Hagerty has made a major expansion to its growing portfolio of automotive events with its acquisition of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

The 787B made history 30 years ago by becoming the only car to have won Le Mans using anything other than a conventional piston engine. The 787B remains the sole car to have done so – while Mazda was the only Japanese manufacturer to have won the race outright until it was joined by Toyota in 2018

Paul Walker’s 1994 Toyota Supra from the first two Fast & Furious movies just went up for auction. So, too, did the 1951 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV limousine once owned by Princess Margaret. So how much does the provenance of these famous people impact the value of cars that are already rising in popularity?

The 39th edition of the Mille Miglia has been won by the Italian pairing of Andrea Vesco and Fabio Salvinelli driving a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport. It is the fourth time Vesco has triumphed at the event, after winning last year in the same car with his father, Roberto Vesco, on co-driving duties

The Goodwood Festival of Speed will be allowed to take place in July as one of the government’s ‘pilot events’, meaning all ticket holders will be able to attend subject to certain safety restrictions

After 25 consecutive years of the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance taking place on Father’s Day, the organisers came up with an innovative alternative to the event to satisfy the requirements for social distancing. The Beverly Hills Tour d’Elegance saw the usual static display become mobile, as a stunning array of cars made a 2.5-mile journey through the heart of Los Angeles, to the delight of scores of spectators.

The 39th running of the Mille Miglia race gets underway on June 16, with 414 cars lining up to tackle 1000 miles in four days. This year, the established classic models of the 1950s and earlier will be joined by a host of EVs in the special 1000 Miglia Green class, as the event looks towards the future of the automobile.

In a quiet auction week, a Jaguar Mk2 in need of extensive restoration slipped through for £550 – and that typifies the way the model is overlooked in the market

Tonia Bern-Campbell has passed away peacefully at her home in Palm Springs, California at the age of 93. Tonia was the widow of the legendary water and Land Speed Record holder Donald Campbell, who met her at The Savoy in London, 1958; they married just days later on Christmas Eve.