Cars

First Lampredi-engined Ferrari sports-racer

Sibling shoot-out

Gerry Marshall Trophy

Bonhams is hosting a pilot auction on 21 March at the annual Members’ Meeting, with a wide variety of exceptional cars looking for new owners – including a whole range of exciting Feltham-era Aston Martin ‘projects’.

12 hours in daddy’s shoes

Well known for his exuberant, tail-out style, Marshall believed that winning simply wasn’t enough: he was determined to entertain the crowd and enjoy himself while doing it. In this fabulous Duke video ‘Winning Ain’t Easy’, Marshall is seen racing the near-500bhp V8 Vauxhall Super Saloon ‘Baby Bertha’ at Oulton Park in 1976, doing just that.

“It gets very light over the brow here, watch it!”

 A self-congratulatory symbol of success

Fisker designed the DB9 and V8 Vantage

Few people would look to transform the appearance of the already handsome Aston Martin Vanquish, but Danish-born Fisker, the designer of the DB9 and V8 Vantage, has done just that. Enlarging the grille and adding a bonnet ‘power dome’ complete with triangular air-intakes won’t be to every Aston Martin fan’s tastes, nor will the wraparound rear glass and new strip-style taillights.