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Were we betting types, we might be tempted to place a few shillings on the likelihood of this becoming the most expensive car to be sold at auction in 2026…
De Tomaso may not have enjoyed the success of fellow Italian marques Ferrari or Maserati, but its founder Alejandro de Tomaso certainly had a knack for choosing model names –…
1962 Austin Mini Riviera Sold by Bonhams Cars Online, £97,650 Fiat’s doorless Jolly beach cars crop up for sale quite often. But when did you last see an example of…
Say the name Wolfrace to car fans of a certain age and they will immediately think of the brand’s legendary Slot Mags, the first-ever European-made polished alloy wheels. Founded in…
These days, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are the marques best known for offering souped-up four-door cars off-the-shelf through respective M and AMG tuning houses. But the former racer and Jaguar dealer…
1951 Jaguar XK120 Sold by Bonhams, £316,250 This XK120 was bought new by Lancashire cobbler Robert Lawrie whose special boot design led to him becoming the official supplier to the…
Exactly two years ago we previewed the Bonhams sale of a Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 that Niki Lauda drove to second place in the 1984 Nürburgring Race of Champions organised…
Well, who’s going to beat you?” was Stirling Moss’s disarming retort when he was asked about the Lister Knobbly’s competitiveness after his decisive victory at Silverstone in the sports car…
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…
This will be popular – because who doesn’t love an Alfa Romeo? As you’ll have gathered from the title, there’s no place here for the pre-World War II glory years.…
The F1 car in which Nigel Mansell took his first podium is now up for sale
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…
1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £3.3m Anyone who has seen the (original) Italian Job will likely have clear memories of the opening scenes showing a Lamborghini…
