The joys of December in London’s West End!

From Park Lane you see queues of people trying to get into Winter Wonderland then you struggle through the crowds on Oxford Street choosing to dodge busses in the road as better alternative to bag wielding shoppers shouldering their way to Christmas.

Even with a great attendance, the Bonhams salerooms were a comparative…

A report from RM Sothebys at Olympia West on 24th October 2019

Throughout the year, people are always looking for guides to the state of the market and early February in Paris with Retromobile is normally the first.  RM Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Artcurial all have inventories to sell but, if you’ve noticed, not many Astons!

So even ignoring the risks of the “gilets jaunes” its probably worth a miss for us – but then we have our own experiences…

People look at the cars that we advertise on behalf of clients and sometimes forget that our values are spelt out in three simple words – Confidential, Professional and International – and that means that we often work for clients on wholly discreet acquisitions as well as being involved with equally discreet disposals.

It was a joy this week to get an email from a client who a couple of…

1968 Jaguar E Type Series II 4.2 litre Roadster – UK Registered finished in Rolls Royce Regal Red with Black Hide. With its Jaguar Heritage Certificate backed up by a clear provenance and history, this is an exceptional car – circumstance has meant that in 50 years of existence, it has only really had a little over 20 years of use and it is presented in outstanding condition. £99,950

Rallye Fougères

17^th-20^th May 2019

In 1996 I had the pleasure of selling a 1932 Lagonda 16/80 Sports Tourer to a Monsieur Patrick Rollet, President of the Rallye Fougères, which takes place annually in the West of France.

We became reacquainted when Patrick visited our stand at Techno Classica…

Goodwood on a sunny September afternoon is getting more and more like the British Grand Prix as you trudge through the car parks looking at the inbound helicopters thinking wistfully – “next year!”

This is a wonderful event that seems to get bigger every year, not to mention harsher on the pocket - £18 for a programme? It is a little bit sad that as the commercial side outside the circuit…

This weekend will see the focus of the Classic Car market centred on the South Coast as Goodwood Race Circuit hosts the annual Goodwood Revival.

We will be there to report back on the auction scene but more importantly we have established a “reviver” of our own in association with Vantage Engineering in Rudgwick – A Goodwood Revival Pit Stop for…

The weathermen forecast a cloudy but dry Sunday but they didn’t warn of the wicked wind blowing up from the Channel which, like the Revival last year made the Bonhams marquee an occasionally crowded refuge.  And the location inside the perimeter of the circuit offered event visitors a glimpse of what was on offer but also made the sale a noisy affair as the PA system competed manfully with the circuit…

1989 Aston Martin V8 Volante Series II Fuel Injection MANUAL – Dark Green with Magnolia Hide and Black Hood, 27,000 miles from new, just 2 owners. £300,000

The original service voucher book notes that this lovely car was delivered on 20^th September 1989 to A Clayton of Principle Management Ltd., Dublin, Republic of Ireland.  Students of the music business will…