In brief

RM SOTHEBY’S, CLIVEDEN HOUSE. 8 JULY

BONHAMS GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED. 11 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.

There was no resting on laurels at the 12th edition of the Madeira Classic Car Revival from 23-25 May. The already fantastic event that takes over the Portuguese outpost continues to add new features

ACA, KING’S LYNN. 14-15 JUNE

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