1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider Competizione Sold by Gooding Christie’s, £18.8m  There were gasps of amazement at RM Sotheby’s Maranello sale in 2012 when Chris Evans splashed out a…

In 1994, 95 million viewers are reported to have tuned in to watch a white Ford Bronco being pursued by up to 20 police cars at a stately 35mph along…

European and UK manufacturers ranging from Iso to De Tomaso and from Jensen to Sunbeam saw an easy route to performance by fitting big American V8 engines into their relatively…

1976 Ford Escort RS1800 Sold by Historics Auctioneers, £276,848 If anyone had suggested 20 years ago that a Mk2 Ford Escort would sell for more than a quarter of a…

The Sea Lion automotive name might have been nabbed by modern-day electric vehicle maker BYD but, back in 2012, it was aptly used on the remarkable creation you see pictured…

There can be few more genteel supercar showrooms than the one situated in the Orangery at Tollerton Hall, the magnificent Nottinghamshire stately home owned by entrepreneur and avid car collector…

This time last year it was announced at the annual Geneva Watch Days that the world’s second-oldest dial name would return – despite not having made a single timepiece in…

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Sold by Bonhams, £2.6m If someone offered you a second-hand car that had been through the hands of too many people to list, been shipped back…

How’s this for an automotive dream team? Carroll Shelby, Alejandro de Tomaso, Peter Brock and Medardo Fantuzzi. That was the quartet that came together exactly 60 years ago to develop…

To the uninitiated, Yamaha’s FZR750R OW01 might look like any other 1990s superbike with a name like a WiFi code – but to those who know, this is a true…

Think big name watch brands with links to motor sport and the two obvious ones that spring to mind are Rolex and TAG Heuer, which has been inextricably linked since…

Enzo Ferrari might (allegedly) have described the Jaguar E-type as the most beautiful car in the world – but for my money, a Marcos 1800 GT in the right colour…