August and September are a funny time of the motor racing year. Events come thick and fast as everybody tries to make the most of the summer before things tend…

Signature Store director Andrew Francis shares his investment tips When it comes to slot cars, there’s no brand as big as Scalextric, and that’s created an interesting niche in the…

Lotus 72D 1:8 Model When it comes to beautiful scale model kits, Pocher is one of the top names out there. The company has been recreating some of the world’s…

Imagine being a fan of 1970s GT racing and opening up a shipping container only to discover that it contained not one, but two Ford Capri RS2600s in the exact…

Fiat’s diminutive, mid-engined X1/9s of the 1970s and ’80s were once a familiar sight on UK roads – until the combination of Italian tinwork and British road salt killed most…

• Last spotted at the Weston-super-Mare Speed Trials in 1973 and kept away from the public gaze since, BRM P139-01, above, was raced in six F1 GPs in 1969. Its…

Followers of the classic car auction scene might recall 2007’s £7m sale of 60 cars owned by Gene Ponder, a Texan enthusiast who made his fortune as a manufacturer of…

1952 MG TD Supercharged Sold by SWVA, £11,500 This eye-catching MG TD was consigned for sale by its owner of 52 years who originally acquired it to compete in events…

You’ve bought an old car and inevitably you need tools to keep it going. Maybe it has imperial fittings, so most new equipment available won’t fit and you find yourself…