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The very first Aston Martin, built in 1914, just months before the start of the First World War. Development of the car slowed for obvious reasons, yet that didn’t stop Lionel Martin driving it to Wil

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

Marketed as the quickest roadgoing Bentley ever, the world’s fastest four-seater and the first all-new (not Rolls-Royce-derived) Bentley model since 1931, the Continental GT would go a long way to rec

A TRADITIONAL MERCEDES-BENZ makes its driver feel special. The combination of light yet positive steering, effortless power and a deliberately slow automatic gearbox means you arrive at your destinati

SOLD BY ARTCURIAL, £3.7M This Gullwing drew triple the usual price for two reasons – firstly, it was original and unrestored; secondly, it had a remarkable story. Bought new by Frenchman Claude Foussi

WHEN it comes to things like innovation and luxury, Mercedes is a standard-bearer, so it should come as no surprise that this world-leading premium brand really pushed the boundaries when embracing th