Sale of late Prince Philip’s Land Rover helped spark record-busting year for celeb car sales
The sale of the late Prince Philip’s custom-made Land Rover helped spark a record-breaking boom in auctions of celebrity motors this year. Millions of pounds have been made so far in 2023 on the back of the sales, which have included hammers going down on cars featured in the ‘The Professionals’ and ‘The Avengers’. Rob Hubbard, managing director of Iconic Auctioneers, said the firm had hoped for “some magic” from its recent series of sales of high-profile vehicles, but said they had been left “deeply” pleased with the resulting profits pulled in at various auctions this year. In February, a La...