Cars

The late dealer and racing driver Edgar Richoz from Switzerland was the collector who curated this magnificent assembly of cars, which is poised to be sold by RM Sotheby’s in its Online Only: The European Summer Auction, the bidding for which opens on 14 July and closes one week later on 21 July. The eight road and race cars range from a 1931 Ford Model A (est. 15,000–20,000 euros) to a 1976 Inaltera LM GTP (450,000–550,000 euros).

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The historic Italian auction house Aste Bolaffi is back in business after the coronavirus lockdown. The catalogue for its first post-Covid auction, commencing online on 7 July, is a veritable smorgasbord of predominantly Italian collectables, from beautiful classic cars such as the Pininfarina-designed 1959 Lancia Flaminia 2.5 Coupé (est. 25,000–30,000 euros) and rare 1968 Fiat 500 Nuova America (15,000–20,000 euros) to an elegant four-metre wooden boat built by Cantiere Tognacci Pellicano in 1966 (5,300–7,000 euros) and a vast selection of vintage Fiat automobilia.

Three years ago, the fifth richest man in Britain Jim Radcliffe was in The Grenadier pub in London with some friends when an idea struck: if Land Rover was calling time on the original Defender, who was going to sell him an uncompromising, rugged and utilitarian off-road workhorse? Well, as it turned out, he was. Now we have the first official photos of the Ineos Grenadier, whose inspiration is clear to see.