Concours of Elegance 2019 will show 60 unique classic cars

30 August 2019

Steering Committee of the Concours of Elegance has announced the list of 60 unique avtoritetov that will show at HAMPTON court in a week

The already traditional celebration of automotive elegance, style and passion for cars since 2012, will be held this time from 6 to 8 September 2019 at HAMPTON court and gather for the competition, more than 60 of the most rare and exclusive cars ever participating in such contests. Although the epicenter of attention at the Concours of Elegance this year will definitely be given competitive exposure, there are also a total of you will find almost 1000 rare and exotic cars from the world's leading automuseum and private collections.

The main line Concours of Elegance will be a visual substantive story about the history of the car from the cult cars issue until 1914 to exclusive versions of production sports cars and supercars of the 21st century, and on each competitor's Concours of Elegance has its wonderful story.

For demonstration in the garden fountains of the Palace of HAMPTON court Concours of Elegance organizers have selected a few particularly charismatic car, in particular:

Delage D8-120 Cabriolet 1937
The car is certainly unique history, this Delage was the hero of one of the most spectacular Hollywood musicals "an American in Paris" in which glamorous moved Gene Kelly in the "City of Light". How he got the role? In June 1939, he was taken by the famous kosovorotka Henri Chapron to a customer in Paris, but during the Second world war, he was awarded a French General of the collaborationist Vichy government. In 1946, the General-the traitor sent the car to California, expecting to follow her myself, but the US state Department refused he is an American entry visa, so he was emigriroval in Argentina, and unique machine sold the film Studio RKO. In Hollywood the exotic and noble outlines of the machine brought her a few roles in films, including "you have to let that with astraslim day" 1950 with James Cagney in the title role. The producers of the musical of 1951, based on the pre-war symphonic poem, George Gershwin's "American in Paris" was asked to make several changes to the design of the car, including to change the rear lights and do a two-tone green color, so when the machine was returned for filming in France, cosmetic surgery kindly looked after himself Monsieur Chapron.


Delahaye 175S Grand Luxe Dandy Convertible 1948
The same outstanding kosovaschool Henri Chapron called the style of the body of this exquisite four-seater convertible "Le Dandy" (dandy), and he is, without doubt, knew about the severe poet Baudelaire the view that "dandyism" implies the cultivation of the idea of narcissism and selfishness, pursuing their own passions without regard to boring egalitarian bourgeois values of the middle class (to which nevertheless all belong to the dandy, only imitating a true aristocracy – ed.), and denies any principles of equality. The result is an exceptionally rare car (cars with bodies of this type were built only about 50 out of 175, with a body of all styles) with, no doubt, exceptional art style and charisma that was famous French stylists. Two-tone paint expressive and emphasizes the dynamism of the machine, and blue theme interior trim continues on the steering wheel, dashboard, seats, carpets and door panels. In the face of "Le Dandy" Chapron created the car which can be represented by different characters: when it is raining or too cold, or someone doesn't want to be seen, its body can be completely closed; it can be a coupe Deville with open over the driver front part of the roof and a closed back for those who want to avoid third-party views of the passenger, or, on the contrary, it can be a completely open convertible.


Touring Superleggera Cabriolet Sciàdipersia 2019
It is expected that this ultraexclusive model, a kind of "Orient Express" for travel without rails, will be built only in the amount of 15 units, and its appearance inspired in 1958 directly by the Shah of Iran. Who came to power in 1953, the Shah Reza Pahlavi, was an enthusiastic collector of fast and luxurious cars, buying up super-expensive Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bizzarrini, and Maserati. In 1958, he asked the company Maserati to build for him a custom made quieter version of the 3500GT chassis with motor racing 450S. He instructed the design Studio Touring Superleggera to design the body for a very extravagant supercar, in which he could demonstrate his Royal status. This novel model, called'scià di Persia (an Italian Shah of Iran), was the source of inspiration for the current model Sciàdipersia. Another key message was the desire to break the current trend of aggressive brutality of sportscar design. Modern Sciàdipersia is designed to be slim, elegant and restrained, with a classic (and therefore durable) exterior, which also dates back to the best examples from the 1960s and 1970s. For this purpose it has a low silhouette, the minimalist design of the front end, clean lines of the sidewalls and impressive tailgate.

Full list of cars (in years) presented in the Main Competition:
1904 – Napier L49
1907 – Diatto A Clément
1911 – Tipo Lancia Delta 56
1920 – Ballot 3/8 LC
1921 – the Bentley 3-Litre
1922 – the Bentley 3-Litre ‘Le Mans’ Tourer
1923 – the Bentley 3-Litre Supercharged
1928 – Bugatti Type 37
1928 – Minerva AF Transformable Town Car by Hibbard & Darrin
1929 – the Bentley 4 ½ -Litre Single Seater ‘Bentley Blower No 1‘
1929 – the Bentley Speed Six ‘Old No. One’
1929 – the Bentley 4 ½ -Litre Blower ‘Team car’
1930 – the Bentley Speed Six Gurney Nutting Sportsman Coupe's ‘Blue Train’
1930 – the Bentley 8-Litre
1930 – the Bentley Speed Six ‘Old No. 3’
1931 – the Bentley Speed Six Dual-Cowl Sports Tourer by Vanden Plas
1932 – the Aston Martin Le Mans Lightweight LM9
1936 – the Bentley 4 ¼ -Litre by Antem
1936 – Stout Scarab
1937 – Delage D8-120 Cabriolet
1938 – Alvis Speed 25 DHC
1938 is the Bugatti Type 57
1948 – Alfa Romeo 6C-2500 SS Pininfarina Cabriolet
1948 – Delahaye 175 S Grand Luxe Chapron
1949 – Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring
1949 – Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring
1949 – Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta
1950s – Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta
1950s – Talbot-Lago T26 GS
1951 – Pegaso Z-102 Berlinetta ENASA Prototype
1951 – the Ferrari 212 Export Berlinetta Touring
1952 – Frazer Nash Targa Florio
1953 – a Lotus Mk VIII
1954 – Alfa Romeo 1900 C SS Zagato
1954 – Ferrari 500 Mondial
1955 – the Bentley R-Type Continental Coupé by Franay
1955 – the Jaguar D-Type
1955 – Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing.
1956 – Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk II
1956 – the Bentley S1 Drophead Coupé by H.J. Mulliner
1957 – Porsche 356A Speedster
1958 – the AC Ace Bristol
1958 – an Aston Martin DB Mk III
1959 – Bristol 406 Zagato SWB
1959 – the Ferrari 250 TR
1961 – the Jaguar E-Type FHC
1964 Aston Martin DB5
1964 – the Aston Martin DB5 Convertible
1965 – Ford GT 40
1967 Maserati V8 Mistral ‘Prototype’ by Frua
1968 – the Ferrari 330 GTC
1970 – Lamborghini Miura P400 S
1973 – Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
1974 – Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5
1985 – Aston Martin V8 Vantage X-Pack Prototype
1987 – Ruf CTR ‘Yellow Bird’
1997 McLaren F1
2002 – the Bentley State Limousine
2016 – the Aston Martin Vulcan
2016 – Rolls Royce Phantom VII Drophead Coupe
2017 – Ruf CTR Anniversary
2018 – the McLaren P1 GTR
2018 – Ginetta G60-LT-P1
2019 – Sciádipersia Touring Superleggera Cabriolet
2019 – the Bentley Mulsanne WO Edition

P.S. One of the nails of the current Concours of Elegance will be one of the 9 released prochainement Stout Scarab, 1936 – the brainchild of journalist and engineer of the automaker William Bushnell stout, restored in our day in its original form.
 
help about the annual "Contest of Elegance":
The first Concours of Elegance was held in 2012 at Windsor castle in honor of the 75-year-old (so-called "diamond") anniversary of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The first Concours of Elegance is organized by Thorough Events, immediately set a new global standard for such competitions classic cars all over the world and received prestigious awards for their level of organization unheard of event for the event-a debutant. The second "Competition of Elegance" was held in 2013 to increase the popularity of the historic Royal Palace of St James in London, and became widely known third "Contest" was held at unique site of the Palace of HAMPTON Court in September 2014, before heading to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the next 2015.
Concours of Elegance are invited from all over the world only cars of the highest distinction, carefully selected by the Steering Committee of the "Competition", representing a respected team of authoritative experts on the history of cars. A key objective of the annual contest Concours of Elegance is the collection of significant amounts to charity. In 2017, the Concours of Elegance has signed an agreement with Historic Royal Palaces about the event at Hampton Court Palace until 2021..