November 2021 auction results: A sincere form of flattery
1973 Ford Escort Twin-Cam replica Sold by Collectingcars.com, £24,250 During the two years that I scraped a living buying and selling classic cars in the 1980s (giving up just before…
The best from the classic, historic and sports car market: buying, selling, auctions and memorabilia
John Ketchell original artwork There are few things more special to own than an original painting. Prints are all well and good, but nothing ever beats the story, passion and…
Considering it’s a relatively young area of collectibles, the half-scale helmet market has exploded in recent years and some examples are quickly becoming very valuable. Minichamps began making the first…
Some may try to lump the original Lamborghini Super Trophy into the same category as so many other run-of-the-mill single-make racing championships, but you shouldn’t. Porsche’s behemoth Carrera Cup notwithstanding,…
There’s something beautifully simplistic about older-model 911s. Sure, they’re technically advanced, with their convention-defying rear-mounted engines and trick electrics, but that rather basic, no-frills silhouette has been known and loved…
How do you compare drivers of different eras? Is it even possible? There are so many different variables that separate the birth of racing itself, Formula 1, and the sport…
Motor racing as a board game? Can pushing a few counters around a printed track get anywhere near the excitement and noise of the sport? Perhaps not – but then…
2014 Realm Heritage C-type Sold by H&H, £67,500 It may be ‘just’ a replica, but the new owner of this Realm C-type certainly shouldn’t be embarrassed by that. The kits…
Renzo Rivolta’s industrial forebears made a fortune postwar out of products that included bubble cars, scooters and refrigerators. But the man himself simply left a legacy of some darned cool…