Mercedes-benz specialist Jonathan Aucott has moved his Avantgarde Cars into spacious new premises in Tamworth: ‘The idea was to try to get more of the stock under the same roof,’ says Aucott, who also sells BMW M-cars.

Just sold is an E28 M535i at just under £5000; new arrivals include a 74k-mile R107 420SL at £13,995. See www.avantgardecars.co.uk.