1981 DeLorean DMC-12 For Sale

Great Scott! 40 years on, Collecting Cars takes you Back to the Future with a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 Four decades after Back to the Future first hit cinema screens, one of the most instantly recognisable cars of the 1980s is now available to buy on Collecting Cars. A 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 – complete with the brushed stainless […]

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1976 Ford Escort sells for over £1/4 million

Sale price at Historics auction on 19th July was nigh on 100 times the value of the car when new An example of the Ford Escort, one of Britain’s most popular small family cars, has sold at auction for close to £279,000. £2,990 plus tax would have bought a new Ford Escort RS1800 as it […]

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Four of the rarest Aston Martins for sale

Four of the rarest Aston Martins go live on Collecting Cars in ‘Silver Bullets: Part II’ Following the success of its first Silver Bullets offering, Collecting Cars returns with Part II – a curated collection of four of the world’s rarest Aston Martins, open for bidding from Sunday 22 June for a seven-day auction. From […]

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Revamped Donington Historic Festival thrills spectators

Donington Park reverberated to unforgettable engine notes last weekend (May 2, 3 & 4),  when more than 300 exceptional historic racing machines descended for three days of action at the Donington Historic Festival. The event was a triumph, with superb racing, memorable track demos, a tremendous, family-friendly atmosphere and that inimitable ‘buzz’ of a truly […]

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Suzuki’s very first car

70th Anniversary of the Suzulight – Suzuki’s very first car This Autumn, as Suzuki gets ready to launch e Vitara, it’s very first electric vehicle, it’s well worth reflecting on where it all began for Suzuki Motor Corporation 70 years ago. Back in the Autumn of 1955, Michio Suzuki personally delivered a Suzulight, his very [&...

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50 years of the Volkswagen Polo

Happy Birthday, Polo! – Volkswagen started the market launch of the Polo at the beginning of May 1975, and it continues to shape the compact car segment to this day “Small on the outside. Big on the inside.” This was the slogan used by Volkswagen 50 years ago to advertise its latest product at the […]

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