A concours love story

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

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

‘It’s like a fine piece of furniture,’ said Lee Anderson Sr as his 1924 8.0-litre Hispano-Suiza H6C ‘Type Sport’ was voted Best of Show at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. ‘When we get it ho

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

Iconic Auctioneers claimed seven new live-auction world records and two for the UK from 22-24 August. Hosted at the Silverstone Festival, the combined ‘Iconic’ and ‘Classic’ sales totalled £9.8m with

The 20th anniversary of Salon Privé, at Blenheim Palace and presented by Aviva Private Clients, was hailed by many as the finest yet. Winners included (right, from top) the Auriga Collection’s 1936 Me