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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Archive Gran Turismo-inspired Bulgari watch includes in-game car Just as the car industry has its fair share of ‘rock star’ designers, so does the world of watches – and one of the most admired is the effortlessly stylish… March 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Vertex celebrates 50 years of Caterham 7 with limited-edition watch Don Cochrane hit on an unusual marketing method when he decided to re-establish the historic British watchmaker Vertex a whole century after it was set up in 1916 by his… February 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The V8 Vantage GT2 that returned Aston Martin Racing to serious competition I shan’t forget the first time I clapped eyes on Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage in its 2005 launch year. It was at the Gaydon HQ and I was admiring one… February 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Vauxhall Lotus Carlton price tops £100k 1991 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton Sold by Historics, £111,524 If prices for fast Fords can hit six-figures, why shouldn’t it be the same for (very) fast Vauxhalls? This well-preserved Lotus Carlton… February 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton