Who out there doesn’t have a car model or two (or 40) on a shelf? Today’s specialist makers can offer a miniature of any car, no matter how rare –…

1962 Brabham-Climax BT3 Sold by Bonhams, £325,000 A fabulous piece of history, this was the first Formula 1 car to carry Jack Brabham’s name and was also the first Brabham…

TVR’s ‘wedge’ models seem to have fallen into a black hole between the M series cars they replaced and the S series that followed. Designer Oliver Winterbottom’s attempt to make…

● Looking for a motor with stellar credentials? A 1950 Jaguar XK120 alloy roadster, above, on sale at LEGENDS in Bicester, £POA, was formerly owned by 9½ Weeks film producer…

If you were setting out to design a race car during the early 1950s it probably wouldn’t have looked like this – but the six-seat Hudson Hornet proved to have…

Ayrton Senna full-size replica helmet With Ayrton Senna, the memorabilia and merchandising bandwagon is a strong as it’s ever been, but few fans of the Brazilian can claim to possess…

• Already home to Porsche and MG showrooms, Piccadilly in London will soon have a new automotive neighbour. This autumn Lotus Mayfair, above, will arrive, a new ‘global store’ across…

If you’re after an historic endurance racer, it’s probably a wise idea to buy one from someone who knows what they’re like to live with – someone like 2004 LMP2…

Regular versions of some cars in comparable condition tend to be worth roughly the same – but a touch of star quality can lend a ‘halo effect’. And never was…