A first generation pre-Airflow 1964 Lotus Cortina proved to be the star of the day at Barons 17th December auction at Sandown Park, Esher, eventually selling to a New Zealand telephone bidder for £48,172, inclusive.

RM Auctions is pitching up at its first sale of 2014 with an impressive lot-list topper - a 1958 Ferrari 250GT LWB California Spider.

Barons’ 17 December sale, which takes place at Sandown Park, features an interesting and diverse range of vehicles. And – a first for Barons – the sale also features two aeroplanes.

Bonhams' December sale at its London headquarters produced a set of blistering results, with the headlining Ecurie Ecosse collection being broken up and setting a number of records in the process.

Historics' final sale of 2013 was topped by an exquisite collection of painstakingly restored French Amilcars and Senechals, which sold in its entirety.