Race cars head Bonhams’ Laguna Seca auction

Race cars will be the star attractions at Bonhams|Cars’ Laguna Seca auction on Thursday 13 August, including a 1967 Vollstedt-Ford 67B IndyCar driven by Jim Clark. The Vollstedt is being sold without reserve, while a Lola-Ford T70 MkII CanAm that was driven by Dan Gurney is estimated at $1.1-£1.5 million (£840,000-£1.06 million). This is the…

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Rolls and Bentley smash estimates at auction

A 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow sold for a sensational £82,125 at H&H Classic’s Kelham Hall sale. The time warp Rolls had just 604 miles on the clock from new and sold for £12,000 above its lower estimate. It was joined in easily exceeding its estimate by a 2010 Bentley Brooklands Coupé formerly owned by musician…

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Ferrari-powered Porsche 911 Franken-drift car to debut this weekend

It’s been christened the Porrari and uses a Ferrari-built Maserati V8 motor to power a classic Porsche 911. Welcome to the world of Jimmy Oakes, engineer and YouTube star, who has come up with this Frankenstein mix to create a drift car that makes its debut this weekend at Formula DRIFT PRO and PROSPEC Championships…

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McRae and Brookes Works Opel Manta 400s heading to sale

A unique opportunity to acquire a pair of Works Opel Manta 400s rallied by rivals Jimmy McRae and Russell Brookes is heading for sale on Friday 24 July with Iconic Auctioneers. The Manta 400 registered ADZ 4330 was used by McRae on the 1985 Lombard RAC Rally and finished sixth overall. This car went on…

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Bonhams|Cars enjoys 100% sale rate at National Automobile Museum auction

The National Automobile Museum auction held by Bonhams|Cars in Reno, Nevada, US saw a rare 100% sale rate. More than 120 cars were offered up for sale, including 80 from the National Automobile Museum collection dating from the late 1800s all the way to the 1960s. Many of these cars came from the renowned Harrah’s…

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Race cars headed to Le Mans Classic auction

A broad selection of genuine Le Mans race cars will be auctioned by Artcurial at its Le Mans Classic sale on Friday 3 July ahead of the race weekend. Among the lots is the penultimate Porsche 906 built that was entered in the 1966 24 Hours race driven by Cella and Biscaldi. A 1969 Mirage…

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A-series-powered cars star at auction

A wide selection of cars powered by the venerable A-series engine are set to be sold at WB & Sons’ auction on Saturday 13 June. The oldest A-series machine in the sale is 1956 Morris Minor with split screen and invoices for plenty of recent servicing. It’s estimated at £3500-£4500. A 1958 Austin A35 provides…

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Magnificent seven Bentleys heading to Woodcote Park auction

A selection of Bentleys is heading to RM Sotheby’s auction at Woodcote Park on Wednesday 8 July in partnership with the Royal Automobile Club Concours. Seven Bentley are entered for the Epsom sale, with a 1932 4/8-Litre Supercharged Two-Seater Sports heading the bill with an estimate of £450,000-£650,000. Restored in the 1990s in the style…

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Drummer’s Jensen Interceptor offers stairway to driving heaven

Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s Jensen Interceptor is to be sold by Iconic Auctioneers at its BRDC sale on Saturday 25 July. The 1972 Jensen Interceptor III was bought new by the legendary drummer and is being sold in its original colour scheme of Reef Blue with red leather interior. Bonham bought the car through…

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Boreham Motorworks Escort Mk1 is Ford’s latest RS

A fully licensed, all-new Ford Escort Mk1 RS from Boreham Motorworks is the latest model in the RS line. Officially licenced by Ford, 150 of the 325bhp Mk1 RS cars will be produced by Boreham Motorworks and each carries a new Ford chassis number and comes with a two-year, 20,000-mile warranty. No donor Escort is…

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