Market Watch
Current listings, condition signals, and why they matter.
Auction signal
US-first classic British car intelligence
Weekly intelligence for classic British sports car owners.
Market signals, workshop priorities, parts intelligence, restoration lessons, and community context for MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, Morgan, and TVR owners — every Saturday.
Free gets the highlights. Paid gets the field report.
What subscribers get
One serious weekly briefing beats thirty scattered tabs.
Forums have the raw knowledge. Auctions have the numbers. Parts catalogs have the inventory. The Spanner Report connects those dots into one practical weekly field report.
Price Signals
What looks firm, soft, selective, or mispriced.
Comp discipline
Workshop Priorities
Diagnostic sequences, repair decisions, and owner-useful technical notes.
Wrench-ready
Parts Intelligence
US-first supplier and availability context, with practical buy/hold guidance.
Parts desk
Restoration Lessons
Real projects, common mistakes, budget tradeoffs, and documentation lessons.
Project reality
History + Profiles
The people and moments behind the cars, tied back to ownership decisions today.
Heritage with use
Website vs Newsletter
Useful in public. Valuable in paid.
This website is the front door: trust, discovery, samples, submissions, sponsor credibility, and evergreen resources. The paid newsletter remains the place for current weekly market calls, parts tables, technical workflows, and owner decision support.
Content
Website / Free
Newsletter / Paid
Publication explanation
Yes
Light mention
Evergreen buyer guidance
Yes
Expanded when timely
Current auction analysis
Teaser only
Full analysis
Parts stock / lead-time tables
No
Yes
Weekly diagnostic workflow
Preview only
Complete workflow
Sample public brief
Market & Workshop Brief — June 6, 2026
- TR6 listings show a selective US market: documented cars still draw attention, vague projects need honest pricing.
- The workshop focus is electrical reliability triage: prove the fault path before buying parts.
- Parts Intelligence looks at ignition and fuel reliability consumables through a US-supplier lens.
- History revisits Jim Clark, the Lotus 38, and the day rear-engine thinking changed Indianapolis.
Free excerpt: Strong cars are still finding strong money, decent drivers are holding, and projects are sitting unless they are priced honestly. That is the read this week: selective, not soft.
Core coverage
Built around the marques serious owners actually watch.
Coverage stays focused enough to be useful: British sports cars with overlapping parts ecosystems, clubs, events, and buyer behavior.
MG
Triumph
Healey
Jaguar
Lotus
Morgan
TVR
Reader-sourced intelligence
Send the listings, problems, projects, and parts leads serious owners should know about.
The best submissions may shape a future issue. Corrections and factual notes are welcome; useful beats flashy.
What to send
- a car or listing you are watching
- your restoration project
- a parts lead or hard-to-find part
- a technical lesson learned the hard way
- club or event news
Include if possible
- marque, model, and year
- location
- link or photos
- what makes it useful or interesting
- whether we may quote you
Free gets the highlights. Paid gets the field report.
If you care about classic British cars and hate fluff, you are in the right place. Start with the public brief, then get the full weekly report on Substack.