Classic Mercedes have become notorious high sellers at auction in the past few years, and the 280 SL is no exception. What started as a humble tourer has morphed into one of the most effortlessly cool vehicles around. If there were ever a vintage car perfectly suited to Instagram fame, it is the Mercedes 280 SL….
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Finance offered by first UK auction house
When buying a modern car many of our dreams can be made achievable through financing and support to own the car, making a love affair with that GT3 RS 4.0 that you always wanted a possibility but with added flexibility. As our lives become more dynamic we are seeing that current trends in car ownerships ebb and…
Porsche Boxster – Hold your value
Launched in 1996 and specifically designed as a two-seat roadster, Porsche’s first since the 550 Spider, the Porsche Boxster was introduced to the world with a lukewarm reception. The first-gen Boxster faced an uphill battle since day one, a battle that is nearly won 21 years after. Could the Porsche Boxster be the unlikely hero no…
BMW 2002: Catch it while you can
For BMW the 1970’s heralded one of the most accelerative periods of growth they have seen in their history. Due to financial instability there was a need for BMW to move away from large engined, expensive cars and bike engined microcars to something more middle of the road to take on the likes of Mercedes Benz…
Which British classic SHOULD you buy?
In early November the Telegraph released a list of their top 10 endangered British classic cars, and we wanted to see which were worth investing in. The Telegraph’s feature used data from howmanyleft.com which provides accurate and up to date data on how many cars are on or off British roads. So often buyers mistake…
’60s Roadsters: Market Review
Triumph TR4 vs. MGB vs. Alfa Romeo Spider vs. Sunbeam Alpine The popularity of the two seat, lightweight European roadster in the lucrative US market saw many of the continent’s manufacturers rush to put together a nimble drop-top in the 1960s. British companies like Triumph and MG provided the formula: take the running gear from more…
’80s Hot Hatches: Market Review
CCAR Market Segment: ’80s Hot Hatches VW Golf GTI vs. Peugeot 205 GTI vs. Ford Escort XR3i vs. Renault 5 GT Turbo The hot hatch boom of the eighties spawned some of the car world’s most coveted and iconic badges; GTIs, XRs and of course that most 1980s of words, TURBO. Offering a combination of…