Archive Ariel’s endurance racing Atom — an ultimate one-of-a-kind machine 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… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Monterey Motorsports Reunion tells the history of track racing in on wild week It’s a given that wherever you find the best of motor sport, you’ll also find the name Rolex. The Swiss watchmaker’s presence on the race track encompasses everything from the… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The chairperson behind Pebble Beach Concours and her plans for change The automobile world has always been a male-dominated one. So it’s partly refreshing and partly ironic that one of the greatest motoring events on the planet has run like clockwork… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Chopard’s Mille Miglia watch is a tribute to Jacky Ickx The career of the great Jacky Ickx will be familiar to many, not least for encompassing six Le Mans wins – a record that stood until 2005, when Dane Tom… July 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Jacky Ickx’s Brabham BT26 that gave Jackie Stewart a fright 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… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Red-striped Aston Martin Valkyrie fetches £2.4m in Sotheby’s sale 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… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive New titanium TAG Heuer Monaco watch offers technical innovation in spectacular style Jack Heuer (great-grandson of Heuer founder Edouard) was one the most innovative watch marketeers of the 20th century – not least in his ability to choose evocative names for new… June 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Lola’s last LMP1 car goes up for sale 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… May 2024 Issue By Simon de Burton
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