A 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato in superbly original condition is coming to auction with RM Sotheby’s at its Monterey Car Week sale on 13-15 August. The DB4 GT Zagato is one of only 19 built in period and chassis 0186/R was delivered new to Australia – the only example sold there when new…
The latest car to undergo the Tolman Edition transformation is a Ford Escort XR3i that now boasts 150bhp to give it a 50% power hike over the original. Following Tolman’s Edition versions of the Peugeot 205 GTi and Mini Cooper S, the Mk4 Escort XR3i has undergone a complete restoration involving subtle upgrades to improve…
A 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow with just 604 miles on the clock from new is going to auction with H&H on Wednesday 17 June. The one owner from new car has been kept in a climate-controlled garage its whole life and has a pre-sale estimate of £70,000-£80,000. Bought new from PJ Evans in Birmingham, the…
The Hot Wheels Legends Tour returns for 2026 to seek out the head-turning cars that could win the ultimate prize of being immortalised as one of the firm’s 1:64 die-cast models. Open to road, track, new or classic cars, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour will see the final judging for UK entries take place at…
The fastest watch on Earth is coming up for auction with the sale of the Casio AW-370/1318 worn by Wing Commander Andy Green when he broke the World Land Speed Record in 1997. This is the actual watch worn by Andy Green when he reached an average speed of 763.035mph on 15 October 1997 in…
The centenary celebrations of Britain’s first Grand Prix that took place at Brooklands in 1926 will see a number of important McLaren Racing cars taking part. Among the McLaren Formula 1 cars that will be there on Saturday 8 August will be the M23 that James Hunt and Emerson Fittipaldi used to take the team’s…
The 1965 Ford GT40 driven by Innes Ireland and Sir John Whitmore at Le Mans is on sale with Broad Arrow. Finished in its original Linden Green livery, the GT40 is chassis P1006 and comes to market from 30 years of single ownership in France. This car featured the refinements developed by Ford and Carroll…
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the BMW M3, the German car maker and Lego have created a new Speed Champions set. The BMW M3 set comes in a unique livery and in a case of life imitating art, BMW has built a real-life M3 in the same colours. The 358-piece Lego set is 17cm…
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…
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