1950s Cold War espionage device disguised as a watch to be auctioned for a surprisingly low sum; someone could end up spying a bargain and something akin to what Jack Ruby even once owned.
Range Rover developed by Land Rover in conjunction with ‘Mr Blobby’ sidekick Noel Edmonds as a ‘mobile office’ at the incredulous price of £450,000 to be auctioned for a knockdown price of just £15,000.
‘Stretched’ 1994 Toyota Century for sale for less than the price of a brand new Ford Fiesta; the rammed full of gadgets limousine comes with a food heating compartment and privacy curtains favoured by notoriously shy Japanese people even.
E-Scooter-ing Out a Minister For Rent – As the government disgracefully announces they’ll be allowing rentable e-scooters on Britain’s roads, Matthew Steeples asks: “Who gave ‘a Robert Jenrick’?” to get this multi-million market going.
Rare example of first ever production petrol powered golf cart to be auctioned; the 1957 Jato Walker Executive, however, does not come cheap
Whilst British golfers will be celebrating that they have been allowed to...
“Meticulously restored” MG 14/28 Super Sports bullnose two-door salonette for sale; it is the only surviving example of just six made in 1925
Just 400 MG 14/28 Super Sports were produced between 1924 and 1927....
“Ugly duckling” ex-crab boat converted into “ultimate fun factory” by billionaire equity investor for sale for 47% less than in 2017; it comes with gadgets galore amongst them a two-seat amphibious flying boat
Stanford educated...
Black cab (in green) that has never carried a paying passenger to be auctioned in May; it was originally owned by construction giants Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.
What do the Duke of Edinburgh, Noel Edmonds,...
Coachbuilt 2018 Range Rover ‘Adventum Coupé’ for sale for an eye-watering sum; it comes with two umbrellas with handles made of the same leather as the interior
Niels van Roij is a Dutchman who has...
One-of-one 2005 Ferrari 612 shooting brake by Vanderbrink to be auctioned in Monte Carlo; unlike other Ferrari estates, it’s not from the ownership of Brunei royalty
One wouldn’t normally associate Ferrari with shooting brakes –...
Nine seat, thirty year old Land Rover for sale for staggering sum; a cheaper alternative at RM Sotheby’s auction (forced online because of coronavirus) is a Volkswagen ‘Thing’
With coronavirus grinding everything from the Olympics...
Theodora Ong explores the history of Bristol Cars and laments the company’s recent demise
Prying into the enigma of the apparently abandoned Bristol car showroom in Kensington, led our classic cars writer Theodora Ong to...
Female E-scooter user abuses pedestrians in Belgravia after being told it is illegal for her device to be on both the pavement and the highway
Whilst New York City is considering a bill to legalise...
New contributor Elizabeth J. Bond examines the cases of the murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon in 1975 and suggests how they could finally be solved
I first came across the sad and likely...
One-of-a-kind 2012 Aston Martin shooting brake for sale for a staggering sum; it comes with all needed to build more examples
Aston Martins are the preserve of James Bond and the super-rich, but for someone...
Original Apple-1 computer for sale for the staggering sum of £235,000; it is surprisingly still in “working condition”
Most people chuck out their computers after a couple of years, but geeks everywhere will rejoice with...
The trial of an E-biker who allegedly killed a pedestrian is proof that these menacing machines should be banned or at least regulated
Thomas Hanlon allegedly hit 56-year old Sakine Chihan on his E-bike as...
Dangerous single wheeled contraption spotted in Belgravia; like electric scooters it is illegal and should be banished from our streets
In spite of there being enough trouble (and deaths) as a result of London being...
Acid tongued prat on a ‘mobile weapon’ that is an electric scooter called out for what he is – a vile menace who should be removed from the roads
Today, The Steeple Times asks readers:...
Rare 1964 Citroën 2CV Sahara 4×4 complete with two starters to be auctioned; it was originally designed to be a “low priced car” but is now anything but
One of just 694 made and one...
New contributor Andrea Boffo selects five of the best travel apps that will make your life easier both online and offline
Some of the best travel apps can make life easier both online and offline....
Christie’s to auction the only near complete Dodo skeleton in private hands in May; the price is anything but ‘as dead as a Dodo’
A near-complete Dodo skeleton from Mauritius is to be sold at...
Lucy Smith takes a look at developments in point of sale systems
It is human nature to take for granted that which we interact with on an daily basis. After all, when was the last...
Bonhams to auction two Enigma machines at their science and technology sale for six figure sums
Tomorrow in Knightsbridge, Bonhams will auction two Heinsoeth Und Rinke enigma enciphering machines at a sale of instruments of...
One-of-a-kind “big caravan-house” with patio on the roof for sale for £30,000; the current owner bought it for just £1 and spent £70,000 restoring it
Believed to be the last remaining example of 99 originally...
New electric Swiss ‘bubble car’ expected to launch in December; 7,200 orders have already been placed for the £10,800 Microlino
The Swiss are known for their chocolate and cuckoo clocks but now they might add...
Perfect car for Hillary Clinton to be auctioned for just £7,800 in Indiana; replica Cadillac One truly is worthy of the name ‘The Beast’
Hillary Clinton could finally fulfill part of her power hungry ways...
International Space Station astronaut captures a truly amazing cloud free photograph of the Scottish Highlands
Photographs taken from aeroplanes and spacecraft are generally blighted by cloud cover but an image shared this week in the...
Wacky 1970s Range Rover convertible for sale for just under £100,000
A truly quirky 1972 Range Rover Classic Suffix ‘A’ that was transformed for ‘topless’ use in Monaco is for sale through Kensington dealers Graeme...
Six year old Ford to be sold for nearly double its price in 2011; it has just 18 miles on the clock
A zippy 2011 Ford Focus RS with just 18 miles on the clock...
Limousine, convertible and off-roader combined created by Mercedes-Maybach to be sold for charity
One of just ninety-nine examples made, a brand new Mercedes-Maybach G650 V12 landaulet is to be auctioned in October.
Offered to benefit the...
One-off 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI cabriolet to be auctioned; originally commissioned by a British playboy turned jailbird with connections to Princess Margaret but only actually completed in 1993
A 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet...
Up-armoured Rolls-Royce used by the late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned in Auburn, Indiana
A 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I commissioned by the British Foreign Office as part of the British Embassy vehicle...
Villain’s Land Rover used in James Bond film ‘Spectre’ to be auctioned in London
A 2014 Land Rover Defender SVX used in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre is to be sold in London in...
Patek Philippe watch allegedly originally owned by President Putin to be auctioned; it is said to be worth around £800,000
It’s given owner is potentially #FakeNews, but a watch that is due be auctioned in...
Tiny 1965 Peel Trident to be auctioned; it is the smallest two seater car ever made, is offered without reserve but is expected to achieve upwards of £80,000
One of just sixty made and an...
1996 Aston Martin shooting brake complete with humidor to be sold at auction
One of just three 1996 Aston Martin V8 coupé shooting brake conversions is to be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams...
Bentley 4x4 equipped with fly fishing kit by Mulliner to be exhibited at The London Fly Fishing Fair
Designed with the gentleman angler in mind, what some might call a “casting brake” is to...
Bonhams to offer what they call “the world’s most sought after Cadillac” at auction in Florida; it was originally made for the famed BROADMOOR Hotel resort in El Paso County, Colorado
The BROADMOOR – a...
Publicity seeking 24-year old Russian brat with a passion for crystal covered cars tones down
In the summer of 2014, a Russian student named Daria Radionova hit the headlines after covering a 2011 Mercedes-Benz 350...
1959 Rolls-Royce estate car owned by late industrial tycoon Orin Smith to be auctioned; it was bizarrely designed to include beds and a loud air horn to “blast” cattle off the highway
Florida based businessman...
“Rakish” 8.0-litre Bentley – known as ‘The Missile’ – for sale; it’s “not one for the faint of heart” but would suit Toad of Toad Hall
New to the market through Vintage & Prestige Classic...
Armoured Jaguar that served as Margaret Thatcher’s last car – and which was also used by David Cameron – sells at auction
Offered with an estimate of £15,000 to £20,000 ($19,800 to $26,400 or €17,600...
Aston Martin built to personal specification of James Bond film series producer Barbara Broccoli for sale
The Aston Martin brand will forever be associated with James Bond and now an example with an especially strong...
First Batmobile for sale for £3.2 million
Built originally at a cost of $250,000 (the equivalent of $2.2 million or £1.4 million today) in 1955 as a Lincoln Futura concept car, the car that then...
The sale of a gadget laden James Bond-mobile
“I never joke about my work” stated Q when James Bond enquires about the ejector seat in his new Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger.
In October 2010, RM...
