The 2026 Goodwood Revival will see more than 300 pre-1966 scooters take to the track to feature in the event’s opening parade. With a theme of La Dolce Vita for the 2026 Revival being held on 18-20 September, the focus is on Vespa scooters. It will mark 80 years since the first MP6 Vespa scooter…
The much anticipated Renault Icons auction held in Flins-sur-Seine near Paris on 7 December saw a 100 percent sale rate and almost €12 million (£10.5 million) raised. More than 1000 bidders registered for the sale by Artcurial, which saw Renault selling off 100 cars from its heritage collection and a large number of other items….
Film star and raconteur Peter Ustinov’s 1928 Mercedes-Benz 36/220 S-Type Sports Tourer is heading to auction on Thursday 11 December with Bonhams|Cars. The cars was delivered new to the UK in 1928 and owned by the actor from the mid-1950s through to the middle of the 1970s. It was originally sold to Mr AW Dowding…
The 2026 Bull Market List has been released by Hagerty for US-based cars and includes 11 cars that it expects to see a market rise in the next 12 months. The ninth annual Bull Market List covers cars from $10,000 in value all the way to more than $1 million. The most affordable model included…
The Encor Series 1 is a modern update of the original Lotus Esprit and the company has released full images of the finished car 50 years on the launch of Lotus’ first supercar. Daniel Durrant, Encor’s Head of Design and former Lead Designer at Lotus for the Emira, said: ‘The S1 Esprit was forward-thinking, pure…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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