If you’d have fired up your computer this time 20 years ago and typed ‘classic cars for sale’ into AltaVista or Yahoo, Classic Driver would have been among the few results to pop up – not that the selection would have been particularly wide, mind. Yes, in the year that brought us Armageddon and the Apple iMac, we first went online. And, remarkably, we’ve been there ever since.
Arizona is an ideal winter destination, and each January Scottsdale hosts a thriving automotive marketplace adjacent to the Fashion Square Mall and charming Old Town Scottsdale. Gooding & Company has brought a refined approach to this lively and well‑established event, offering stunning vehicles across marques and eras. When our viewing showcase opens on Wednesday of Arizona Auction Week, enthusiasts will be able to enjoy the high‑quality assortment of vehicles up for auction and connect with fellow collectors and Gooding & Company’s auction experts. Over the past decade in Scottsdale, Gooding & Company has consistently raised the bar for the collector‑car year, with records that reset the market. Our exceptional offerings often become the talk of the town and beyond.
The golden late-summer sunshine pours into Adrian Johnson’s spectacular first-floor showroom full of glistening old Aston Martins – a space as generous, minimal, and clean as the high-tech workshop downstairs, in which Astons of all eras are fastidiously restored to their former glories. Situated in the idyllic countryside close to the affluent town of Harrogate in the north of England, the company, which some will remember used to be called Post Vintage, was founded by Adrian Johnsons’ father Chris in 1979 as a way of helping out his friends in the Aston Martin Owners’ Club.
