The karat kid
The Oulton Park Gold Cup is a special event, and a great chance for the VSCC to share the stage at a truly prestigious meeting, so there was a huge…
1953 Ferrari 166 MM Spider Sold by Gooding & Company, £2.5m This spectacular Ferrari 166 was built for the celebrated Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa (who died in 1965 after crashing…
With less than two years to go before every new car with a Jaguar badge on its bonnet whispers past in electrically driven silence, perhaps now is a good time…
Until recently, the pretty Classic Performance Engineering stable housed a third example of Britain’s pioneers that circumstances conspired against: the Kieft-Climax. Like the Aston Martin it wasn’t external but internal…
With some fresh modification to Mord, including strengthening the cross member and some adjustment to the front springs, Dad and I were excited to see the impact on our now-notorious…
James Stevens Formula 1 prints The standard team merchandising posters not doing the trick? Why not upgrade your wall-hanger game with one of these superbly striking fine art prints from…
2007 Koenigsegg CCGT Sold by Bonhams, £3.3m The cost-of-living crisis clearly hadn’t affected the buyer of this unique Koenigsegg. It was developed between 2003-07 with the aim of taking the…
Few motor racing fans don’t love stories about underdogs coming through to victory, and a favourite of many concerns the against-all-odds win achieved by Tony Brooks behind the wheel of…
Only time will tell, but we reckon this car could be the ‘sleeper’ auction lot of the month, if not the season. It’s the actual Mercedes 190E driven to second…
Cadwell Park, dubbed by many as the ‘mini Nürburgring’, is one of my favourite circuits. Sadly, I missed out last year with a broken Mord, so I was even more…
Signed Nürburgring posters The funny thing about racing posters is that at the time of their production, they’re everywhere and worth very little, but give it a few years (and…
In association with 1997 Land Rover Discovery 300 Tdi Sold by Artcurial, £76,720 The superb condition of this Discovery belied that it was one of the 20 examples built for,…
In association with One benefit of buying this twin-winged Brabham BT23C is that you’ll always have somewhere to put your tea – but you’ll also be getting one of the…
What? £200,000 for a Ford Capri!” we hear you cry. Yes, that really is the pre-sale estimate. But the guide price is for a brace of the Blue Oval’s grooviest…
In association with It’s been a big year for Ferrari, so spend more time celebrating than searching for cover for your classic by heading to Goodwood Classic Solutions. It was…
If you like unusual cars with superb patina, huge historical importance and a host of extras that tell the story of a life in the automotive limelight, you’ll love this…
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