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”The best of the best from around the world” During the first six days of July we had a major presence at Masterpiece 2011. The second year of this astonishing annual fair brought together the very best examples of fine art, antiquities, clocks, jewellery etc from around the world, that were displayed to perfection in …

Last week, we attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed press day – the first chance for the press and competitors alike to see what they would be up against. The collection of cars on show was vast with Duncan Hamilton displaying two cars from the ROFGO collection, the GT40 and the Porsche 917. Both cars …

Leading specialist in fine historic cars, Duncan Hamilton has recently sold a very rare 1940s Breguet electric car to the world-renown Louwman Museum in Holland. The car, discovered by Adrian Hamilton in the garage of a chateau in France, was sold as it was found, after being in the owner’s family for 64 years. During …

Leading specialist in fine historic cars, Duncan Hamilton has taken delivery of a 1968 American sports prototype racing car, the Howmet TX. The car, which is fitted with a helicopter engine, joins the renowned ROFGO collection and is one of only two built in the world. The engines were leased from Continental Aviation & Engineering …

We visited this year’s Rétromobile event in Paris to meet with numerous collectors and enthusiasts from all over the world. The event had a real buzz and it was interesting to see what’s on sale at the moment. It gave us a great opportunity to speak with other dealers, and overall the feel of the …

Chris Evans recently purchased a car from us here at Duncan Hamilton and picked up a copy of Touch Wood.Here is what he had to say…

There were more than twelve hours of racing, a GTE-Am class lead and no mechanical issues with the Aston Martin Vantage, but the dream of a successful finish in the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans for the Gulf Aston Martin team ended early and in a dramatic fashion. An accident at the Porsche Curves …

Duncan Hamilton & Co Ltd is proud to announce that it is part sponsoring the Dubois Cup 2011. The Dubois Cup will take place this year on June 4th, 5th & 6th and is once again hosted by and organised in conjunction with the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porte Cervo, Sardinia. This wonderful location …

For the last two years, we’ve been keeping possibly the biggest secret in the company’s 63 year history. Now, at long last, we can tell the world what we’ve been up to, and are pretty sure you’ll approve – enter the stunning ROFGO Gulf Collection by Duncan Hamilton. The collection currently comprises no less than …

Anthony Pritchard recalls the legendary exploits of the 1950s motor racing maverick. At Le Mans in June, 1953, the works disc-braked C-type Jaguar shared by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt took the chequered flag at 4pm on the Sunday to win the 24-hour race. They did so by a margin of 28 miles from another …

If you hanker for a car that seems unattainable, you need to speak to Adrian Hamilton’s Hampshire firm. There is one car, though, he’ll never sell. With a car dealing, Le Mans-winning raconteur for a father, Adrian Hamilton’s choice of career was given. Not that he ever wanted to do anything else: “I’ve been a …