Classic racing drivers, car owners and bike riders want to look the part. The problem is that period helmets don’t offer the protection of a modern crash hat. But there…
Signed Nigel Mansell helmet Fancy a unique collectible? How about this lid previously worn by Nigel Mansell. A recreation of his 1985 European GP-winning design, it was crafted for the…
Porsche 917KH Martini Edition Collector’s Bundle Step into the world of precision engineering and racing history with this 1:8 scale replica of the car that sealed victory for Porsche at…
Bookshelf essentials If there’s one topic that’s impossible to cover in a single column, it’s motoring books. Think of this as the first in a series of occasional columns covering…
The dark art of finding, buying and collecting period motor sport photography can be challenging. When you search online, all you usually find is digitised image library stock. What you…
For some, getting a scale model car signed isn’t enough. To those of us lucky enough to have an automobile of provenance, there is a trend to get the actual…
Of all the trends, I’ve always found gloves a bit niche. Popular pieces tend to be helmets and race suits, especially from modern drivers with their funky designs, but gloves…
These days it takes a lot to surprise at auctions, but RM Sotheby’s Shift Online sale in April brought a real shock when a helmet worn by Ayrton Senna, inset…
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Eyebrows lifted a couple of years ago when Jaguar Land Rover announced a sale of 140 vehicles, all of them as green as they could be, with not a petrol…
Online convenience is all well and good, but it can’t replicate that feeling of unearthing a hidden gem in person. Order something online and you know what you’ll get and…
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New race sets celebrating legendary motor sport moments, and 62 individual slot car models make up the newly-released Scalextric range for 2025
Here at The Signature Store we often get asked to authenticate items, usually either for valuation or ahead of sales, and that raises the sometimes thorny issue of COAs, or…
At Motor Sport’s centenary gala in 2024, Formula 1’s most successful car designer, Adrian Newey, attributed the origins of his engineering genius to a 1:12-scale, build-it-yourself model of a Lotus…
Buried within a relatively small industrial estate in Bristol lies a workshop like few others. Replacing the potent smell of motor oil and the deafening whirl of heavy machinery is…
This is one for the future. If you’re interested in investing in models that are likely to appreciate, I have a great tip for you, and it concerns one of…
