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No fan of 1960s Formula 1 racing could fail to recognise the livery of BRM on the car pictured here – but what, might you ask, is it doing on…

It’s been a feat of endurance. One that’s taken months. But finally renowned motor sport artist Martin Tomlinson has completed the full set of our Race Car of the Century…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

John Ketchell 2018 Le Mans Truffle Hunter print Porsche caused one of the great stirs of Le Mans history when it pulled the covers off its latest adaptation of the…

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…

I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a great 2023 season of competing with the Vintage Sports-Car Club, and every now and then I feel it’s right to give something back…

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…

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 –…

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…

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…