A new world record price for a Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series was achieved at Iconic Auctioneers’ Supercar Fest sale. The 2009 CLK63 AMG Black Series coupé with just 9088 mils on the clock from new saw the hammer fall at £193,500 and added to an auction total of £7 million across 194 lots. The…
The first copy of Ultimate Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has sold at auction for €2700 (£2300) to raise funds for Sir Jackie Stewart’s charity Race Against Dementia. Sold at the Broad Arrows Auctions’ Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction, the book was the very first of a limited print run of only 1250 copies. The two-volume…
Three Porsche 356s will be among the big attractions at Bonhams|Cars’ Greenwich Auction on Sunday 31 May in Florida, US. Topping the Porsche trio is a 1957 356A Carrera GT with an estimate of $500,000-$700,000 (£372,000-£520,000). It comes to sale in its original and rare Aquamarine Blue with black leatherette and corduroy upholstery. Delivered new…
Organisers of the Flying Scotsman have confirmed the 2027 event will remain a Scotland Only vintage rally. As entries open for the 2027 Flying Scotsman, next year’s event will stay within Scotland and its stunning roads that make up the event’s route. The rally is only open to vintage cars and the 2026 event saw…
A 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 315 headed home a field of 58 cars on the Vintage Shamrock rally based in Ireland. The rally was run over 540 miles and included 15 tests and 13 regularity sections on some of Ireland’s finest roads. After four days of close-run competition, the Frazer Nash-BMW of Shane Houlihan and Ali…
The centenary of the Nürburgring is being marked in appropriate fashion by Caterham with the release of its limited run Nürburgring Edition. Only 100 of this model will be made and all come with a 210bhp Ford Duratec 2.0-litre engine to deliver 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and 136mph – just right for a few laps…
A number of rare convertibles are heading up Historics Auctioneers’ Flights of Fancy sale at Farnborough International on Saturday 16 May. Among the unusual lots is a 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring with a right-hand drive conversion carried out in period by Ruddspeed. This was a factory-approved swap and the Alfa comes to…
The H&H Classics auction at Millbrook Proving Ground on Sunday 10 May saw total sales of £1.2 million. This was based on a 67% sale rate and 80 cars sold out of the total entry. Top lot of the sale was a 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Sedanca Coupé that made £156,375, which was £6000…
The British Motor Museum has been awarded £148,000 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sports and Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund 2025-27. The money will be used to develop and deliver Grasping the Image: digital accessibility to heritage images – a project that will enhance accessibility to heritage photographs held in the British…
An exact recreation of the Auto Union Lucca record-breaking car will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This follows the Rennlimousine’s unveiling in Lucca, Italy on 6 May where the car set a flying start mile record average speed of 320.267kph and a top speed of 326.975kph. These achievements made the…
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