As some readers may know, the past month has been an interesting one for us at The Market. That’s because the ladies and gentlemen at renowned auction house Bonhams (founded…
1947 Cisitalia D46 Monoposto Sold by Bonhams, £137,000 Piero Dusio’s Cisitalia D46 was developed as an affordable means of entry to a series of competitions intended to revive single-seater racing…
If you’re old enough to remember Tony Pond powering his MG Metro 6R4 to a heroic third place in the 1985 Lombard RAC, you’re likely a fan of what must…
Formula 1 teams really don’t like selling off their cars. I can remember once being shown around a Williams warehouse stacked to the rafters with old F1 cars, some 20…
The last ever Ford GT40 MkII to be made – one with a curious history – is going up for auction
Sought after special edition Lancer Evolution VI headlines Mitsubishi’s factory UK sale
I've bought and sold books for years and I never get tired of the thrill of the chase for that rare or special edition. The thought of walking into a…
1974 Datsun 240Z Super Samurai Sold by Silverstone Auctions, £46,688 The last time this example of Datsun tuner Spike Anderson’s work appeared at auction it realised £16,100. That was 14…
Spring has sprung and you can’t buy a classic car for love nor money. At least not in the traditional manner, for a cursory glance at the private classified ads…
Four-wheeled rally cars from the early 21st century don’t come much more covetable than this Subaru Impreza S10, because it’s the actual car in which Petter Solberg won the 2004…
If you close your eyes and try to imagine a quintessential Formula 1 car from the 1960s, there’s a good chance you’ll picture something like this – the 1964 BRM…
It’s always difficult to admit weakness from a position within an industry, but I’m sure it would be no great revelation if I state that classic car auctions as a…
2013 Land Rover Defender 90 Hardtop TD 'Bowler Challenge' Sold by Gooding & Company, £30,620 This was the first Defender built for the Bowler Challenge one-make off-road series organised by…
If you have regrets about failing to tackle a project during lockdown and are now fretting about having nothing to drive when we get the green light to return to…
1972 Matra MS670 Sold by Artcurial, £6.1m Chosen as our star sale car for the February issue, this Matra didn’t disappoint when it crossed the block at Artcurial’s Parisienne 2021 season…
Automobilia used to be a few items at the beginning of a car auction. Now there are specialist dealers and entire auctions devoted to the area. And just as with…
