £31k 1974 Laverda 750 SFC Sold by Gooding & Company, £31,130 When talk turns to Italian race bikes, MV Agusta and Ducati are usually mentioned – but don’t forget Laverda. In… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Ariel’s endurance racing Atom — an ultimate one-of-a-kind machine The phrase ‘ultimate track-day car’ will be familiar to anyone who regularly scans the adverts in search of race-ready exotica – but it could be a description that’s wholly justified… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Monterey Motorsports Reunion tells the history of track racing in on wild week It’s a given that wherever you find the best of motor sport, you’ll also find the name Rolex. The Swiss watchmaker’s presence on the race track encompasses everything from the… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive The chairperson behind Pebble Beach Concours and her plans for change The automobile world has always been a male-dominated one. So it’s partly refreshing and partly ironic that one of the greatest motoring events on the planet has run like clockwork… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Subscriber Archive Chopard’s Mille Miglia watch is a tribute to Jacky Ickx The career of the great Jacky Ickx will be familiar to many, not least for encompassing six Le Mans wins – a record that stood until 2005, when Dane Tom… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
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
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