Xmas Newsletter
As the last of the cars are being collected from the Mercedes-Benz World sale and the office resumes its usual level of activity, I have a moment to reflect on the past year.
December Newsletter 2013
Greetings! I think we can all agree that we were royally looked after at Mercedes-Benz World at the weekend. It is a great end-of-year location and we had results to match from the biggest catalogue in our company's history.
Biggest-ever sale for Historics nets £1.92m
A truly electric collection of 128 classics greeted the very significant numbers who attended the sale at Historics' winter venue, Mercedes-Benz World.
November Newsletter 2013
Greetings! With the threat of chilly weather afoot, it is just as well we are warmly ensconced at Mercedes-Benz World for the next extraordinary bonanza of classic cars going under the Historics Hammer. With 128 exciting examples and some eclectic automobilia on offer, there really is something for the 'man who has everything'.
Bentley art car is king of brit
There's nothing unusual in a car re-spray, but when one of Britain's most celebrated and inspired contemporary artists gets involved, the outcome is anything but predictable, as those attending the sale of 'The Empire'Bentley at Historics classic car auction on November 30th will testify.
All I want for Christmas is..
The Duchess of Cornwall reflected the woes of women up and down the land last week with her complaint that HRH is the most difficult man to buy for. With that in mind, classic car auction specialist, Historics at Brooklandshas served up the perfect antidote to those'same old' Christmas gifts, with a fascinating choice of unique retro automobilia at its major sale at Brooklands, Surrey on Saturday, November 30th.
Wedding Beau
There's a tradition about wedding cars - they are stately, elegant, luxurious, frequently grand and graceful… and then there's the Messerschmitt KR200.
Top Billing for Formby Rolls
An immaculate 1950 Rolls-Royce originally owned by Lancastrian comedy actor and singer-songwriter, the ukelele-strumming George Formby, will go under the hammer on Saturday, November 30th at Historics at Brooklands in Surrey.
Hat's off to Historics for the second year running
For the second consecutive year, Historics at Brooklands has been acknowledged as the champions of best practice amongst all British classic car auction houses.
October Newsletter 2013
With the final push towards the last sale of the year, the catalogue is filling up nicely - and with some delicious machinery too. A red-blooded F1 racing car, a super-rare Alfa Romeo 6C Grand Sport, a fully functioning 'Michael Keaton' Batmobile and a beautiful collection of Amilcars & Sénéchal's from a well known local collector.