The Showroom

If you’re after an historic endurance racer, it’s probably a wise idea to buy one from someone who knows what they’re like to live with – someone like 2004 LMP2…

Regular versions of some cars in comparable condition tend to be worth roughly the same – but a touch of star quality can lend a ‘halo effect’. And never was…

1976 Porsche 911 Carrera rally car Sold by Bonhams, £207,000 Low mileage; never raced or rallied? Not this 911, which boasts the distinction of having covered more race miles than…

Cinema posters were not printed in huge quantities, and if not binned when showings were over were returned to the distribution centre for credit, so a limited number of originals…

Stirling Moss & Tony Brooks signed steering wheel It's not often you can get two legends for the price of one: this steering wheel is signed by Sir Stirling Moss…

The collectibles market is well-populated with scale models, but regardless of what direction your collection takes, scale is an area that often confuses some people because the bigger the number,…

Although we turned up some great pictures for our Israeli Grand Prix story in this issue we were disappointed not to find a good image of the official programme. Written…

1996 Ferrari F50  Sold by Artcurial, £3.5m (above) With just 349 examples having been made, Ferrari's F50 'F1 car for the road' is one of the rarest of the marque's…

If you’re looking for rarity, a heroic story and a smattering of celebrity provenance in your next historic racer, you’ll find it all at RM Sotheby’s in Monaco when this…

• There is a part of London that will, for the foreseeable future, be a little part of Yorkshire. Twisted, the Thirsk-based modifier of old Land Rover Defenders, has a…

Ain’t no substitute for cubic inches” was once a popular refrain among American car racers – but many regard the British-built 289 cubic inch version of Carroll Shelby’s Cobra as…

• For some, the Lotus Carlton is as ’90s as watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air while slurping a Hooch. It first appeared in 1990 with a price as stiff…

Only in America could a saloon car measuring 15 feet long and five feet eight inches wide be called ‘compact’, but that was the designation given to the Ford Falcon…

My prize takeaway from the 1980 Earls Court Motorcycle Show was a large-format poster of a Honda CB1100R being heeled-over on a race circuit by a diminutive Japanese test rider…

1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Club Sport Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £320,000 Although it had passed through the hands of three owners, this remarkable example of the ultra-rare 924 Carrera…

Racing was once considered an oily, grubby sport. No longer. Formula 1’s worldwide TV and streaming promotion is awash with glitz and glamour, and you can bring a small reflection…

In the collectibles world there are a fair few buzz words when it comes to products, especially ones that have been reproduced. So now seems a good time to address…