Archive MG Metro 6R4... Almost, but not quite If you’re old enough to remember Tony Pond powering his MG Metro 6R4 to a heroic third place in the 1985 Lombard RAC, you’re likely a fan of what must… July 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The hard to shift Ferrari: Vignale 340 America How do you like your classic Ferraris? If the answer is open-topped with clean lines, zero frills and a stonking Lampredi V12 under the bonnet, then this delightful 340 America… July 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The Richard Mille watch to complement your McLaren Speedtail The long-standing connection between cars and timepieces has produced endless watches with cues from the automobile world. You know the sort of things: wheel-shaped winding rotors, sub-dials that look like… July 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Who said the ’70s were naff? — June 2021 auction results 1974 Datsun 240Z Super Samurai Sold by Silverstone Auctions, £46,688 The last time this example of Datsun tuner Spike Anderson’s work appeared at auction it realised £16,100. That was 14… June 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Petter Solberg's Subaru Impreza S10: Written in the stars Four-wheeled rally cars from the early 21st century don’t come much more covetable than this Subaru Impreza S10, because it’s the actual car in which Petter Solberg won the 2004… June 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Green credentials of ex-Graham Hill BRM If you close your eyes and try to imagine a quintessential Formula 1 car from the 1960s, there’s a good chance you’ll picture something like this – the 1964 BRM… June 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Montblanc 1858 Split Second Chronograph: The fullness of lime You probably appreciate all things mechanical, in which case you’ll love the view through the sapphire crystal case back of Montblanc’s limited edition 1858 Split Second Chronograph in Lime Gold… June 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive May 2021 auction results: Pace Bowler’s big delivery 2013 Land Rover Defender 90 Hardtop TD 'Bowler Challenge' Sold by Gooding & Company, £30,620 This was the first Defender built for the Bowler Challenge one-make off-road series organised by… May 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Sunbeam Rapier: Back to my Rootes If you have regrets about failing to tackle a project during lockdown and are now fretting about having nothing to drive when we get the green light to return to… May 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive 1948 Cooper-Vincent F2: Running up that hill After its war-enforced hiatus, motor racing was well and truly back on the agenda by the late 1940s – not least thanks to the Cooper Car Company set up by… May 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive Libyan tyrant’s luxury coupé d’etat: Dealer news Deposed Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi had his detractors but his appreciation of rare motors was exemplary. Before his regime was toppled, he ordered a Maybach 57S Xenatac Coupé but never… May 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton
Archive The legend lives on British watch brand Bremont formed a partnership with Jaguar more than a decade ago when it made a bespoke clock for the C-X75 concept car. It followed that four years… May 2021 Issue By Simon de Burton