A pair of unique shooting brake estate cars will be the stars of Broad Arrows Auctions’ upcoming sales. The 1987 Aston Martin Laginda Series 3 Shooting Brake by Roos Engineering Ltd will be sold at the firm’s Zurich sale on 7 November with an estimate of CHF 250,000-CHF 350,000 (£228,000-£320,000). The William Towns-styled Lagonda was…
A 1949 Frazer Nash High Speed Competition is set to be sold by Gooding Christie’s at its Paris Rétromobile sale in February 2027. Registered TMX 545, the Frazer Nash achieved third place in the 1949 Le Mans 24 Hours, which then gave its name to subsequent cars of the same model from Frazer Nash. Owned…
The 2026 Monterey Week auctions have seen several new records set, including $43 million for a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé and the highest price ever paid for a British car. The $34,655,000 (£35.4 million) paid for Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s McLaren F1 GTR set a new benchmark for the model and all British-built cars…
A 1953 Jaguar XK120 supplied new to the son of company founder Sir William Lyons is coming to auction with H&H Classics at its Kelham Hall sale on Sunday 23 August. The car is believed to have been exhibited at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1953 before being sold to John Lyons, the only…
It’s a classic battle between fast Fords and Vauxhalls at Iconic Auctioneers sale at CarFest on 29-30 August, Heading the sale with its pre-auction estimate is a 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 that is billed to sell for between £80,000 and £100,000. However, a rare Rouse Sport 304-R version of the Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth…
The Lamborghini Diablo Roadster is the latest restomod development from San Marino-based restorer Eccentrica. Its V12 Roadster uses more than 3500 bespoke parts to update the original Diablo Roadster into a more aerodynamic machine with a 550hp 5.7-litre V12 engine. A revised ECU along with improved cooling and heat management has resulted in an engine…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has published it final revisions to registering a classic car in the UK. It defines Reconstructed Classics as unregistered vehicles built using a majority of genuine period components that are more than 40 years old. The same 40-year age barrier applies to kit cars and completely knocked down…
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