- Organisers anticipate most sensational event to date with 75 exquisite cars and motorcycles on display
- Highlights include an immaculate 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico – one of eighteen Series 2 Coupe examples
- Blenheim Palace Gates open Thursday 1st September.
- Blenheim Palace ends 3st September 2016
Salon Privé is delighted to announce what many believe to be its best concours show field ever. As the UK’s premier professionally-judged classic car competition, Salon Privé attracts both entrants and enthusiasts from around the world; and with so many incredible entries, expectations are high for a fabulous event, which opens on Thursday 1st September at Blenheim Palace.
One of the standout entries in this year’s event is a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico. Originally designed and built for their most important customers, the Superamerica was powered by a short-block V12 with a chassis derived from the latest racing engineering.
This particular car was originally shown on the Pininfarina stand at the 1962 Turin Automobile show. Later that year, it was sold new to one of Enzo Ferrari’s best customers, keen American racing driver Erwin Goldschmidt, and finished to his personal specification, which included a leather bolster between the front seats for his children and a grab handle for his wife.
Also specially commissioned were two pieces of fitted luggage for the rear parcel shelf, competition-style covered headlights and extractor vents in the lower rear fenders. This beautiful example will compete alongside other exceptional Ferraris such as the 250 Europa Short Chassis Prototype, 250 GT Series II Pininfarina Cabriolet, 275 GTB/4 and the 365 GTB/4 Daytona in the Great V12 Ferraris category.
Lamborghini is particularly well represented at this year’s Concours d’Élégance with a tribute to the world’s first true supercar, the Bertone-designed Miura. On display at Salon Privé is a collection of eight sensational models entered from Italy, the US, Switzerland and of course, the UK. In the line-up are S and SV models as well as the one-off factory-built Roadster previously announced.
Elsewhere on the show field are a mixture of famous marques – some sporting, some luxury but all fabulously engineered and designed – some perhaps more flamboyantly than others. Standout examples include a Voisin C3 Strasbourg and C6 Laboratoire which date back to 1922 and 1923 respectively, as well as the Hispano Suiza H6B Coupe de Ville by Kellner of Paris and the Alfa Romeo RL Normale by Farre – both built in 1924. AC, Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Ford, Iso, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Rolls-Royce are all shown in true finery as is the 1954 Maserati A6 GCS Berlinetta by Pininfarina, which won this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este.
Salon Privé Managing Director & Concours Chairman, Andrew Bagley said: “We’re close to the culmination of yet another year’s work enticing some of the rarest and most valuable classic cars out of hiding and onto the beautiful South Lawn of Blenheim Palace. Being enthusiasts ourselves, my brother, David and I cannot wait to welcome them as they arrive.”
CHUBB INSURANCE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE 2016 ENTRY LIST
CLASS A – EXCEPTIONAL MOTORCYCLES 1900 – 1939
| 1 | Matchless-Vickers 8B2/M Russian Military Motorcycle Combination | 1917 |
| 2 | McEvoy Vee Twin | 1926 |
| 3 | Indian Four 401 | 1931 |
| 4 | Brough Superior SS100 | 1932 |
| 5 | Norton Model 50 | 1936 |
| 6 | Moto Guzzi 500S | 1936 |
| 7 | BSA Gold Star | 1938 |
CLASS B – EXCEPTIONAL MOTORCYCLES 1940 – 1975: COMPETITION
| 8 | Matchless G80C | 1947 |
| 9 | Matchless G45 | 1953 |
| 10 | BSA 500 MX GP Titanium | 1966 |
| 11 | Tri-Metisse GP-Winning | 1966 |
| 12 | Norton Commando Race Replica | 1971 |
CLASS C – EXCEPTIONAL MOTORCYCLES 1940 – 1975: HIGHWAY
| 13 | Vincent Black Knight | 1955 |
| 14 | Norton International | 1955 |
| 15 | Velocette Venom | 1958 |
| 16 | BSA Lightning | 1965 |
| 17 | Honda CB750 | 1969 |
| 18 | Kawasaki Z1 | 1973 |
| 19 | Kawasaki S3 666 | 1973 |
| 20 | Suzuki GT750 | 1975 |
CLASS D – PRE-WAR COACHWORK
| 21 | Voisin C3 Strasbourg | 1922 |
| 22 | Voisin C6 Laboratoire | 1923 |
| 23 | Hispano Suiza H6B Coupe de Ville | 1924 |
| 24 | Alfa Romeo RL Normale | 1924 |
| 25 | Aston Martin Le Mans Short Chassis | 1933 |
| 26 | Bentley Streamliner | 1934 |
| 27 | Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental | 1934 |
CLASS E – RACING IMPROVES THE BREED
| 28 | Maserati A6 GCS Berlinetta | 1954 |
| 29 | AC Ace | 1955 |
| 30 | Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa | 1956 |
| 31 | Abarth Record Monza Prototipo | 1957 |
| 32 | Ford GT40 MK3 | 1968 |
CLASS F – THE GREAT V12 FERRARIS
| 33 | Ferrari 250 Europa Short Chassis Prototype | 1953 |
| 34 | Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Series II Cabriolet | 1960 |
| 35 | Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Series II Coupe | 1960 |
| 36 | Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico | 1962 |
| 37 | Ferrari 275 GTB/4 | 1966 |
| 38 | Ferrari 330 GTC | 1968 |
| 39 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 1971 |
CLASS G – PORSCHE RACING PEDIGREE
| 40 | Porsche 356 | 1963 |
| 41 | Porsche 911 | 1969 |
| 42 | Porsche 2.7RS Touring | 1973 |
| 43 | Porsche 911 3.0RS | 1974 |
| 44 | Porsche 924 Carrera GTP | 1980 |
CLASS H – EUROPEAN GRAND TOURERS
| 45 | Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII | 1956 |
| 46 | Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe Gullwing | 1957 |
| 47 | Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage | 1962 |
| 48 | Ferrari 275 GTB | 1965 |
| 49 | Iso Grifo | 1966 |
| 50 | Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 | 1969 |
| 51 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 1971 |
| 52 | Dino 246 GT | 1972 |
CLASS I – GONE WITH THE WIND
| 53 | Bentley S1 Continental Drophead Coupé | 1956 |
| 54 | Jaguar XKSS | 1957 |
| 55 | BMW 507 | 1957 |
| 56 | Bentley S2 Drophead Coupé | 1961 |
| 57 | Alfa Romeo 101 Guilia Spider | 1964 |
| 58 | Ferrari 275 GTS | 1964 |
| 59 | Aston Martin DB6 Short Chassis Volante | 1966 |
| 60 | AC Shelby Cobra 427 CSX | 1966 |
| 61 | Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider | 1971 |
CLASS J – DREAM MACHINES
| 62 | Lamborghini Countach LP 400 Periscopio | 1973 |
| 63 | De Tomaso Pantera GTS Targa | 1977 |
| 64 | Ferrari 512 BBi | 1984 |
| 65 | Ferrari 288 GTO | 1985 |
| 66 | Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV | 1987 |
| 67 | Ferrari F40 | 1992 |
CLASS K – 50 YEARS OF THE LAMBORGHINI MIURA
| 68 | Lamborghini Miura P400 | 1970 |
| 69 | Lamborghini Miura P400 S | 1970 |
| 70 | Lamborghini Miura P400 SV | 1971 |
| 71 | Lamborghini Miura P400 SV | 1971 |
| 72 | Lamborghini Miura P400 SV | 1972 |
| 73 | Lamborghini Miura P400 SV | 1972 |
| 74 | Lamborghini Miura P400 SV | 1972 |
| 75 | Lamborghini Miura P400 Roadster | 1968 |
Tickets for Salon Privé 2016 are on sale: www.salonpriveconcours.com
About Salon Privé:
Now in its 11th year, Salon Privé is firmly established as the UK’s most prestigious Luxury Supercar Show & Concours d’Élégance. It returns to the opulent grounds of Blenheim Palace for the second year running in 2016 from Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd September. The three-day event incorporates the Chubb Insurance Concours d’Élégance, Boodles Ladies’ Day and The Salon Privé Supercar Show, also showcasing The Pirelli Prestige & Performance Competition, the EFG Art and Memorabilia Fair and The Salon Privé Sale. Salon Privé takes pride and place amongst the leading automotive shows of the world, including the U.S’ Pebble Beach and Italy’s Villa d’Este.