Cars

A fitting tribute to the SuperSwede

For the devoted British marque fans, Historics at Brooklands’ sale on 19 May has a wide variety of English cars to satisfy every taste — from the ever-popular Aston Martins and Rolls-Royces to the lesser-known Jensens and TVRs. A highlight from the bigger brands would have to be the 1997 Aston Martin Vantage V550 (est. 139,000–159,000 GBP), aptly finished in Suffolk Red and clocking just 61,000 miles over 20 years.

A special birthday treat

One thing to come from Citroën’s acquisition of Maserati was a new flagship model for the quirky French marque. The SM combined Citroën’s cutting-edge, self-levelling, hydro-pneumatic suspension with a Maserati V6 and futuristic styling. In fact, its drag coefficient of 0.26 would place it in the top 10 of all production cars, even today.

Magic carpet ride

Fifty years after its first car auction, auction house Finarte will return to the world of cars. On 14 May, in Brescia, just before for the start of the Mille Miglia, a number of cars associated with the greatest road race in the world will go under the hammer.

The thrill of it all

Off hand, you may not be aware of the name Matt Hummel, but if you’re a surveyor of social media, you must surely be aware of his weather-beaten, sun-faded, and thoroughly patinated Porsche 356 — to say it’s become an Instagram sensation is a bit of an understatement. Who hasn’t seen the Hummel 356? Once we saw this 356 being thrashed around mountain passes, overgrown woods, salt flats, and desert roads, we knew the person behind the wheel was definitely someone we wanted to meet.