RM Sotheby’s has achieved global sales in excess of $925,000,000 USD during 2022, a record figure in a year that has seen the company achieve some of the most spectacular results in its history. Sales revenues have been achieved across the three primary components of the business, including auctions, private sales, and the newly developed Sotheby’s Sealed platform, each part of the business contributing significant revenues to the record-breaking sales total. It is notable that during...
More than 100 cars will be on display this Autumn at a one-off charity car event when private collectors Tanya and Robert Lewis open the doors to their outstanding assembly of premier classic, super and hyper cars – one of the most distinctive in the country. The event is part of Surrey charity Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People ‘An Evening of Classic Cars and Canapes’ and will give attendees the opportunity to see rare...
A road-racing car built by Mercedes-Benz in 1955, and kept by them ever since, has been secured by British expert Simon Kidston for a client. Kidston had lobbied the board of the German company for 18 months to consider selling the car “that would never be sold”. In an invitation-only event held at short notice in conditions of great secrecy at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on 5 May 2022, Kidston’s bid of €135m secured...
What are the World’s 10 Most Expensive Cars? The super-rich always want super-cars. Here we have a look at the World’s 10 most expensive cars money can buy new – of course the Quentin Willsons among us will know that auctioned classic cars fetch much higher price tags, with a classic race-driven Ferrari setting you back around £50 million, but that’s a very volatile market and prices, as they say, may go up or down....
As the global shift towards electric-powered vehicles continues to accelerate, Ionic Cars is breathing new life into iconic sports cars, giving them a future in the EV era. Working with legendary vehicles from the past, Ionic Cars, founded in 2019, is ‘re-making’ elite motors, combining high-tech battery-powered performance with classic good looks, while reducing carbon emissions. “Our main focus is on converting these (once) thirsty gas-guzzlers to zero-emission vehicles, to ensure their charm and allure...
