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If news reports and social media posts from June’s Baja 500 inspired you to have a go at Mexico’s madcap desert race, now might be the time to start building…
Can you believe it’s already 12 years since Jaguar Classic unveiled its first recreation project at California’s Monterey Car Week? The model in question was the famed Special GT E-type…
2024 Bugatti Bolide Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £3.5m Chiron too tame? In that case, you might need a Bolide – but with just 40 built, examples of Bugatti’s track-only hypercar…
Mention Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles and thoughts invariably turn to Ford GT40s and Shelby Cobras – but not many remember the pair’s involvement with the less-celebrated Sunbeam Tiger. Shelby’s…
1967 PORSCHE 911 S Sold by Rm Sotheby’s, £233,000 Sheffield-born Magnus Walker proved that the American Dream can come true when he moved to California at 19 and set up…
Back in the 1950s the FIA was decidedly particular about the type of vehicles used for speed record attempts, insisting they should be ‘wheel driven’ as per Henry Segrave’s Golden…
Back in the 1960s, Austin found itself on such a roll with the Alec Issigonis-designed Mini that it set-out to capitalise on the basic format with the larger Austin/Morris/Riley/Wolseley/Vanden Plas…
Suzuki made dozens of RG500 race bikes between 1974 and 1980, and it’s not unusual to hear the claim that “this one was ridden by Barry Sheene”. In reality, genuine…
Any time you move into a new house, chances are the previous owner has left it full of junk worthy only of a trip to the dump. Not so for…
RM Sotheby’s One of the biggest names in the business. Expect rarities in the Magnus Walker sale and records to be broken at Monterey. Magnus Walker: The Outlaw Collection, Mar…
There is simply no finer gathering of classic road and race cars Stateside than the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, and it’s an event steeped with its own interesting history. In…
Donington Historic Festival (MAY 1-3) There are few circuits in the country better for viewing than Donington Park, with its elevation changes and fast sweeps. Add in three days packed…
Regulars will remember that last month I wrote about the imminent demise of the Alfa Romeo Giulia and its 500bhp Quadrifoglio offshoot, and its forthcoming all electric replacement. I’d love…
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Sold by Artcurial, £3.7m This Gullwing drew triple the usual price for two reasons – firstly, it was original and unrestored; secondly, it had a…
If anyone tries to tell you that less can’t be more, suggest they compare a regular Porsche 356A with a Speedster version. The latter can be worth two or three…
The year is 1965 and 33-year-old French screen star Jean-Paul Belmondo is cruising the streets of Paris in his freshly acquired Ferrari 275 GTB with his girlfriend Ursula Andress in…
