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…
A tempting array of cars from the Keller Collection will head up the Zoute Sale for Bonhams on Sunday 11 October including a 1965 AC Cobra 289 being sold with an estimate of €700,000 – €900,000 (£600,000-£770,000). One of the 45 original AC Cobra 289s built as a COB-numbered leaf spring UK right-hand drive specification…
Thornley Kelham has added to its European Collection of subtly improved classic cars with the Porsche 356 European SL. Paying homage to the first Porsche in motorsport, the 356 SL, the British restoration firm’s tribute has a strengthened chassis and revised bodywork to give it a more teardrop shape. The aluminium bodywork is hand-formed, while…
A 2001 Volkswagen Polo E has been named the winner of the Concours de L’Ordinaire at the 2026 Festival of the Unexceptional. The scratched and dented Polo is owned by Gordon McNeill and lifted top honours for still being in regular use 20 years after it became Gordon’s first car. It has covered 176,000 miles,…
Lancaster Insurance has launched its Young Accompanied Driver endorsement to help younger classic car enthusiasts get on the road. Existing Lancaster customers insured through KGM can add the Young Accompanied Driver endorsement to allow a named driver who is 18-years or more behind the wheel of their classic car. The young driver must have been…
The Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance has announced its new Minimum Professional Standards (MPS) for classic car EV conversions. The MPS has been developed to promote best practice across the sector where HCVA members commit to a formal Code of Conduct. Looking to provide buyers with confidence in the work done to turn a classic…
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