The team behind The British Motor Show and the National Automotive Industry Day underlined its commitment to supporting all areas of UK Automotive by holding its inaugural breakfast meeting within the atmospheric grounds of Bicester Heritage on Sunday, September 6.
Across Europe, Canada and Latin America, the ‘rolling museum’ of historic car events is slowly coming back to our roads in spite of Covid-19, confirms FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles).
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, will showcase the most astonishing coachbuilt automotive masterpieces in history, including a unique Bugatti Type 57 with coachwork by Gangloff. The one-off or ultra-rare motorcars are joined by Formula One racers throughout the ages, modern day hypercars, Le Mans 24 Hours winners and more at the UK’s finest concours d’elegance, hosted from 4-6 September at Hampton Court Palace.
What better way for petrol-heads to reignite their passion than with a feast of more than 500 fabulous classic cars enhanced by some of the greatest classic car movies – and all set in a Covid-compliant drive in experience at one of the UK’s most iconic and accessible motoring destinations: Bicester Heritage. Redesigned for these challenging times and launched [...]
Sir Chris Hoy MBE, one of Great Britain’s most celebrated Olympians, joins the judging panel at the Concours Virtual in aid of Unicef. We are delighted to announce that Chris Hoy will be a guest judge in the Le Mans 1961-1970 Class at the Concours Virtual in aid of Unicef.
Koenigsegg has announced that its sensational world’s first ‘mega GT’ will be making its UK debut at this year’s Salon Privé Week. Long renowned for pushing the performance envelope, the Swedish brand will be presenting the all-new Gemera – its first four-seat model – in the magnificent surroundings of Blenheim Palace.
A sensational trio of early Ferraris confirmed for this year’s Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance, including perhaps the most significant car in the Italian marque’s illustrious history. The 166MM that will grace the lawns of Blenheim Palace scored two famous victories during 1949, and in doing so it helped to create the Ferrari legend. In April of that year, the works-entered chassis 0008M won the Mille Miglia in the hands of Clemente Biondetti and Ettore Salani. Then, two months later, Lord Selsdon and Luigi Chinetti took it to victory in the world’s most high-profile motor race – the Le Mans 24 Hours. It remains the only car to have won both of those prestigious and gruelling events in the same year.
A Lotus Elite, restored by Ant Anstead, starred at the 1958 Earls Court Motor Show, is set to star again in The Silverstone Classic Live Online Auction from the 31st July – 1st August.
The website for the new online Concours Virtual is now live, detailing the 17 concours classes, the sponsors and the commercial partners already involved, with the aim of raising £100,000 for Unicef. From June 30 to August 9, Concours Virtual Presented by Hagerty will show off some of the greatest cars ever made. Normally, such cars would be appearing in prestigious Concours d’Elegance events around the world, were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Petersen Automotive Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, June 19, 2020, establishing a new schedule of 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
