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ACA, KING’S LYNN. 14-15 JUNE

Classic values & essential buying advice

RM SOTHEBY’S, CLIVEDEN HOUSE. 8 JULY

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.

Buyers continue to stump up for restored minters – but barn-finds continue to surprise the experts too

SOLD BY RM SOTHEBY’S, £3.3M Anyone who has seen the (original) Italian Job will likely have clear memories of the opening scenes showing a Lamborghini Miura threading its way through the Italian alps