Author: Alisdair Suttie

Ferrari sale to raise funds for charities

A 1968 Ferrari 330 GTC is being sold BY Bonhams|Cars on Thursday 11 December at its Bond Street Sale and the proceeds will be donated to charity. The car is being sold from the estate of the late John Gould and the money raised will be given to Diabetes UK and the Royal National Institute…

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Unique purple Aston tops H&H Millbrook sale

A unique Roman Purple Aston Martin DB5 Series IV Vantage was the top seller at H&H’s final sale of 2025 at Millbrook. The 192 Aston fetched £372,375 and led a sale that saw a 74 percent sale rate, with 80 cars sold on the day and total sales making almost £2 million. H&H reports that…

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From £900 wreck to £1 million Aston Martin DB5

An Aston Martin DB5 that was bought for £900 has been restored by the factory to a £1 million perfect example of the model. Bought by garage owner John Williams for £900 when he was just 19-years old in 1973, it was the car he’d promised himself since he first knew of the model. Mr…

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Lydden Legend Festival moves to June 2026

The 2026 Lydden Legend Festival will now be run on 12-14 June. A change of date has been announced to avoid clashes with other events to help bring in competitors and spectators for one of the largest historic rallycross and rally meetings of the year. The Anglo-French biannual meeting attracts a huge variety of machinery…

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Pasha is back with Porsche

Porsche is reissuing its iconic Pasha fabric to help restorers when retrimming models such as the 924 and 928. Alongside the Pasha cloth, Porsche is also reintroducing its Tartan Fabric in red/blue and Black Watch green/blue. As part of the Historical Fabrics programme from Porsche, the cloth is produced to the company’s standard, which it…

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Silver Star Mercedes collection heading to Paris sale

A collection of six Mercedes-Benz cars is set to be auctioned at RM Sotheby’s Paris sale on Wednesday 28 January. All of the cars come from a single owner garage known as The Silver Star Collection and it includes both a 300SL Gullwing and Roadster. Also included in the six cars being sold as part…

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Austin Seven-powered motorcycle up for sale

A unique Austin Seven-powered motorcycle is on sale from H&H with a price tag of £22,500. The Pegasus is a 1928 machine that was built by an employee of Douglas using a transversely mounted Austin Seven engine. It has a 1928 P&M/Phelon and Moore frame that originally housed a single-cylinder motor until the Pegasus was…

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Caterham gains Horse power for 2026 race series

The 2026 Caterham Academy race series is harnessing Horse power for the first time with an all-new 1.3-litre engine. The HR13 motor is a four-cylinder unit and produces 163hp for the race cars taking part in the all-Caterham series of seven races. Sponsored by Caffeine&Machine for 2026, the series has swapped to engines supplied by…

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2026 marks 21st Drive It Day

Drive It Day will take place on Sunday 26 April and will celebrate the event’s 21st running. Conceived to remember the One Thousand Mile Trial that took place in 1900, Drive It Day organised by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club (FHBVC) also incorporates Ride It Day for motorcycles. The FHBVC will be selling…

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Gordon Murray S1 LM sets auction record

The first Gordon Murray S1 LM built has been sold for $20,630,000 (£15.76 million), a new record the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The RM Sotheby’s sale in Las Vegas, US saw the S1 LM arrived suspended from a helicopter, but the real drama began when bidding started. As one of only…

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