Auctions

Now is a great time to be in business if you make and sell camping kit – thanks to the ‘staycation’ boom brought about by COVID-19 travel restrictions, sales of…

A one-of-a-kind Lotus Esprit Turbo that was built and modified for Colin Chapman has been bought back by the car manufacturer. The two-seater was Chapman's last 'company car' before it…

With live sales still to get back on track, the true state of the market is still hard to judge. Values are certainly depleted in many areas, and the enthusiasm…

To anyone with a desire to go racing, one of the sweetest phrases in the English language must be ‘money no object…’ That appeared to have been the case for…

I left you last month with a promise to give you my predictions for the classic and collectable market. Clearly a fool’s errand, few are better suited to the task…

Had coronavirus burst onto the scene 10 years ago, and brought with it the same end to mass gatherings that we have recently been living through, it might well have…

The Netherlands is small, but it’s believed to be home to more than 1500 significant private collections, one of which is this remarkable 79-lot sale of Italian motorcycles made between…

Hill's 1995 race-winning overalls and helmet fetched a higher price than suits worn by Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel

Junior racers with a sense of style can now dabble with a classic, as dozens of vintage pedal cars are being auctioned online. Hot-rod, Formula 1 and saloon racer pedal…

With the whole world upside-down and few of us knowing what the next few days will bring – never mind the following weeks and months – only a fool would…

A few months ago in these pages we expressed a thought that the old car market, while generally on a downward trajectory, was becoming increasingly difficult to judge. Once eagerly…

HRDC race director Julius Thurgood really started a trend when he had the idea of establishing his accessible Academy series back in 2013 to offer an inexpensive route into motor…

A trove of original motor racing posters from the 1920s to the 1970s is being auctioned online this week, celebrating some of the great races and victories in the sport's…

The global coronavirus pandemic has well and truly put the kybosh on conventional live auctions, with all major sales in Europe, America and The Far East either cancelled, postponed or…

A Formula 1 race suit worn by Lewis Hamilton is up for sale as part of an NHS charity auction along with several other pieces of F1 memorabilia. Bonhams is…

With lockdowns and social distancing in full swing, it’s not a great time to be an auctioneer. One of the first classic car sales to be affected by coronavirus was…

A 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model that was raced by Le Mans 1966 runner-up Ken Miles, is expected to fetch a record-breaking price when it is sold at auction later…