The Showroom

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…

You know how you can never find a petrol pump when you really need one? There’s a place in Derbyshire where you’ll find as many as you want. And since…

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…

It seems strange to call any of Mazda’s RX cars a rarity, but the RX-7 FD – the daddy of them all – is fast becoming a prized specimen, with…

Sometimes bigger doesn't mean better. That’s the lesson ultimately learned with the Jaguar XJR-11. Tom Walkinshaw’s recipe for sports car success was simple. Take world-class designers, put together an exceptional…

You don’t need an excuse... As detailed elsewhere in this issue, replica crash helmets are in big demand at the moment, with lids from all eras of the sport becoming…

When it comes to driver-related collectibles, there’s no area of the market at the moment booming quite crash helmets. A driver’s crash helmet is their most personal and trusted possession.…

While many businesses have been crippled by the pandemic, those which can trade online have been the lucky ones. Even a high-end specialist in automobilia with a smart shop in…

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…

After its war-enforced hiatus, motor racing was well and truly back on the agenda  by the late 1940s – not least thanks to the Cooper Car Company set up by…

Deposed Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi had his detractors but his appreciation of rare motors was exemplary. Before his regime was toppled, he ordered a Maybach 57S Xenatac Coupé but never…

Sebastian Vettel is selling eight supercars from his collection, including several Ferraris bought while he was driving for the team. In what is described as "a little bit of collection…