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  Singer and musician Jay Kay is selling three BMWs from his extensive car collection on Saturday May 23 during Silverstone Auctions’ live online event. The auction will start at 14:00 BST and on offer are 86 cars, a rare Harley Davidson motorbike and 13 personalised number plates. The first …

Porsche is joining the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic by donating a money-can’t-buy lot to an auction in aid of United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. The star attraction will be the last-ever 991 generation 911 to roll off the production line at Porsche’s Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory. Fittingly, …

A 2018 Lamborghini Huracán, gifted by Automobili Lamborghini to His Holiness Pope Francis, has sold for  €809,375 (£714,317). The one-off supercar more than doubled its estimates (€250k-€350k) in a frantic bidding war at RM Sotheby’s biannual Monaco auction staged at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique. Offered without reserve, all …

An Aston Martin raced by Sir Stirling Moss has become most valuable British car ever sold at auction. The legendary 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 (chassis 1) went under the hammer for $22,550,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale in California. The previous record for a British car was set at the …

An Audi driven by Diana, Princess of Wales, is going under the hammer at Coys auction at Blenheim Palace on July 15. The 1994 model is tipped to make between £35,000 and £40,000, having been driven by one of the most influential female figures of this century. It was loaned …

A 2005 Ford GT first owned by ex-F1 World Champion Jenson Button is to be offered for sale by Silverstone Auctions. The car is one of five ‘VIP’ marked models and will go under the hammer with an estimate of £250,000 to £300,000 at Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire (February …

A Batpod from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises movies is to be auctioned for the first time. Batman’s hi-tech motorbike was custom designed for the blockbusters and is expected to be one of the highest selling lots in Prop Store’s September 27 auction in London with an estimated sale …

Your chance to own a unique Aston Martin DB10 – the first car created exclusively for James Bond. Aston Martin is auctioning off one of the few DB10s at Christie’s in London on February 18 with proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières. It is the only car to date in …

Would you pay £25,000 for a Range Rover Sport first owned by David Beckham? The football icon’s car will go under the hammer at Classic Car Auctions’ sale on December 5 at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre. With every optional extra conceivable included, there’s even a “Designed for David Beckham” plaque …

Comedy legend Peter Sellers’ rare 1966 Lotus Elan S2 is to go under the hammer on November 14. It will be auctioned at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show (NEC Birmingham) by Silverstone Auctions with an estimate of between £45,000-£50,000. The car was delivered to Peter Sellers’ Haymarket home on …