Book of the month

Even today, when prices for a good Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow have risen to a level vaguely commensurate with their stunning quality, these are still hugely undervalued cars – victims of their own succ

This will be popular – because who doesn’t love an Alfa Romeo? As you’ll have gathered from the title, there’s no place here for the pre-World War II glory years. The book begins post-war with the fir

The exquisitely detailed 1927 Rolls-Royce ‘Phantom of Love’ captured Best in Show at the Concours of Elegance, held at Hampton Court Palace from 5-7 September. Commissioned by Woolworth’s financial di

WALTER RENALDO SMILES at me, his round glasses on his round face doing little to disguise the physical strength of this 74-year-old, a characteristic that is still very evident in his thick forearms t

There were gasps of amazement at RM Sotheby’s Maranello sale in 2012 when Chris Evans splashed out a record £5.5m on a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider originally owned by actor James Coburn. Fas

I loved Martin Buckley’s piece about his Mamod Roadster (Backfire, July). Martin is always my go-to when I get a new magazine delivered, but enough sycophancy… It rang a bell with me when Martin menti