London, 8 June, 2016

The organisers and steering committee of the Concours of Elegance held a preview of the upcoming event to be held at Windsor Castle between 02 – 04 September, at the host Coworth Park Hotel, on Thursday 02 June, to announce the list of entrants and peripheral attractions for visitors. The sixty cars chosen for the concours embrace an eclectic array of automobile history, ranging from the dawn of the horseless carriage with an 1895 Benz Velo “Comfortable”, to the 2016 Alfa Romeo Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder presented at the Geneva Salon this year. Within the number there are also some rare offerings, including the first Royal car, bought by King Edward VII, a 1900 Daimler 6hp, presented by Her Majesty The Queen.

This year marks the fifth edition of the concours, which started at Windsor Castle in 2012, before touring the Royal Palace’s at St James’s, Hampton Court and Holyrood House, now returning to Windsor Castle as part of a celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday. There will be a special display of cars from the first British Grand Prix in 1926, the year of Her Majesty’s birth, including a Delage 155B and Talbot 700, together with a British car from each decade of her lifetime, representing British engineering excellence, like the Bentley from the ‘20s, the Rolls Royce Phantom from the ‘30s, the groundbreaking Mini from the ‘60s and the amazing McLaren F1 from the ‘90s, to name but a few. There will also be a special Aston Martin gathering on the Saturday, with an example of every model produced in a parade and then on display.
There will also be more than 800 cars on display in the free-to-view area along Windsor Castle’s Long Walk, courtesy of some of the UK’s leading car clubs. These include owners’ clubs from AC, Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar, Ferrari and Lamborghini and many others, who will provide spectacular displays of many rare cars for all to enjoy. Within the pay-to-enter section there will be further displays in the Specialist Showcase area, where some of the best known names in the British classic car world will have a variety of cars on offer, along with many lifestyle offerings.

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List of Cars as of 2 June 2016
1895 Benz Velo ‘Comfortable’
1898 Panhard-Levassor Two-Seater 8hp ‘Paris-Amsterdam Racing Car’
1900 Daimler 6hp HM The Queen
1908 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Roi des Belges
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shapiro-Schebera Skiff
1924 Hispano-Suiza ‘Rabassada’
1924 Aston-Martin Tourer
1928 Mercedes-Benz 630 Saoutchik Sedanca de Ville
1928 Bentley 41/2 litre Team Car ‘YW 5758’
1929 Mercedes-Benz SS 27/140/200 PS Tourer ex-Sultan of Johor
1929 Bentley 41/2 litre Short Chassis Vanden Plas Open Sports Tourer
1929 Bentley Speed Six Saoutchik Drophead Coupé
1929 Isotta-Fraschini Cesare Sala Sedanca de Ville
1930 Bentley Speed-Six Vanden Plas Tourer ‘Old Number 2’
1931 Alfa Romeo 8c 2300 Zagato Spyder Chassis No. 52
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Corsica Tourer 'UL 7'
1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Viotti Coupé
1932 Frazer-Nash TT Replica
1933 Jaguar SS I Coupé—2015 RAC Trophy Winner
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A
1933 Alfa Romeo 1750 GS 6C Figoni Coupé
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting 2 Door Sports Coupé
1934 Audi Front UW 225 Erdmann & Rossi Cabriolet
1934 Packard Twelve Dietrich Stationary Coupé
1935 Hispano-Suiza K6 Brandone Cabriolet
1935 Aston Martin Ulster Competition Sports Mark II ‘CMC 614’
1936 Bugatti Type 57S Corsica Roadster
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Thrupp & Maberly Four-Seater Sports Tourer
1937 Adler Rennlimousine Competition Coupé
1937 Bugatti Type 57S Corsica Cabriolet
1938 Hispano-Suiza H6C Dubonnet Xenia
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupé
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Saoutchik Grand Sport Cabriolet
1949 Aston Martin DB2 Prototype ‘UMC 272’
1952 Porsche 356 America Roadster
1952 Jaguar XK120 Ghia Supersonic
1952 Cunningham C3 Vignale Coupé
1952 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupé
1953 Fiat 8V Rapi Berlinetta
1953 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupé
1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner ‘Fastback’ Sports Saloon
1954 Jaguar D Type
1955 Ferrari 375 America Pinin Farina Coupé Speciale ex-Gianni Agnelli
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Pininfarina Coupé
1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Pinin Farina Coupé Speciale s/n 0407GT
1956 Maserati Tipo 200s Barchetta s/n 2408
1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Series I Cabriolet
1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione
1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder RHD
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO ex-Graham Hill s/n 3729GT
1962 Facel Vega HK 2
1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight ex-Roy Salvadori
1964 Ferrari 500 Superfast
1966 Radford Mini de Ville GT George Harrison’s Mini
1972 Lamborghini Countach LP400 ‘Periscopio’
1972 Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4 LM #16425 ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider Valeo
1987 Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione
1988 Peugeot Oxia Prototype
2012 Aston Martin V12 Zagato
2016 Alfa Romeo Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder

Keith Bluemel
06/2016