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An ultra-rare, unrestored and highly original 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Mk 1 Volante Vantage set a new record for Barons when it sold for £781,000 at Sandown Park on July 28th 2015. The highest price ever achieved for a car at a Barons sale, it broke the auction house’s previous record of £739,000, set just […]
After two successful launch sales at Silverstone race circuit, Classic Car Auctions (CCA) is set to move to a brand new location for future auctions, the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, located just outside Leamington Spa. Following feedback from both sellers and buyers, the new venue will enable CCA to host sales on a Saturday, and will […]
I recently played a game with my other half when driving on a long stretch of motorway. The game was thus – choose a car, any car, and I’ll attempt to guess the value. She would then check to see if I was close. We’d then discuss the merits of said motor. All harmless fun and […]
There are a number of things to look for when choosing any car, but the primary of which (unless you’re seriously rich and can have a car in each cateogory) tends to be that it does everything you need with little in the way of compromise. The family car can be a particularly difficult model […]
One of the things that can make a or break a car is colour choice. If we said Ford Focus ST most people will bring to mind the bright orange one that was shown in the Top Gear review. Likewise if we said Maserati MC12, it’s the famous blue and white livery that comes to […]
Following a highly successful year in 2014 which saw brand new sales and world record prices, Silverstone Auctions has released details of its upcoming sales for 2015. The specialist auction house will begin the year by returning to Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire for its fourth sale at Race Retro, Europe’s premier historic motorsport show. The two […]
Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 you’re supposed to be informed of any issues that may affect your decision when it comes to signing on the dotted line. An Auto Express article demonstrates however that some dealers are not always as forthcoming as used car buyers would like when it comes to […]
How many of us choose the winter to buy a used car? Probably not that many I’d suppose. However, I’ve managed to do it myself twice now. Both occasions have been out of necessity rather than design I’m sad to say. Luckily though, I managed to pick out a gem – or at the very […]
Some of us are still in the dark about the true value of our car – however, we can now check the facts thanks to car information experts CAP Automotive. It means that 1 in 3 motorists who plan to sell, or trade-in, start out believing their car is worth more than it really is. […]
Research from the team behind the AA Car Data Check reveals that 20%* of used car buyers would pay three quarters of the value of a car in cash to secure a potential dream purchase. Why should you not do that? Simple. Cash is a ‘gift’ for scammers who could then be keen to vanish […]