Cars

‘Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas’ is the tagline, neatly summarising the concept behind the exhibition. Conceptual drawings, patents and scale models will be paired with the actual realised cars, which range from the early 1930s right through to the 21st Century. The idea is to show the development process behind each car, demonstrating how the designers pushed the technological envelope, not only to showcase their audacity, imagination and talent, but also to influence the future of car design.

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Returning to the home of Aston Martin Works – where it was prepared before filming and subsequently restored – the Bahama Yellow DBS took pride of place in the Bonhams auction hall. Attracting attention from selfie-snapping show enthusiasts and serious bidders alike, it eventually sold for £475,000 (£533,500 including buyer’s premium).

The result rounded off a successful sale for Coys, the British auction house also achieving the following prices:

1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe by Mulliner Park Ward / EUR 249,400

1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT / EUR 237,080

1980 Ferrari 512BB / EUR 182,200

1963 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 Litre Roadster / EUR 131,800

1934 Bugatti Type 57 Series I Ventoux / EUR 406,200

1977 March 771 Formula One Car / EUR 210,200

The German customiser has agreed a deal with supercar dealer Bob Forstner to display and sell a selection of its Mercedes-based creations through the latter’s exclusive London showroom on Park Lane.

Since Caterham bought the rights and tooling to produce its own version of the Lotus Seven in the early 1970s, it has created numerous versions of the back-to-basics roadster – from the entry-level 160 up to the outrageous 620 R.

As Jaguar’s first-ever ‘recreation’ project, the final cars from the intended series of 18 Lightweight specials will be hand-built to the exact specifications of the race-bred 1960s originals. The twelve finished cars were 114kg lighter than the standard E-type, achieved through not only their all-aluminium bodies and engines (the 3.8-litre straight-six), but also the shedding of interior niceties and exterior chromework – the latter providing a distinctive appearance in the process.

With the action divided into seven categories – from pre-1939 Voiturettes to 1970s Formula 1 cars – each was a portal back to the golden days of top-flight motor racing, before DRS and KERS took the place of old-school bravado and the odd pit-lane cigarette.