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Atmosphere, intensity and the thrill of some eye-watering figures rolling in, few automotive events captivate in the way live auctions…
Atmosphere, intensity and the thrill of some eye-watering figures rolling in, few automotive events captivate in the way live auctions…
First, but perhaps not foremost. That’s the story of this particular Aston Martin DBR1, the open-topped sports car that would…
Taken from Motor Sport, June 2005 What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Aston Martin’? If you’re…
What price history, originality and rarity? In the case of Aston Martin DBR1 chassis number one, around $22.5m (£17.9m) –…
The key to getting the best possible result to any sale is having as much information and provenance as possible,…
The world was a very different place back in the late 1990s. In the December 1999 edition of Motor Sport…
Taken from Motor Sport, March 1998 National racing teams don’t usually inspire loyalties outside their own country, for obvious reasons.…
Taken from Motor Sport, January 2015 Consider a car which was rebuilt out of two separate machines, which has had…
Despite his wide experience, Callum hadn’t driven a D before. “The first thing to hit me was a moment of…
Even though Artcurial was founded in 2002, and Artcurial Motorcars in 2010, we have grown very quickly, and I think…
Baillon had initially planned to open a museum, but his plans fell through during the 1970s so he instead put…
10. Williams FW14B Year 1992 / Price $3.41m (£2.7m) One of the most distinctive grand prix designs of all time,…
1. Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen Year 1954 / Price $52.96m (£42.75m) This was a sale so big it literally commanded its…
Everyone interested in Grand Prix racing has been awaiting the appearance of the new Mercedes-Benz with great expectations, remembering the…
When the news broke that Mercedes-Benz had actually sold what had been, for over 60 years, one of its prized…
Taken from Motor Sport, October 1997 During testing at Barcelona last week, Patrick Head did 27 laps in the Williams…
Classic Ferrari grand prix cars are rare at public sale. Mostly because Enzo had a penchant for breaking them up…
Taken from Motor Sport, August 2020 To Mr Ferrari, the only Formula 1 car that mattered was his current one;…
Ten years. That’s how long Tom Hartley Jnr tracked Ferrari 312T no023, featured here, before he finally landed one of…
Taken from Motor Sport, November 2002 Even if he’d never designed anything else in his career, this car would mark…
Toyota’s Hypercars set the pace in the Hyperpole final qualifying session for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, locking out the first two places on the grid for this weekend’s…
Piastri takes commanding win from Norris as Verstappen gets penalised for late crash in Spanish Grand Prix
The company that claimed a 331mph top speed for its road car has admitted that it may have got its figures wrong and is now planning a second run to…
Congratulations to Alex Rossi: the ninth rookie winner from 100 runnings of the Indianapolis 500. Successful in Formula BMW, GP3, Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2, this Californian would rather have…