Stirling Moss & Lewis Hamilton Compare Fangio’s Formula 1 Grand Prix Car
June 5, 2013 Comments Off on Stirling Moss & Lewis Hamilton Compare Fangio’s Formula 1 Grand Prix Car
Sir Stirling said: “Winning the British Grand Prix meant a lot to me. I won in a Mercedes-Benz W196 in 1955, just before the very last corner. It really was a very special day
Continue reading …Early Jaguar E-Type That Lay Hidden In A Garage For More Than 30 Years Sold For £110,000 At Bonhams Classic Car Auction
May 1, 2013 Comments Off on Early Jaguar E-Type That Lay Hidden In A Garage For More Than 30 Years Sold For £110,000 At Bonhams Classic Car Auction
Bidders fought over the 1961 Roadster, one of the most desirable of all E-Types. A very early ‘flat floor’ 3.8 litre model dating from the first few weeks of production
Continue reading …American Muscle Powers Into Hendon For Knock-Out Sale At Bonhams
April 24, 2013 Comments Off on American Muscle Powers Into Hendon For Knock-Out Sale At Bonhams
Meanwhile bidders looking for a restoration project can pick up one of the earliest known surviving right-hand drive Jaguar E-Type roadsters
Continue reading …From £800,000 Ferrari To Barn-Find Jaguar: Bonhams Hendon Sale Offers Great Variety And Spans Nine Decades Of Motoring
April 5, 2013 Comments Off on From £800,000 Ferrari To Barn-Find Jaguar: Bonhams Hendon Sale Offers Great Variety And Spans Nine Decades Of Motoring
Among the estimated £3 million worth of cars is a rare and desirable 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster and a 1929 Bentley 4½-litre Tourer
Continue reading …Other Important Cars Join Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Line-Up
April 2, 2013 Comments Off on Other Important Cars Join Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Line-Up
Among an historic line-up of motor car entries to the Bonhams auction at the 20th anniversary Goodwood Festival of Speed is a 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 ‘Le Mans’ Tourer from remarkable long-term ownership (estimate £1.4 million – £1.8 million). Since it was purchased by its current owner in 1969 the car has been driven extensively and sympathetically, and has attended a multitude of historic sporting events, both at home and on the continent.
Continue reading …German Silver Going For Gold – After Spending Almost 30 Years In a Warehouse!
March 21, 2013 Comments Off on German Silver Going For Gold – After Spending Almost 30 Years In a Warehouse!
The car’s innovative W196 design also marked the successful introduction to Formula 1
Continue reading …£4.4m At Bonhams December Sale Concludes Record Year
December 5, 2012 Comments Off on £4.4m At Bonhams December Sale Concludes Record Year
The Bonhams motoring department concluded its record-breaking 2012 auction season on a high, with a £4.4 million sale at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, on Monday.
Continue reading …AUCTION BY BONHAMS HAILS OFFICIAL START TO THREE-DAY LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN
November 25, 2011 Comments Off on AUCTION BY BONHAMS HAILS OFFICIAL START TO THREE-DAY LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN
The eighth annual Veteran Car Run Auction of period related motor cars and automobilia, presented by Bonhams, to be held at their prestigious 101 New Bond Street London sale-rooms on Friday 4 November will mark the official start to the three-day motoring spectacle surrounding the Royal Automobile Club’s 2011 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run jointly title sponsored by Tindle Newspapers and Bonhams.
Continue reading …CAST YOUR VOTE ON THIS YEAR’S SHORTLIST FOR THE CLASSIC CAR OF THE YEAR
October 5, 2011 Comments Off on CAST YOUR VOTE ON THIS YEAR’S SHORTLIST FOR THE CLASSIC CAR OF THE YEAR
Having reviewed hundreds of entries for this year’s Classic Car of the Year competition, held in association with Lancaster Insurance, the editors of Classic Cars, Classic Car Weekly, and Practical Classics have selected twenty cars for its voting shortlist. The fantastic array of shortlisted cars reflect the sheer diversity of the British classic car scene and the incredible challenges often faced by owners.
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