Eclectic offerings

ACA, KING’S LYNN. 14-15 JUNE

RM SOTHEBY’S, CLIVEDEN HOUSE. 8 JULY

From full-sized American iron to British roadsters, Brightwells’ next sale has all bases covered

If it hadn’t been for a keen online rival bidder, you would now be reading about how I’d just bought a Renault Avantime and how I was embarking on an ill-judged foray into weird French car ownership.

BONHAMS GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED. 11 JULY

For its inaugural auction held during the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este weekend (p12), Broad Arrow’s 24-25 May event at the nearby Villa Erba estate produced a remarkable reflection of the show car