London Concours 2022 Programme

L O N D O N C O N C O U R S 19-20 AUGUST 2020

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CONTENTS

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WELCOME From Concours director Andrew Evans and Montres Breguet CEO Lionel A Marca

12 TIMETABLE Your guide to what’s happening on each day

14 THE VENUE The history of the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters, venue of the London Concours

18 GOODING & CO London sale star cars on display at the Concours PAT R I C K W H I T E

20 SUPERCAR THURSDAY What to expect when the supercars thunder in

22 COACHBUILT AND CONCEPTS Spectacular exhibits in this stunning special feature

34 CONCOURS CLASSES

26 ODE TO DUCATI

An overview of this year’s six exciting categories of the officially judged classes of Concours cars

One man’s collection of two-wheeled greats

30 THE COLLECTOR

36 JUDGING

The great cars (and bike) of Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, which will be displayed on the Concours lawn

LONDON CONCOURS IS ORGANISED BY

Thorough Events Ltd, Thomas House, 84 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1LP +44 (0)20 3142 8542

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CONCOURS STEERING COMMITTEE Peter Read (chair of judges) Flavien Marçais Vanessa Marçais Simon Thornley Sarah Bradley Tom Hillary Tim Kearns

The experts judging the Concours cars this year – and how they go about it

THANKS TO Masters of ceremonies Peter Wallman and Richard Charlesworth Curators Flavien and Vanessa Marçais Influence Associates Montres Breguet Adrian Flux Bespoke Handling Drivers Union

Catalogue publisher Hothouse Media Veuve Clicquot Searcys Moss Automotive Molini Sugarzoo Charlie B Photography Tim Scott / Fluid Images Apollo Photographers Insite Graphics

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44 THE PURSUIT OF SPEED Uncompromising, aggressive and extremely fast; several decades of supercars and hypercars

48 JAPANESE JEWELS The cars that made Japan a superpower in the automotive world

52 MERCEDES-BENZ Stuttgart’s finest machines of all ages in this year’s ‘Great Marques’ Concours class

58 GREAT BRITISH HISTORY PAT R I C K W H I T E

A wonderfully eclectic selection of Brits, from a baby Austin to a magnificent Rolls-Royce

62 FINS AND CHROME A celebration of America’s most over-the-top automobiles. You won’t miss them!

38 THE 2021 WINNERS The cars that won the top prizes in last year’s Concours. How will 2022’s contenders compare?

40 THE ITALIAN SPIDERS Surely the year’s most beautiful Concours category?

A masterclass in open-top design

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67 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS How to contact the companies and organisations involved with the 2022 London Concours

75 SITE MAP Your visual guide to finding your way around this year’s London Concours at the HAC

Managing director Geoff Love Editorial director David Lillywhite Advertising Sue Farrow and Rob Schulp Managing editor Sarah Bradley Art director Peter Allen Art editor Debbie Nolan Writer Nathan Chadwick Printed by The Manson Group

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W E L C O M E TO T H E

2022 LONDON CONCOURS

On behalf of the organising team at Thorough Events and our lead partner, Montres Breguet, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you here at the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company.

Over the past ten months our Steering Committee has worked tirelessly to curate a display of privately owned cars, presented in unique classes and exciting features. Led by Chair of the Steering Committee, Peter Read, they are a tour de force – and this year are responsible for the 80-plus fabulous models you see on the lawns.

To the owners of these cars, thank you for agreeing to share your pride and joy with us for the three days.

I wish you every success with the Concours, and hope that you have a fabulous time with us.

During your visit, be sure to check in at the Main Stage, where throughout each day a lively programme of Concours-related content will be presented by our expert compères Peter Wallman and Richard Charlesworth. You’ll also see the pair on the lawns at times, talking about specific cars on display.

Building on the success of 2021’s event, we have developed a supercar focus on Thursday which will see up to 40 members of the Drivers Union join us in a spectacular finale to the event.

Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to our commercial partners for their support this year.

I hope the London Concours is an enormous success for all concerned, and that you have a wonderful time.

It is a privilege to have you here.

Breguet is a proud partner of the London Concours, and is delighted to once again be in the prestigious setting of the Honourable Artillery Company.

The London Concours, which brings together more than 80 exceptional cars from all over the world, shares the same passion for excellence and precision as the Manufacture Breguet.

Since the House was founded by A-L Breguet in 1775 the brand has never ceased to innovate, and it continues to build the watchmaking of tomorrow.

Generation after generation, and thanks to its reputation, the Manufacture has also collaborated with various industries including the automotive industry. During this prestigious event, visitors will have the pleasure to view a rare, recently acquired Breguet Diablo dashboard clock, created for a limited series of Lamborghini cars sold in the 1990s.

Furthermore, we are delighted to present our various timepieces, which showcase the know-how and heritage of our Manufacture located in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland.

The new Tradition Tourbillon with fusée-chain 7047, a tribute to the creation of the tourbillon by our founder more than 220 years ago, is unveiled exclusively at the London Concours. Visitors will also be able to discover the Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597.

Obviously, our other iconic collections like the Reine de Naples and the Marine will be present to highlight the diversity of complications signed by Breguet. We look forward to sharing our passion for precision and innovation with you.

A N D R E W E VA N S

LIONEL A MARCA

C O N C O U R S D I R E C TO R

CEO MONTRES BREGUET

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PAT R I C K W H I T E

THE VENUE

Honourable Artillery Company

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We at the Honourable Artillery Company are delighted to welcome you to the London Concours 2022. Our charity was incorporated in 1537, and now has more than 2500 members.

Many of these are active in the oldest regiment in the British Army, the Army Regiment that bears our name, or in the Special Constabulary of the City of London Police. Others, upon completing their active service, belong to our veteran Company.

This gives them membership not

only of the Company but of its many clubs and societies, along with two ceremonial sub-units – the Pikemen and Musketeers, and the Light Cavalry.

Our London home is the Armoury House and the Artillery Garden, and provides the perfect location for corporate, private and sporting events as well as sanctuary for HAC members to socialise. This HAC is a forwardthinking charity, but one that has a strong sense of history, right in the centre of the City of London.

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G O O D I N G & C O / M AT T H O W E L L , M AT H I E U H E U RTAU LT

F E R R A R I A N D B U G AT T I TO S TA R AT LO N D O N C O N C O U R S A H E A D O F S E P T E M B E R’S CO N CO U RS O F E L EGA N C E AU C T I O N

A Ferrari 250GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione and a 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet are set to star at the London Concours ahead of being auctioned by Gooding and Co later this year.

The Ferrari is chassis no. 2021 GT, as first owned by Garage Francorchamps. Driven

by Pierre Noblet alongside ‘Elde’, it finished third in class at the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours, and sixth overall. The car was then entered into the Trophée d’Auvergne Six Heures. After finishing fifth in the first race and third overall in the second, it crashed out of the third.

Ownership passed to Pierre Dumay, who had the car rebuilt for the 1960 Goodwood TT, where it retired after 45 laps with rear-axle failure. Its next outing was the GP de Spa in 1961, where Noblet finished fourth overall.

Its next long-term owner was Parisian Guy Rivillon, who in 1965 entered it into six events.

The car then passed to an American living in Paris, and in the 1970s ownership changed again; during a spell in Rome, a 250GTE 2+2 engine was

installed. In 1985 Lindsay Owen-Jones, chairman and CEO of L’Oréal and three-time Le Mans entrant, bought the car. He kept it for 15 years, using it in Historic racing.

The current vendor bought the car in 2001, and continued its racing presence. It’s been subject to a collaborative restoration between Ferrari Classiche and Lanzante Limited, and is estimated at £6m-£7m.

The Bugatti is a Type 55 Supersport Cabriolet. Chassis no. 55230 was first delivered to Paris in 1932 with Gangloff coachwork, and then exported to the US in the early 1960s.

One of 38 Type 55s, it retains its original engine following a recent restoration. It’s estimated at £3.75m-£4.75m.

Both cars are up for grabs at Gooding and Co’s Concours of Elegance sale, at Hampton Court on September 2-4. Experts will be on hand to guide you through each model’s history, and provide more details on other lots such as a 1952 Frazer-Nash Le Mans Replica and an Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible once owned by actress Beryl Reid.

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THE SUPERCARS

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On Thursday June 30, the London Concours plays host to The Supercars – a sizzling selection of machines that get to the heart of automotive aspiration for the young and the young at heart alike.

Of course, we have to begin with Ferrari, and our broad selection of Maranello cars spans 40 years. We begin with perhaps an ending – the 812GTS represents the last of an era, that of naturally aspirated frontengined, production V12s. Ferrari wouldn’t close the door without something special,

and this 789bhp drop-top is certainly that.

It appears here with its older, front-engined stablemate, the thunderous F12 berlinetta.

If you like your Prancing Horses to have their engines in the middle, we also have a selection of Ferrari’s finest berlinetta spiders, from the elegant 308 to the last naturally aspirated wonder, the 458 Spider.

There’s a chance to enjoy several versions of the game-changing 360 as well, including the hardcore Challenge Stradale.

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ones at that – some of Lamborghini’s best are here to savour. We have three variants of its latest Huracán, plus two Gallardos and V12 majesty in the form of a Diablo SV. Among the Huracáns are a pair of very special versions, which approach the midengine V10 supercar recipe from two points: four-wheel-drive all-weather supremacy in the form of the Performante, or the ultimate old-school challenge in the form of the Evo RWD Coupé. Which would you choose?

Not all supercars are made in Italy,

H O N DA

FERRARI

M C C L A R E N 5 70 S

HONDA NSX

however, and the British contingent will kick off with a strong McLaren showing. There’s a chance to take in the car that sparked the firm’s re-entry into the supercar market, the MP4-12C, as well as the more recent 570S and 600LT. In the Aston Martin corner sit two examples of the DBS. The UK and Italy don’t have it all their own way here; the Honda NSX (NC1) and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT show that Japan and Germany can weigh in on the supercar battle, but from two vastly

different angles. The SLS AMG GT brings an almighty 563bhp naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 and gullwing doors, while the Honda demonstrates the innovative technological thinking that the supercar breed fosters, thanks to a 3.5-litre twinturbo boosted with hybrid electric power to provide 573bhp and 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds.

Finally, we have the Icon 917K, which brings the shock and awe of Porsche’s Le Mans-winning 917K race car to the road with a blueprinted 3.6-litre flat-six engine.

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C OAC H B U I LT & C O N C E P T S PRESENTED BY

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Coachbuilt & Concepts T H E S E U N I Q U E P ROJ E C T S C O N T I N U E T O C A P T I VAT E T H E AU TO M OT I V E WO R L D D EC A D E S A F T E R T H E Y F I R S T A P P E A R E D. E N J OY A R A R E C H A N C E TO S E E T H E S E M OTO R S H OW L EG E N D S U P C LO S E I N A R E L A X E D S E T T I N G

In modern parlance, it’s called FOMO – fear of missing out – but there is always a frisson of excitement about one-off concept cars, prototypes that never made it into production and unique customer commissions.

We have brought together a selection of some of the most beguiling designs on four wheels that have

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ever been rendered.

Our collection spans the decades, from a 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS styled by Zagato that was raced with great success in period by Joakim ‘Jo’ Bonnier, to the 1998 Jaguar XK180 concept, built to coincide with the iconic XK120’s 50th anniversary.

There are fascinating finds here, from the production ready to

the never even likely.

For example, take in the 1967 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow that Clark & Carter turned into the most elegant pick-up ever, or the Mercedes F200 Imagination, which previewed the future design direction of the Three-Pointed Star. Be sure to spend your time letting the details sink in – there is plenty to discover.

1996 Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination The F200 Imagination was Mercedes’ take on the future. Revealed at the 1996 Paris Motor Show, it had numerous control, design and comfort innovations – some of which could be found in later production models.

The electro-transparent roof would be seen on the Maybach 62, the butterfly doors would be used on the SLR McLaren and the

Active Body Control suspension system would eventually be introduced on the 1999 CL-Class.

The biggest innovation was the Sidesticks, which replaced the conventional steering wheel and pedals with a joystick set-up that could be toggled between the driver and passenger.

Just two examples of the car were built, and this is the only one that drives.

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2005 Bizzarrini Ghepardo The Ghepardo concept was revealed at the 2005 Geneva Auto Salon, with an all-aluminium body – a Bizzarrini calling card – and a shape inspired by the legendary 5300 GT. The historical connections didn’t end there, either...

The 5300 was famous for having its engine set so far back (for optimal weight distribution) that the spark plugs were accessed from inside the

1998 Jaguar XK180 Built to mark 50 years of the XK120, the XK180 caused a huge stir at the 1998 Paris Motor Show. It sat on a shortened XKR platform, and unusually for a concept it was entirely functional.

It was designed by

XJ220 stylist Keith Helfet as a modern interpretation of the D-type and E-type.

The aluminium body was crafted by Abbey Panels, which had provided the bodies for those 1950s cars as well as for the XJ13 and

XJ220. The supercharged XKR 4.0-litre V8 worked with a sequential gearbox.

Although enthusiastically received, only two cars were ever built: this example is owned by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust.

cabin. So the Ghepardo followed suit, with its Alpina-derived V8 sitting as far back as possible.

By the time the Ghepardo appeared at Villa d’Este in Italy it had evolved, with power coming from a Renaultderived GP2 engine capable of revving to 10,000rpm. It was said to be capable of 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds, with a top speed of 225mph.

Just 60 A6G 2000GTs were built, with most being bodied by Zagato, Pininfarina or Frua.

However, this particular example is one of 21 crafted by Turin-based Carrozzeria Allemano.

It left the factory in race specification, with a tuned six-cylinder twinspark DOHC engine with three 4DCO3 Weber carbs that produced 150bhp in standard

tune. It also had A6GCS brakes. With its original body, which is in full Lusso spec, it boasts the original interior and has been painted only once.

Bearing the chassis no.

2170, this car competed in the 2010 Mille Miglia, and is seen in Walter Bäumer’s famous book on the A6G 2000. In addition, it was road tested in a 1956 edition of Road & Track.

TO B Y A B B E Y

1956 Maserati A6G 2000GT

1974 Lotus Estralle In 1967 Colin Chapman wanted more luxury and space for the Elan, and so he launched the +2 with extra seats and interior space. Designer Ron Hickman also penned a shooting brake, but it was

never put into production.

However, one enthusiast wanted an estate, and so he enlisted Lotus specialist Paul Matty to transform a 1974 +2S 130/5 FHC into this unique Estralle. An aluminium Shapecraft roof

was bonded to the fibreglass body, and Pilkington made the glass.

Option 1 painted the car in Lotus Mediterranean Blue, and Magnolia Nappa hide and wool-cloth headlining finished it off.

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1982 BMW 635 CSi Observer Coupé The 635 CSi Observer Coupé was a collaboration between Coventry-based design agency MGA Developments, BMW UK and The Observer Magazine.

Its glass roof and rear panel slid into a new decklid with a depth of only 110mm, which meant that luggage space was unimpaired.

MGA redesigned 120 elements from the standard car, and made 150 bespoke

parts. A special bodykit and wheels were added, and while the cabin is largely the same, the door trims got fabric panels to match the carpet.

It appeared at the 1982 British Motor Show to great acclaim, and a production run of 50 was mooted. But in the end just this car was built. In 1990 MGA removed the moving roof mechanism, creating a hard-top.

1967 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Pick-Up The brief for this unusual conversion was simple: build the ultimate Goodwood Revival tow vehicle. The car’s owner, a prominent historic motor sport enthusiast, entrusted Essex-based Clark & Carter with transforming a 1967 Silver Shadow into an elegant pick-up.

In fact, the example the specialist was given had already been

1990 Ronart Lightning GT Built on the principles of quality and correctness – and V8 torque – the Peterborough-produced and built Ronart Lightning was intended to be a leading grand tourer. The body is all carbonfibre, and the spaceframe chassis and monocoque were designed in house, with bespoke suspension.

The engine and gearbox came from Ford’s Mustang SVT, and its 4.6-litre V8 provided 320bhp. A

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500bhp supercharged version was also offered.

The car was ahead of its time, featuring sat-nav and integral cooling fans in the leather Recaro seats, and it also had detachable carbonfibre roof panels.

Only six examples were built before production ceased, and this is one of just three that are thought still extant. The fifth car built, it was the Ronart demonstrator and specified by the company chairman.

converted, but to a rather lesser standard – so to attain the quality required the restorers virtually had to start all over again.

The result is befitting of the authentic car’s ethos, with hand-crafted detailing applied throughout. Fun flourishes included the ‘Pick-Up’ badging, created in a script mimicking what you would find on an original Silver Shadow.

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1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Zagato The 1900 was Alfa’s first production-line car, but while upper management heralded the cost savings, general manager Iginio Alessio feared for the future of Italy’s design houses and

stylists. He instructed the car to be made so that five coachbuilders could use the unitary frame as the basis for their creations.

Zagato created this example for Joakim ‘Jo’

Bonnier, who won with it at the 1955 Swedish Grand Prix, and took a class victory at the Karlskoga circuit a week later. Bonnier then sold the Alfa to Carl Lohmander, who competed

in it at Denmark’s Roskilde Ring before inviting Bonnier to drive it at Oulton Park’s 1955 International Trophy.

Again he took class victory.

Lohmander raced the car at several events, such

as the Avusrennen in Berlin, and it was featured in the December 1955 edition of Motor-Revy. The car has since remained in Sweden and Norway, continuing to compete at many events.

1969 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 Crayford the bonnet was the mighty 6.3-litre M100 V8 from the 600, which provided mighty performance for the era; its 6.5-second 0-62mph time was more usually seen in supercars.

This car is finished in Moss Green with a black vinyl-coloured roof over an Ivory leather-trimmed cabin. It rides on bodycoloured 14-inch wheels wearing Avon tyres.

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A right-hand-drive 300SEL 6.3 is already rare, with just 702 being built, but this is more unusual still. It’s one of a mere 12 W108 SELs converted to estate form

by Crayford, and the only car believed to still exist.

Built for ex-Connaught Formula 1 driver Kenneth McAlpine, it used the glass and panels from a Ford Granada Mk1 estate, plus a bespoke tailgate. Under

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We’ve brought together a selection of twowheeled stars from the most iconic and evocative motorcycle brand of all – Ducati.

The Italian company’s racers have always warmed the hearts of motor sport enthusiasts, while the road bikes have brought Latin passion to the street.

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of the rarest and most sought-after motorcycles, spanning 50 years of two-wheeled excellence.

We start with the 1970s sports machines that helped to forge the legend, before moving on to the superbikes – such as the 1199 Superleggera – that have elevated the brand to a household name, even among those who have never sat on a bike,

let alone ridden one.

The collection has been curated by Peter Bullard.

Four-time World Superbike Champion and Ducati ambassador Carl Fogarty will appear at the event, in association with Bikesure and Ace Cafe London. Fogarty will be chatting with Dave Vitty and Jason Plato from the Fuelling Around podcast on Wednesday June 29.

2014 1199 Superleggera The end of the road for Ducati’s long line of twin-cylinder superbikes was officially marked with a conventional final-edition model – but just before that, the manufacturer’s legendary factory in the Borgo Panigale-Reno district near Bologna, Italy, pulled out all the stops and produced two batches of super-exclusive Superlight twins.

A mere 500 numbered examples of each were

delivered worldwide – the 1199 model for 2014 and the 1299 version for 2015.

The first of these, as seen at the London Concours, produced 205bhp and weighed 155kg dry. Even fully fuelled and oiled it was still only 176kg. That low weight means the bike provides spectacular, supercar-rivalling performance, staying ahead of a McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder up to 180mph in an Autocar test.

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1973 750 Sport No sooner had the ‘sports-touring’ 750 GT hit the showroom floor, than Ducati announced the arrival of the café racer-styled 750 Sport.

Essentially a GT but with the addition of clip-on handlebars, rear-set foot pegs, a slim fuel tank and matching, motor sport-style single seat, it is considered to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing designs Ducati has ever produced.

A small but significant power boost over the GT, of around 10bhp, was provided by fitting bigger carburettors with no air filters along with some simple cylinder-head work. Light, nimble and comfortably able to keep up with contemporary traffic even on today’s hectic roads, the 750 Sport is in every sense among Ducati’s finest works.

The example on show is one of only 1625 made.

1974 750 Super Sport Inspired by the legendary Ducati Green Frame that Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari took to first and second place at the 1972 Imola 200, Ducati built 401 replicas in its race workshop. Made in 1974, these were the only ‘roundcase’ engines to be fitted with desmodromic heads.

This example first arrived in the UK via air freight in June ’74. At a heady £1650 it cost over 50 percent more than

Kawasaki’s mighty Z1. The first owner kept the bike for a couple of years, racing it lightly before selling it to a Surrey-based doctor.

At 18,000 miles it was pushed into the doctor’s shed with engine issues, and it languished there for more than two decades until Steve Wynn of Sports Motorcycles snared it. He rebuilt the engine and did a cosmetic restoration.

The current owner acquired the bike in 2010.

1980 900 MHR Legendary motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood was aged 38 when he came out of motor sport retirement to take on the Isle of Man TT in 1978.

Riding a modified and specially prepared 900 SS, he duly won the race – and the celebratory 900 Replica, or MHR as it became known, went on to be Ducati’s best-selling bike of the early 1980s.

This example was Peter Bullard’s second Ducati,

and his first bevel-drive model. A UK-supplied early 1980 example, it is well used and most recently made a 700-mile round trip to the Isle of Man Classic TT for the 40th anniversary of that legendary victory.

It’s also completed half a dozen laps of the Isle of Man Mountain Course – but at significantly lower speeds than Hailwood managed to get up to over The Mountain.

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1971 750 GT Sandcast

1975 900 Super Sport Desmo Ducati didn’t want to build this bike, seeing the brand’s future in the sports-touring category. However, a lukewarm response to the 860 GT, and demands for something more sporty, resulted in the 495 SS. Entirely hand-built, 246 were

900s and 249 were 750s, and essentially they have the same frame as the Green Frame SS. It represented the end of an era, leaving the factory with a right-foot gearchange (one up, four down), no indicators, no air filters, little in the way of

1975 750 Super Sport Desmo This is the partner motorcycle to the 900 SS model we have featured above, and it too was found by the current owner in partrestored condition in Germany.

Aside from the smaller engine displacement, the 750 SS featured different fairing livery to that sported by its big brother. Also – and perhaps strangely – the camshaft-bearing cap on this square-case cylinder head was carried over from the earlier round-case powerplant.

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‘silencing’ and the gorgeous glassfibre ‘Imola’ fuel tank – the only model to leave the factory thus equipped.

The owner found this bike in Germany in 2013 in part-restored form, and completed the work in the UK.

Fabio Taglione, ’Dr T’, had been charged by cash-strapped management to build a 750-class bike to compete with Moto Guzzi, Laverda and Japanese rivals, as well as to open up the US market. His answer was this, the first of the multi-cylinder Ducatis, of which only 400 sandcast models were built prior to mainstream production.

It was a relatively low-cost design in that he blended two bevel-drive singles onto a common crankcase in a 90-degree V – or L-Twin, as he preferred to call it. Although a cheap design it was complex, and the cost of repairs means that very few remain.

The sandcast powerplants were popular in racing thanks to their perceived extra toughness over the production units. This is engine no.97 and frame no. 185.

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1988 851 Kit Racer

Loosely modelled on Ducati’s GP6 Moto GP bike, this 1000cc four-cylinder monster was offered to select customers as a Moto GP bike for the road. Its 200bhp may have been 40-50bhp down on the actual racers, but at full throttle and close to its 14,000rpm red line, this lightweight projectile provides a glimpse of how it might feel to ride the race bikes of Sete Gibernau or Loris Capirossi.

It was the first production Ducati to use magnesium wheels, and had a race-only exhaust, slip-on muffler, plus fuel and ignition mapping in a race ECU. Just 1500 were built.

The fuel-injected, water-cooled, four-valve 851 represented a huge step forward for Ducati when it arrived in 1987. Designer Massimo Bordi took his successful two-valve, air-cooled Pantah engine and, with cylinderhead help from Cosworth, laid the foundation for Ducati superbikes for the next 30 years.

The Strada was deemed to be lacking in power and handling, so the Kit Racer took it to 120bhp. The 17-inch mag wheels, braced swinging arm and close-ratio ’box are among many features unique to the 207 built. The owner bought this unrestored example new.

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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia has loved cars all his life, and that passion has driven the entrepreneur to build not only a much-loved collection of automotive delights, but a household-name business that keeps the UK’s motorists moving.

He came to the UK as an Indian refugee from Uganda in 1972, and aged 18 set up a small motor-accessories store in London.

The UK’s massive growth in imported cars led to this business becoming a specialist parts supplier for German models, and was renamed Euro Car Parts. The company grew into one of the biggest spares suppliers in the country, with more than 100 branches.

Since Sukhpal sold the business to LKQ Corp, it has continued to expand and it’s now the

biggest car parts supplier in Europe.

Sukhpal’s passion has seen him amass the Ahluwalia family car collection, and forge a partnership with his friend Richard Butterfield of specialist restorer Hemmels in Cardiff. Cars are Sukhpal’s life, and he’s continually looking for quality rare models to restore from all over the world, from the US, Europe and even Australia. He is always looking for a challenge and enjoys using his collection as often as his busy life allows.

Two of his cars date from the beginning of his collecting days – a Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda and a Jaguar E-type 3.8 S1.

The latter was a total restoration project that took a few years, but Sukhpal says it was worth it: “It’s the best example I’ve

ever seen.” Along with the Pagoda, it holds a special place in his heart.

Another car that is dear to him is the Porsche 356 Speedster – it’s one of his favourites, and he loves the styling. He’s a big fan of German engineering, and the 356 reflects the success of Euro Car Parts and the importance of European cars to that.

Sukhpal also has a deep love for MercedesBenz, as demonstrated by a couple of cars from two wildly different ends of the ThreePointed Star’s repertoire. The 300S was a real passion project for him, requiring a complete restoration – he spent two years tracking down parts from across the world to bring the car back to life. Meanwhile, the Mercedes-McLaren SLR is a more recent

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while the 1960 Corvette represents a long-held love for this scintillating slice of American muscle. Sukhpal only recently added the Chevrolet to his collection after admiring these V8 machines for years, and when news of one for sale popped into his inbox earlier this year, he just had to have it.

However, it’s not just four-wheeled fun – Sukhpal fell in love with a Honda 90 motorcycle when visiting a friend. He was so infatuated with it that his acquaintance couldn’t let him leave without it, and gifted him the bike that very same day. Despite its relative modesty compared with his classic cars, Sukhpal still gets the same thrill from riding his Honda, especially in the summer.

He plans to continue building the family collection with his three sons over the coming years. Yet with his eye on his longplanned retirement to India, his common sense keeps telling him that it actually might be best to stop adding to his collection.

Usually, though, the love of cars ends up winning out. Ultimately, he has resigned himself to the fact that he’ll end up taking his favourite vehicles to India with him.

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purchase, after he spent a long time finding not only the right car, but the right parts for it, too. There’s also a chance to see Sukhpal’s 190SL, in which he likes to pick his friends up when they come to see him.

Away from German machinery, his Aston Martin DB5 is truly special. A huge fan of James Bond films, Sukhpal had to have a DB5 – and this one has been restored to concours standard. The car was acquired

by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan in 1986 for his personal use in Switzerland, and was restored prior to being exported. It is understood that the Aga Khan enjoyed the DB5 until February 1998, at which point it was sold to another Swiss resident, who kept it until it was acquired by a UK-based specialist in 2015. During an extensive restoration in 2016, specialist Pugsley & Lewis fully rebuilt the car’s engine and converted it to use unleaded fuel.

The final pair of models in the display at the London Concours approach sports cars from two very different angles. The Ferrari 365GTB/4 brings a taste of the Italian exotic, and is an original UK-market car,

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The 1990s were a golden era for Japanese cars, with the rally heroics of Mitsubishi and Subaru bolstered by the ability for millions to virtually race performance icons from the nation in the early iterations of Gran Turismo. This class celebrates the best of them, as well as those that came before and after. We’ve brought together some of the leading lights in Japanese automotive culture, not just from the 1980s through to the 2000s, but also from eras when Far Eastern cars were true outliers.

Some of the most beautiful, era-defining and fastest cars join this special line-up charting the journey from world-first to global powerhouse for just one brand: Mercedes-Benz. The Three-Pointed Star has long been associated with engineering integrity, and it sits at the vanguard of luxury automotive living. It has sought to innovate rather than titillate, with its most exceptionally beautiful and exclusive automobiles backed up with forward-thinking science.

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Fins and Chrome

Great British History

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Nothing does stop-and-stare styling like American cars of the 1950s and ’60s. Bedazzling with their extravagant chrome trim, kaleidoscopic colours and soaring fins, these rock ’n’ roll behemoths hark back to a romantic, optimistic post-war era of big-displacement cruising. Add in copious technical innovations, immense performance and an indulgent take on luxury, and these truly were the glory days of US motoring.

This Jubilee year has already seen the best of British with the Queen’s Platinum celebrations, so we’re marking the occasion with exceptional classics from Austin to Rolls-Royce. These were on the British motor industry’s front line when it came to advancing the car in the pre-war era, and shaped today’s global automotive industry. We celebrate the pioneers and innovators, as well as examples of how home-grown ingenuity brought sports car seduction and luxurious living to a wider audience.

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JUDGES AND JUDGING PROCESS

The London Concours panel

If you’re at the Concours on the Tuesday, you are likely to see the judges in action, clipboards in hand. Under Steering Committee chair Peter Read, the team consists of fellow committee members along with guest judges with expertise in certain classes.

Between them, they’ll select the class winners and an overall champion. Experts include historic race organisers Vanessa and Flavien Marçais, restorer

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Peter Read (chair of judges) Flavien Marçais Vanessa Marçais Simon Thornley Sarah Bradley Tom Hillary Tim Kearns

Charlie Ross Katie Forrest Amanda Stretton Ben Klemenzson Michael O’Sullivan Matt Allen Hidetomo Kimura Merlin McCormack Gary Ayles

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Awards Presentation (Main Stage) to comprise six classes, Classic & Sports Car Editor’s Award and Chairman’s Award

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Simon Thornley and motoring writer Sarah Bradley, working with guest judges such as TV’s Amanda Stretton and Gooding & Co auctioneer Charlie Ross.

The panel will assess each car for its history, condition and originality. Class winners will receive their own trophy at the prize-giving ceremony, while the overall winner will take home the London Concours trophy and a magnum of Veuve Clicquot.

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2021 WINNERS

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Last year’s London Concours was a runaway success, with 7500 visitors over three soldout days at the Honourable Artillery Company.

Best in Show went to a Lotus Eleven LM50, chassis no. 11-332.

This particular car was a Team Lotus Works entry that saw action at Rouen and Reims in 1957, driven by American Mac

Fraser, otherwise known as Herbert MacKay-Fraser.

Following Mac’s untimely death – he was the first Works Lotus driver to lose his life in competition – the Lotus was sold to Carroll Shelby Sports Cars.

It was raced in many US events

by Jim Hall, who would later set up Chaparral Cars.

The LM50 returned to the UK

in the 1970s, and was restored in 2006. Since then it’s competed in many Historic race events, and it won the Goodwood Revival’s Madgwick Cup in 2017.

Other 2021 class winners included the Maserati Ghibli in Italian Berlinettas, the Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé in Great Marques – Porsche and the Ferrari F40 in 200MPH.

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1963 Lancia Flaminia GT 2.5 3C Powered by Lancia’s world-first production V6 and clothed in aluminium deliciously styled by Carrozzeria Touring, the Flaminia GT is a rare slice of automotive exotica,

with just 847 made in total.

This particular example is one of 667 built with the 138bhp 2.5-litre triple-carb engine. The early logbook records the registration date as June 27, 1963 with

1960 Maserati 3500 Vignale Spider The 3500GT was a development of the A6G, Maserati’s first car. The brand used the cream of British engineering, with Girling brakes, Salisbury axle and Alford & Adler front suspension.

Power came from a 3.5-litre straight-six, which gave 140mph all-out. This particular car is one of just 244 Spiders built by Vignale on a shortened, 100in

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wheelbase. It’s among six pre-production cars, and was specified with a rare four-speed ZF gearbox and black paintwork.

It differs from the factory cars in several ways – most notably in the roofline, which is 2cm lower. The body is also narrower, the bonnet reaches up to the base of the windscreen, and the mirrors and lights are subtly different.

the number V33. The last entry is some ten years later, and during that time the Flaminia GT had eight owners, including the Earl of Chichester.

The paperwork picks

up the story in 1990, since which the Lancia has had four owners, with specialist Omicron tending to its needs. In 2009 the car was stripped down, and rot to the front subframe and

various body panels was addressed followed by a partial respray. In 2016 the new owner requested a full restoration to be carried out. The GT now resides in its new home in Ireland.

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1960 Fiat-Abarth 2200 Allemano Fiat to move upmarket, the car uses the 2100 saloon as its base, but its six-cylinder engine was uprated from 82bhp to 135bhp. This example was displayed at the 1960 London Motor Show on Anthony Crook’s

Bristol stand, and was sold to William Pigott-Brown, a baronet and amateur jockey.

It was later owned by Historics racer Roberto Giordanelli, before being restored by Formula 1 engineer Steve Smith.

The Dino Spider shared the same all-aluminium V6 engine as the Ferraribuilt Dino 206GT, in a bid to homologate the six-cylinder engine for racing. Where the 206GT’s engine was mid-mounted, in the Fiat it nestles up front.

The Dino was named after Enzo Ferrari’s son, and boasts styling from Pininfarina.

This 1967 example

is a very early Dino Spider with a rare aluminium dashboard.

It first came to the UK in 1976 and would stay with the same owner for more than four decades.

DTR Sports Cars fully restored the Fiat for its current owner, and with new Verde Mistral paint the car was returned to the road in 2021. It has clocked up nearly 5000km since then.

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You might associate Abarths with rip-snorting, tweaked Fiats threewheeling and bobbing in touring car racing, but the 2200 represents something far more refined.

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1967 Fiat Dino Spider

1969 Alfa Romeo Duetto 1750 Boat-Tail Spider Based on the 105-series chassis that underpinned the Giulia and GT Junior, the Spider’s sporting verve wasn’t just skin deep. Named Duetto after an Alfa-sponsored competition, the car would be Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina’s final design.

It would stay in production until 1994, although the 1750

Boat-Tail you see before you is the most desired.

A mere 600 right-handdrive cars such as this were ever made, and this example first called South Africa home.

In 2018 it came to the UK via Ireland. At this point it was fully restored in its current Blue Celeste with dark blue trim colour scheme.

1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider Again designed by Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina, the Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider was a sophisticated car for its era. It blended all-round independent suspension with four-wheel inboard hydraulic drum brakes.

Its 2.5-litre engine produces 118bhp, but the car weighs a mere 1050kg. As a result, the Aurelia Spider was a useful competition car, contesting the Mille Miglia in 1956.

This is one of 59 models

built in right-hand drive, and it has undergone a series of restoration works by marque specialist Thornley Kelham, including a new exhaust and a rebuild of the transaxle, suspension and braking system.

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1962 Ferrari 250GT California SWB 1965 Ferrari 275GTS Produced for only two years, the 275GTS was launched at the 1964 Paris Salon. It blended sharp Pininfarina styling with a wet-sumped 260bhp 3.3-litre Colombo V12, and featured independent

rear suspension, as well.

It marked a change in focus for road-going Ferraris, with comfort and torque prioritised over outright power and ultimate motor sport performance.

Just 200 examples are

believed to have been built, and this particular example has been in longterm family ownership. It’s been enjoyed thoroughly over the years, with spirited use on competitive rallies and continental tours.

The 250GT California may have been aimed at the boulevards of its eponymous locale, but it was designed for keen drivers. To improve handling still further, Ferrari chopped 200mm from the wheelbase.

Its beautiful Scaglietticrafted body covered a lighter chassis and 276bhp version of the

3.0-litre Colombo V12.

To ensure this supreme grand tourer stopped as keenly as it accelerated, it was fitted with the same disc brakes as its 250GT Berlinetta SWB cousin, and wore 185VR 15 Pirelli Cinturato tyres.

It’s believed that a mere 56 examples of the California SWB were ever built.

1975 Fiat 124 Spider The 124 Spider was one of the longest-lasting sports cars ever made, a tribute to the delicately pretty shape drawn by Pininfarina’s Tom Tjaarda.

Much of the running gear was carried over from the 124 coupé and sedan, but the Spider had a shorter wheelbase.

Its engine was Aurelio Lampredi’s four-cylinder twin-cam, which began in 1.4-litre form and grew

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to 2.0. The Spider won the 1972 European Rally Championship. Fiat would build it from the car’s 1966 launch until 1981, when production switched to Pininfarina for the final four years.

This example’s first, New Jersey-based owner kept it for 44 years before selling it to a buyer in the UK. It is an original ‘survivor’ and remains factory correct from new.

1972 Ferrari 365GTS/4 Daytona Spider The 365GTB/4 Daytona was a triumph for Ferrari, and helped refine the template for Maranello’s big-league front-engined V12 cars that persists to this day.

Its 4.4-litre V12 produces 352bhp, which means it

can hit 174mph. A legend – but you’re looking at something even more exclusive here. It’s the 68th of 121 official GTS Daytona Spiders ever built.

This particular car’s first home was Los Angeles. It

would stay in California until 1991, having been repainted in its current Gunmetal Grey metallic. More recently it’s formed part of a Maranellothemed collection, and its Ferrari Classiche certification is in process.

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2021 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren by MSO The forging together of McLaren and MercedesBenz’s engineers created something unique for the time – true supercar performance with a GT car’s exemplary manners.

The heart of the SLR is its supercharged 5.4-litre V8, which produces 617bhp and 575lb ft. Just 2157 cars were made, but this is one of 25 SLR McLaren by MSO models built.

1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary This model was the ultimate expression of the Countach, all pumped-up aggression and eyeball-crushing velocity. By 1990 the car had a 5.2-litre V12 with 449bhp at 7000rpm and 369lb ft at 5200rpm. It took 4.5 seconds to hit 0-62mph and went on to 185mph.

This example was one of 67 RHD cars built, ordered by a life-long Lamborghini devotee to match his 1975

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LP400 Periscopio finished in Arancio Miura orange.

Lamborghini didn’t offer that colour in 1990, but such was the owner’s desire to colour-match the pair, he – encouraged by test driver Valentino Balboni – convinced the factory to provide it as a one-off, making the car unique. The current keeper bought and recommissioned it in 2021.

The McLaren Special Operations edition includes carbonfibre aero front and rear bumpers to produce higher downforce, new wings, a larger spoiler and bonnet vents as well as

mechanical upgrades such as a new ceramic exhaust system, uprated suspension shocks and dampers, an uprated steering rack and a larger cooling radiator.

It also has a smoothed

front bonnet, full visual centre carbonfibre bumper, bonnet and roof sections plus many other visual carbonfibre additions.

Inside there’s new leather and Alcantara trim, too.

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1999 Ferrari F50 Formula 1 engines in road cars are the in thing right now, thanks to the new AMG hypercar, but Ferrari got there first 27 years ago with the thunderous F50.

The beating heart of this supercar is a 4.7-litre naturally aspirated V12 developed from the 3.5 used in the Scuderia’s 1990 641 F1 car. The engine produces 512bhp at a sky-high 8000rpm, while a meaty 347lb ft thuds in at 6500rpm.

The F50 has a carbonfibre tub, which means that despite its 12 cylinders it’s a relatively light 1230kg. The 60mph benchmark flicks by in 3.8 seconds, 100mph in 8.5 seconds and the car goes on to a claimed 202mph.

Only 349 were built, of which 302 were finished in Rosso Corsa. This example has covered a mere 12,000 miles and still has its roof box flight case and full luggage kit.

2015 Porsche 918 The Porsche 918 was a stunning vision of the future, way back in 2010.

Its naturally aspirated 4.6litre V8 developed 599bhp, which was supplemented by two electric motors that provided an extra 282bhp for a combined output of 875bhp and 944lb ft of torque.

It could hit 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds, and 124mph less than five seconds later, before maxing out at 214mph. Just 918 examples were ever built, and some were offered with the

Weissach Package, which boasted magnesium wheels, an extended rear diffuser, lashings of exterior carbonfibre and an Alcantara-trimmed interior.

We have two 918s for you to savour, both of them in exceptionally rare colours – Speed Yellow and Paint To Sample (PTS) blue. The latter is one of only six UK PTS cars, and is finished in McLaren Cerulean Blue to match the first owner’s P1. It also features Weissach wheels and Acid Green details.

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2012 Koenigsegg Agera S with 124mph flicking by five seconds later. All-out you would be doing 250mph, helped by a lightweight part-aluminium, part-carbonfibre honeycomb structure.

This 2012 Agera has an upgraded ’box for reliability and performance. It also features upgraded headlights, a carbon interior, One:1 rear-view mirrors in green carbon and hollow carbonfibre Aircore wheels.

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When Koenigsegg was thinking of names for its new hypercar, it settled on Agera – the Swedish verb meaning ‘to act’. There’s certainly plenty of theatre about the model, thanks to a twin-turbo 5.0-litre V8.

The S, of which this car was one of five, was built between 2012 and 2014 for markets without E85 biofuel. It produced 1030bhp and 738lb ft. This meant it could rocket from 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds,

2004 Ferrari Enzo Named after Enzo Ferrari, this car was a technological tour de force when it was launched in 2002. Much of the technology behind it was drawn directly from Ferrari’s F1 campaigns, utilising a composite body and a carbonfibre and aluminium honeycomb sandwich chassis. Its all-new 6.0-litre V12 produced 660bhp.

This car was originally supplied by Ferrari UK, and ordered in Rosso Corsa

2020 Ferrari 488 Pista Following in a heralded line of lightened, faster and more track-oriented mid-engined Berlinettas, the 488 Pista broke new ground. Its 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine produced 710bhp at 8000rpm and 568lb ft at 3000rpm, which provided performance that could warp eyeballs.

The 0-62mph sprint was despatched in a scant 2.85 seconds, with 124mph appearing less than five

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seconds later. The Ferrari’s maximum recorded speed was a huge 225mph.

Its design was influenced by the racing versions of the model, and featured huge ducts in the front splitter that directed air over the bonnet to aid downforce. Overall the car created 20 percent more downforce than a 488GTB, and was 91kg lighter. This example has been signed

by Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel.

DS322 with Nero hide. At an early seat fitting, the order was amended to a Rosso interior. The Enzo was delivered to its first owner in 2004. He kept the car until 2011, at which point HR Owen sold it to its next owner, who then kept the Ferrari until 2021.

The car retains all of its original equipment, handbooks, factory luggage, car cover and keys, and has covered only 13,000km from new.

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2022 McLaren 765LT MSO 001 The 765LT built upon strong foundations of the 720S, with its twin-turbo V8 now pumping out 755bhp and 590lb ft of torque thanks to the use of a highercapacity fuel pump, forged aluminium pistons and a

Senna-sourced three-layer cylinder-head gasket.

It weighed 80kg less than the 720S, and could hit 0-62mph in 2.8 seconds, with 124mph coming 4.2 seconds later. Top speed was 205mph. This example

is one of only 55 UK cars, and was a custom build by McLaren Special Operations on chassis no. 1.

It took eight months to design and six months to build, having been ordered in March 2018.

In 2016 the Blue Oval wanted to do something special to celebrate 50 years since the GT40 won the Le Mans 24 Hours for Ford in 1966.

The result was the GT Mk2. Two years later came the GT Carbon Series, which bridged the gap between the standard GT and the Competition Series cars.

Just 50 were built, and all were finished

to each customer’s specific tastes. Extensive use of carbonfibre, along with a titanium exhaust and wheel nuts plus a polycarbonate hatch shaved 18kg from the weight of a standard GT. Its mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 engine produced a stonking 660bhp, while Brembo calipers and carbonceramic discs took care of stopping power.

1992 Jaguar XJ220 Jaguar’s XJ220 was created by passionate engineers and designers in their spare time, with one intention only: to build the fastest car in the world. They achieved their aim.

Powered by a twinturbo 3.5-litre V6, its 542bhp helped push this elegant Keith Helfet design to a world-record 217.1mph top speed.

This particular example

is one of only 69 righthand-drive models built, and one of only four produced in Monza Red with a Biscuit leather interior. It’s had just one registered keeper and has covered fewer than 2000 miles.

It has recently been treated to a £5000 brake upgrade courtesy of Don Law Racing, which has looked after the car for the past ten years.

1992 Ferrari F40 Any car conceived to mark Ferrari’s 40th anniversary had to be special, and the F40 was certainly that. Its 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 had 471bhp at 7000rpm and 426lb ft at 4000rpm.

The performance was

breathtaking, with 0-60mph a memory after 4.2 seconds and 100mph arriving 4.1 seconds later. Its claimed 201mph top speed made it the world’s fastest production car at the time.

This car has a catalytic

converter and nonadjustable suspension, and is finished in Rosso Corsa with a Stoffa Vigogna (red cloth) interior. The current owner acquired the F40 in 2021, and it’s covered 4000km since new.

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1984 Mazda RX-7 benefitted from having all-round disc brakes.

Built in 1984, this Series 3 has done fewer than 200 miles from new. Series 3s featured several detail improvements over previous cars, such as an upgraded dashboard as well as stiffer springs and dampers.

This car joined the Mazda UK Heritage Fleet in May 2017. Having spent all its life in storage, it’s one of the finest RX-7s in the UK.

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The RX-7 firmly established Mazda as a sports car maker.

Launched in 1978, it won huge acclaim as a road car and was a great success on the race track, including winning the Spa 24 Hours in 1981 with Tom Walkinshaw and Pierre Dieudonné at the wheel.

Powered by a 1146cc 12A twin-rotor engine that produced 115bhp, it could hit 0-62mph in 8.4 seconds and max out at 125mph.

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1995 Honda NSX-R While the NSX was designed to be as usable as any other Honda, its engineers believed the car had more to give from its precision-honed chassis.

The result was the Japanonly NSX-R, which was put on a crash diet that saw its sound deadening, air-con, spare tyre, audio system and more ripped out, and lightweight material used; in all, it weighed 120kg less than a standard NSX. Due to the Japanese

2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec II The final Skyline to wear the hallowed GT-R badge was a very special one – the R34. Its predecessors had pushed the performance envelope and given the European automotive aristocracy a bloody nose on track – be it in the real world or via Gran Turismo.

The Skyline has become a cult, one based on the strength and tuneability of its twin-turbo 2.6-litre

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engine. Nissan refined the R34 recipe over the car’s three-year run, building increasingly rare and more hardcore versions.

This V-Spec II has stiffer suspension, larger rear discs and a carbonfibre bonnet.

The owner imported it 18 years ago after his first, a silver model, was stolen.

Once lightly modified, the car was returned to factory spec five years ago.

brands’ ‘gentleman’s agreement’ at the time, officially it is no more powerful than the original NSX, but anecdotal evidence points to many more horses than 276bhp.

Stiffer suspension and tweaks to the final-drive ratio, plus a blueprinted engine, made this the ultimate track-honed NSX. A renowned collector imported this car to the UK, and it is well pampered yet regularly driven.

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1969 Mazda Cosmo 110S The Cosmo was the first production Mazda to use a Wankel rotary engine, while its styling was inspired by European GTs. To prove this technical innovation’s reliability, it was entered into an 84-hour endurance

with the more powerful 128bhp 0813 engine. This added an extra 5mph to the top speed.

Only 1176 models of all types were built, and this one forms part of Mazda UK’s Heritage Fleet.

– bored out to 2.2 litres and enhanced with custom fuel rails, lightweight forged pistons and a larger IHI VF23 roller-bearing turbo. Although officially it put out no more than the standard Impreza, it actually delivered an extra 70bhp, pegging it at around 350bhp. Just 426 22Bs were made, with only 16 officially coming to the UK.

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Only a Lancia Fulvia and two Porsche 911s beat it.

Just 343 Series 1 Cosmos were built with the 0810 982cc engine, which produced 110bhp. The Series 2 arrived in 1968,

This ultra-rare Impreza took the best parts of Subaru’s road-going rally car and brought it all together in one special package – the 22B. It used the same two-door coupé bodystyle as the rally cars, and aped their swollen wheelarches to accommodate a wider track (40mm up front and 80mm at the back).

The big change, however, was the engine

2012 Lexus LFA The LFA was the first Lexus supercar, and it made a grand entrance to this hallowed arena.

Its 4.8-litre V10 produces 553bhp at a vertiginous 8700rpm, with 354lb ft of torque peaking at a lofty 6800rpm; all-out, you’ll be doing 202mph.

The LFA’s chassis was designed in-house, with a carbonfibre-reinforced polymer monocoque from which hang

aluminium front and rear subframes. Only 500 were built, and this one is number 262. The only miles on the odometer were those covered in testing with Lexus.

Step inside the white leather-clad interior and you’ll notice the plastic wrapping covering the seats, sun visors and infotainment system.

It’s as close to a new LFA as you’ll ever see.

2001 Mitsubishi Evo 6 Tommi Mäkinen Edition To celebrate Tommi Mäkinen’s dominating performances in the World Rally Championship, which saw him take four consecutive titles between 1996 and 1999, Mitsubishi added his name to one of

the most honed road-going rally cars ever produced.

It was treated to a larger intercooler, quickerspooling turb0, lowered ride height and a front upper strut brace, too. Just 250 were built for the UK

out of 2500 worldwide, and only 50 had the Special Colouring Pack to replicate Tommi’s winning rally car.

This example, number 36 of that 50, has just come out of a six-year nut-andbolt restoration.

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1995 Toyota Supra TT MkIV

1971 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG Designed to fight the MGB GT and its European ilk, the stylish 240Z had a 128bhp six-cylinder. It was called the Fairlady at home, and this car is a Japan-only ZG. Released in October 1971 to homologate the 240Z

for Group 4 racing, it has wider arches, acrylic light covers and wing mirrors.

The better aerodynamics allowed a 130mph top speed – 5mph more than the normal 240Z. Just 500 were said to be built, but

the figure is believed to be closer to 900 or 1000.

This relatively unrestored Grand Prix Maroon car is described as a preserved example fitted with many original and rare factory competition components.

The Supra had a long gestation period – its engineers, shocked by the competency of rival Nissan’s 300ZX, ditched their nearly finished fighter to come up with something even better.

The result was the Supra MkIV, a hyper-GT powered by a legendary twin-turbo straight-six engine that’s reached such levels of infamy it can be referred to by

model name: 2JZ-GTE. Although known for its strength – it can handle power in advance of 1000bhp – this particular example has the standard 326bhp, which is good for a 160mph top speed.

It’s a rare and soughtafter manual example (many were produced with automatic ’boxes) and it has covered a mere 19,000 miles.

1967 Toyota 2000GT The 2000GT was designed to act as a halo model for Toyota’s range, and with Yamaha’s help it turned out to be one of the 1960s most memorable GT cars.

Its 2.0- or 2.3-litre straight-six, with between 138bhp and 148bhp on tap, was matched with a standard limited-slip differential and all-round disc brakes – both firsts for the Japanese auto

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industry. It was also the first Japanese car with rack-and-pinion steering.

Its top speed was a heady 135mph, and just 351 cars were built in total; this is one is chassis no. MF10-10129.

Originally sold in Mozambique, it went to Portugal in 1976 before appearing on eBay in 2007 with 42,000km on the clock. It was fully restored in 2012.

1991 Mazda MX-5 Le Mans To celebrate its 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours victory, Mazda launched an MX-5 Le Mans special. Wearing the winning 787B’s livery, it had a Brodie Brittain Racing turbo. Just 22 were built, with power boosted from 115bhp to

150bhp and torque from 100lb ft to 154lb ft. This cut 0-60mph to 6.8 seconds.

This car was purchased with 600 miles on the clock in February 1992. The owner did 219,000 miles by 2014, at which point the car failed

its MoT due to corrosion.

It then remained off the road until 2016, when it was renovated by a new owner. The restorer acquired the car in early 2021, and added the MX5 to its heritage collection.

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing With the American sports car scene booming in the early 1950s, US MercedesBenz importer Max Hoffman saw an opportunity for a toned-down GP car for affluent customers. The

result was the 300SL Gullwing, powered by a 3.0-litre straight-six with 240bhp – good for a 9.3-second 0-60mph sprint and 146mph top speed, making it the world’s fastest

1962 Mercedes 220SE Cabriolet Although the W111 220SE Cabriolet and Coupé shared many of their underpinnings with the saloon variant, Paul Bracq’s styling flourishes elevate the two-door models to entirely new heights.

It could be argued that although the 300SL models were the halo cars, it’s these more readily available production models that did more to promote the ThreePointed Star’s brand

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fundamentals on a more regular basis. After all, you were more likely to see one of these on the road, even if they remained relatively rare.

The 220SE used a 2.2litre six-cylinder engine that produced 120bhp.

The example on display was originally delivered to the UK, and was specified with a manual gearbox, which is rarely seen. It was restored by John Haynes around ten years ago.

production car at the time.

The 300SL had a tubular frame designed by head engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut, and which weighed 82kg.

The body was largely steel, although the bonnet,

bootlid, dash, sills and door skins were aluminium. A fully alloy-bodied version, which was 130kg lighter, was made available for racing – just 29 were built.

This particular example

has been painstakingly restored by marque experts. Finished in Schwarz over a Crema interior, it boasts fitted luggage and still has its original belly pans.

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1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 LWB car – the 6.3-litre M100, which produced 247bhp.

To keep its upper-echelon clientele comfortable, the 600 rode on adjustable air suspension that maintained exemplary comfort whatever the road surface.

The model seen here is one of 273 right-handdrive cars made. Its boot opens at the touch of a button, while cabin air is generated from a fan in the boot to ensure silence in the cabin.

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This all needed a hefty engine, and the maker crafted one solely for the

1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 The W111 already blazed a trail with innovative front and rear crumple zones and patented retractable seatbelts, but looking at the stunning coachwork, this model is really all about sheer elegance.

Built between 1969 and 1971, the 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet was the very top-of-the-range model, featuring a 200bhp 3.5litre V8 that could whisk its well heeled owners to around 130mph. It

featured a lower, wider grille compared with its forebears.

This particular car is an even rarer version of the breed, though. Not only is it one of only 245 righthand-drive 280SE 3.5 Coupés ever produced, it’s possibly the only preproduction right-hand-drive model in the world. The engine and axle numbers all carry the V designation, which stands for 'versuch': German for 'experiment'.

2005 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class DTM Mika Häkkinen When Mika Häkkinen left Formula 1 racing, he couldn’t resist turning his hand to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM), the German Touring Car Championship. He took third at the second event of the season at the Lausitzring, but the best was yet to come.

After just three races he piloted this car to victory

at Spa-Francorchamps after taking pole position.

He would finish the season in fifth place.

The car itself is truly special, as it's powered by a 4.0-litre 90-degree V8 that produces a restricted 475bhp. It boasts a carbonfibre propshaft, triple-disc carbon clutch and carbon brakes, but it does without traction control or ABS.

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1996 Mercedes-Benz SL70 AMG boosted output to 489bhp, with 531lb ft at 3900rpm.

It was produced for just two years, and 150 are believed to have been built.

This one was a Germanmarket car, and it had only one owner before the current custodian.

It’s fitted with a rarely seen blue stitch to match the blue speedometer designed specifically for the SL70 by AMG.

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While AMG is today fully ensconced within Mercedes-Benz, it was originally a tuner that operated independently of the mothership. Its creations were amped-up, more powerful versions of (mainly) Mercedes-Benzes.

The example on show used an R129 SL600 as its base, but Affalterbach’s engineers increased the M120 V12 to 7.1 litres, which

2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series The AMG GT may have been touted as the followup to the SLS, but it was designed to take on the Porsche 911 and Aston Martin Vantage. The latest addition to the extreme AMG Black range elevates the car to hardcore track-hero status.

Power comes from a 4.0litre twin-turbo V8 with 720bhp and 590lb ft of torque, and a flat-plane

crankshaft rather than the standard car's cross-plane one. The suspension is bespoke to the Black Series, with a carbonfibre anti-roll bar for the front axle and an iron one for the rear.

Carbonfibre is used for most of the body, and a huge rear wing produces 400kg-plus of downforce at 155mph. The car hits 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds and cracks on to 202mph.

With sales of the 300SL Gullwing starting to slide, Mercedes-Benz showed a Roadster version at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show.

It was far more than just a roof-chopping exercise – not only were the sills lowered to improve access, but it also had more room for luggage.

More critically, it had the low-pivot axle that Uhlenhaut wanted for the

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Coupé but got voted down on by Mercedes board members.

This car was sold new to Milan, and stayed with its first owner until 1994.

Kienle Automobiltechnik restored it for its second keeper in 1995. During this, a number of upgrades were installed, including a diaphragm-spring clutch, adjustable throttle body and additional fans.

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1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM To celebrate winning the 2003 running of the German Touring Car Championship, the DTM, Mercedes-Benz teamed up with AMG to create something truly special.

At the heart of the

CLK55 AMG DTM is a supercharged 5.4-litre V8, complete with a single overhead camshaft and three valves per cylinder.

This produces 574bhp at 7000rpm along with 590lb ft of torque at

3500rpm, all of which is delivered to the road via a 5G-Tronic automatic transmission. All-out, you would be doing 200mph.

A mere 100 coupés and 80 cabriolets were built for European markets alone.

The Paul Bracq-penned W113 SL was a real crowd-puller when it was unveiled at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show. The Pagoda (so-named for its removable hard-top, which was said to have the visual feel of a Far Eastern temple) was as much about safety as it was about glamour.

Although there were

230 and 250 versions, this particular example sports the later and more refined 2.8-litre straight-six, which elevated the car into a wonderful grand tourer.

It was first delivered to a Mary Peel in January 1969 by Woking Motors.

It’s now on only its third owner, and is presented in original condition.

1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL The 190SL was designed to bring a taste of the 300SL’s glamour to a wider public. Foregoing the latter's costly build techniques, the 190SL used a shortened W121 saloon platform and a 1.9litre four-cylinder derived from the 300SL's six.

You could have a soft-top or a removable hard-top, and early cars could be ordered with a Perspex windscreen,

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aluminium doors and leather bucket seats for motor sport use This US-market 190SL was restored in around 2016 before coming to the UK in 2017. Extra refurbishment work was then carried out by the experts at Kent's Wainwright & Son, who brought the car up to the current impressive condition. The odometer indicates 32,140 miles.

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS This SLS was designed to take over where the McLaren SLR left off, and its door arrangement pays tribute to that of the glorious 300SL Gullwing.

Powered by a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 motor

pumping out 563bhp, it was faster around the track than its McLaren-produced forebear. This example is finished in Daytona Blue Metallic, which was a launch colour. Inside, the upholstery is finished in

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The owner bought the car in 2014 as a daily driver, but it now gets used for European trips where it can stretch its legs. It was even driven to the AMG factory for a GT 'box upgrade.

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1931 Bentley Blower The Bentley Blower was a development of the 41/2 Litre, which won at Le Mans in 1928. Faced with intense overseas competition, racer Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin asked Amherst Villiers to

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produce a Roots-type supercharger for the 41/2.

WO Bentley disagreed with supercharging, however, and refused to let the engine be adapted for the supercharger, so the

unit was placed at the end of the crankshaft, in front of the radiator.

This example originally had an unusual body for a Blower, which are usually two-seaters. The Service

Record described it as a close-coupled saloon; a more accurate description is the then-fashionable drophead coupé.

In the 1990s it was rebuilt as a copy of the

short-chassis Birkin team cars HB3403 and HR3976, with the wheelbase now at 9ft 9½in and wearing a new Birkin-style body. A genuine spare team supercharger was also fitted.

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1934 Invicta S Type built up to 1934 – almost all of which are still extant.

All had a 4.5-litre straightsix matched to a fourspeed box, which gave a top speed of 100mph.

The S Type proved its mettle in competition, winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1931, and finishing second a year later with Donald Healey behind the wheel. Sadly production wouldn’t last, with sales ceasing in 1935. This S Type is chassis no. S 165.

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Invicta conceived its S Type sports car to bring Rolls-Royce quality, reliability and refinement to the brand, but with the performance and handling brio of Bentley.

The model was launched at the 1930 London Motor Show with a hugely expensive price of £1500, which equates to £1.75m today. The average house price at the time was about £200. Just 77 of these ‘supercars’ were

1938 Jaguar SS100 As the transition model between the Swallow Sidecar Company and Jaguar as a manufacturer, and marking the first use of the Leaper on the bonnet, the SS100 holds a special place in history.

Powered by a 2.6-litre straight-six, it offered vibrant performance at an attainable price.

This 3.5-litre example is chassis no. 39029, and it was sold through Jaguar main agent Henlys in

London on February 1, 1938. It first called Australia its home, and while Down Under it competed in hillclimbing in the hands of Peter Moss before passing to well known Australian race/rally driver Keith Thallon, who competed in it in the Australian Grand Prix at Leyburn in 1949.

Subsequently the car passed through more owners to Greg Berkman in 1961. It finally returned to the UK in 2018.

1928 Austin Seven Swallow shape. The new model exhibited luxury-car style but an affordable price. Its immense popularity forced Lyons to move his factory to Coventry, where the story of Jaguar was to begin in 1945.

This Swallow is one of only three preserved from the Blackpool production, and has been in the ownership of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust since the 1980s. It was restored in the mid-1990s.

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The British-designed Seven conquered not only its home market, replacing many economy cars and cycle-cars, but also the world, with many versions made under licence.

The Swallow version came about via the Swallow Sidecar Company, owned by William Lyons.

He saw the potential in a rebodied Seven, and commissioned Cyril Holland to sketch the Swallow’s distinctive

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1937 Lagonda LG45 Rapide Lagonda’s LG45 Rapide was born in a tough time for the marque, with financial woes never far away. Under new ownership from 1935, the firm attracted WO Bentley as well as various noted

designers and engineers.

The result was the LG45 Rapide, which produced 130bhp from its 4.5-litre straight-six engine, making it what Lagonda claimed was the fastest production

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Sports Torpedo Tourer The most famous RollsRoyce of all, the Silver Ghost arrived in 1906, with a wide range of bodystyles cloaking the supremely refined mechanicals. From 1910 it was fitted with a silken 7.4-litre straight-six, producing 50bhp.

This Ghost was built in 1914 as a rare Sports Torpedo Tourer. It was supplied new to one of the Cecil family, of Burghley

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House in Stamford, UK. In 1918 it was exported to the US by its owner, who had emigrated there during World War One. It was rebodied in the mid-1920s as an Oxford Tourer, and was repatriated in the early 2000s, when it was fitted with a toolroom copy of the original Barker Sports Torpedo body. It has since travelled far and wide – even to India.

car in the world at the time.

Just 25 were built, and this one was first delivered to S Baker in London in 1937. Later owners included Dr Hurst, who invented the damp-proof course system

used in housing. The car was restored in the 1980s and spent some time in the US, but it returned to the UK within the past decade.

It has since been revitalised with the combined efforts

of Moto Technique, Bishopgray, O’Rourke Coachtrimmers and Thornley Kelham. It has since competed in the Flying Scotsman rally, as well as toured Europe.

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1938 Alvis 4.3 Short-Chassis Tourer suspension and a fourspeed, all-synchro box, plus Luvax hydraulic dampers and servo brakes. It was one of the fastest road cars of its day, yet cheaper than similarly quick competition.

This particular example

was constructed on a short chassis and bodied as a Sports four-seater by Vanden Plas. After various prestigious owners it was purchased by the Royal Automobile Club in 1994, which has cared for it since.

The six-cylinder Vauxhall Hurlingham was the manufacturer’s take on the Art Deco spirit of the 1920s, and featured a centre body line that ran from the Speedbird mascot right through to the cropped boat-tail.

Scuttle-mounted vents, twin windscreens and a flip-up ‘mother-inlaw’ dicky seat complete a fascinating design by the Grosvenor Carriage

Company. Fewer than 50 examples are believed to have been built in this style. To date only 19 cars are known to exist worldwide.

This example of the Hurlingham is one of just five believed to still be in the UK. Wearing the registration number 844 YUR, it spent most of its life in South Africa before returning to Great Britain in 2013.

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Alvis was known for its advanced engineering, and the 1936 4.3 Litre kept that reputation going. Based on the previous year’s Speed 25, it used a 137bhp OHV engine on triple carbs, and had independent front

1929 Vauxhall Hurlingham

1935 SS1 Airline Saloon The SS1 offered extravagant looks for a palatable price, and was available in fixed-head coupé, tourer, sports saloon and drophead coupé form. It was not intended as a performance car, with up to 20bhp available.

The Airline coupé was styled to get the most out of the six-cylinder engine, with a smooth, air-spearing design that

reflected the Art Deco fashion of the time. Only 624 were produced, and this one was originally delivered in March 1935 to Captain S Clough by Glovers of Harrogate.

The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust recently recommissioned it for the Swallow Sidecar Company’s centenary, marking 100 years since the inception of the Jaguar forerunner.

1932 Wolseley Hornet Wolseley was among the first British auto makers, but by 1927 it was under the control of the Morris Company. The 1930 Hornet had a 1.3-litre straight-six and was based on the Minor, itself a Wolseley design.

Special bodies were soon being applied to Hornet chassis, and Swallow offered a boat-tailed twoseater and a four-seater.

This is one of the latter, and was found by Gavin Head in a poor state. He

commenced a restoration, which the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust took over in 2003. The Hornet and the later specials were the first sports models William Lyons’ Swallow constructed, and were his first six-cylinders.

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1960 Chrysler 300F Chrysler’s 300-series ‘letter cars’ blended luxury with performance, and are said to have established the muscle car movement – one that saw huge V8s fitted in two-door, four-seater

sports coupes designed for high-performance driving.

This particular 300F boasts 375bhp from its 413ci V8, with huge ‘cross ram’ intakes to boost power lower down the rev range,

1956 Packard Caribbean The Caribbean is considered to be one of the last ‘real’ Packards before the era of badgeengineered Studebakers of 1957. Only 276 Caribbean convertibles were built, with professionals and creative types in their sights.

The 374ci V8 was teamed with an electric pushbutton auto trans. Aimed squarely at luxury rivals from Cadillac, Lincoln and

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Imperial, it had amenities such as self-levelling torsion-bar suspension and power operation on much of the interior.

Visual tweaks for 1956 included an updated grille to match that of its Patrician stablemate, exaggerated headlight brows and reversible seat cushions. An original California car, this example has been fully restored.

and it has a push-button auto gearbox. Inside are sixway power leather bucket seats that ‘swing away’ for easy entry, and a full-length centre console. The body uses Chrysler’s lightweight

unibody construction.

The 300F was ordered new from Manhattan Chrysler by a Donald J Baker, and is one of what is believed to be only 78 survivors from the original

248 convertibles built. It is the sole triple-black model in existence, and it came to the UK in 2011 after spending time in Monterey, California. It’s covered just 77,000 miles from new.

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1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1958 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – wanting to understand what it would have been like to have driven a brandnew Cadillac out of the showroom in ’58 – set about doing an extensive nut-and-bolt restoration that necessitated removing

the body from the chassis to get it just right. This was a huge undertaking.

He had many highs and lows on the way, but after five years of effort the Sedan de Ville was finally returned to the road in 2021.

locks, windows, six-way seats and more. Air suspension gave the ultimate smooth ride.

This car is one of 500 believed extant from 1320 built. It has bucket seats and Eldorado-only Persian Sand metallic paint. Once part of Chicago’s Tony Siciliano Collection, it came to the UK via Berlin.

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This 1958 Cadillac fourdoor pillarless sedan was first delivered in New York.

The buyer specified a rare Tri-Power V8, which is still with the car today.

The current owner bought it in 2011, and

Perhaps the ultimate expression of the finsand-chrome craze, the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz has become an icon of Detroit’s glory years.

Power came from a 345bhp 390ci V8 with triple carburettors. That was matched to a fourspeed Hydra-Matic auto, and power everything: brakes, steering, door

1958 Mercury Park Lane The Park Lane convertible was aimed directly at Mercury’s core audience – the top of the American middle class. It boasted power steering, brakes and soft-top, and – as with this example – could also have power windows and driver’s Memory Seat. Even this car’s trunk is power operated and the radio is self seeking.

Power is from a 430ci V8, the largest engine

in a passenger car since World War Two. It’s believed that only between six and eight 1958 Mercury Park Lane convertibles still survive of the 853 built. This car’s current owner, the Homan Family Collection, had pursued an example of the model for over 37 years. It was restored in Quebec and spent some time in France before coming to the UK.

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air The Bel Air was Chevrolet’s top-of-the-range offering in 1957, and it went on to become one of the most recognisable US classics ever, appearing many times in films, on TV and even in songs. Powered by a 283ci

V8 and Power Glide auto, this particular pillarless Sports Coupe also boasts power steering and brakes, as befits its luxury status.

The car was bought by the current owner in Salem, Oregon in 2008, while he

was living and working in the US. After importing the Chevrolet to the UK in 2009, he set about restoring it to its original factory condition. The stunning black paint sets off its full chrome trim.

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We organise coffee mornings, group drive-outs, supercar lunches, dealer visits, discounts on services and much more besides. https://thedriversunion.com

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More than Champagne, Veuve Clicquot is an attitude that sparkles with joie de vivre, embodied by the House’s signature sunburst-yellow colour. Madame Clicquot, the audaciously innovative woman known as la grande dame of Champagne, took the reins of the House in 1805 and adopted “only one quality, the finest” as her motto. www.veuveclicquot.com

S P EC IALIST SHOWCASE ALPINE M A J O R M A N U FA C T U R E R Alpine, founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé , became legendary when the A110 ‘Berlinette’ won the 1971 and 1973 Monte Carlo Rally. Today, Alpine is back with the new A110, a car faithful to the marque’s timeless principles of lightness, compactness and agility, with one promise: driving pleasure. The Alpine brand is steeped in motor sport heritage, which is fully embraced in the modern era – with representations across Formula 1, World Endurance and Rally Competitions. www.alpinecars.com/en

AMARI LIFESTYLE ENHANCED SPECIALIST DEALER Amari is a family-run business, having operated for over 40 years and established itself as one of the country’s leading independent classic and supercar dealers. At any one time, Amari has in stock more than 75 models, from the latest, most desirable super- and hypercars to 1950s and ’60s classics. www.amarisupercars.com

ARGENT TIMELESS ENHANCED SPECIALIST DEALER We offer storage solutions for cars and bikes at our discreet and secure bespoke-built Essex facility.

Additional services include in-house car detailing, maintenance and nationwide enclosed car transportation. Exclusive agent for ALTAIREGO Italian tyre cushions. Our new lifestyle store at 36 Savile Row hosts a collection of automotive models, products and attire for the discerning driver. www.argenttimeless.com

BIZZARRINI M A J O R M A N U FA C T U R E R Bizzarrini is one of the most storied names in Italian automotive history. Engineer Giotto Bizzarrini is credited with many iconic automotive creations, including a Le Mans class-winner in 1965.

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