The classes for the Salon Prive 2015 Concours d’Elegance have just been announced. Pencilled in to be held on Thursday the 3rd of September, this year’s Concours is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory and GTspirit will be there as the official digital media partner of Salon Prive 2015.
In total, there will be ten classes this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event. The classes are as follows; Celebrating 90 Years of the Alfa Romeo 6C, Pre-war Luxury & Touring, Gentlemen GT Drivers – To the Track & Back, Competition Cars, Post-war Rare Coachwork, Wind in your Hair, Pininfarina & The Prancing Horse, Fixed Head Coupes from the 50s and 60s and Exceptional Motorcycles.
A selection of well-known judges will judge each of the individual classes. They include 5 time 24 Hour of Le Mans winner Derek Bell, Keith Bluemel, Henry Cole, the vice president of Pininfarina Fabio Filippini, Rolls-Royce’s director of design Giles Taylor and the chairman of the Royal Automobile Club, Tom Purves. Nine other judges will also be present and help in giving out the selection of awards.
Discussing the event, Salon Prive Concours chairman Andrew Bagley said “The Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elégance is renowned around the world for its impressive line-up of classics each year. Last year’s winners continue to set a high standard and I’m confident that our far-reaching range of classes will entice many enthusiasts. We’re also very proud of our panel of judges who are some of the most knowledgeable and experienced automotive professionals out there.”
Some of the impressive cars already signed up to compete this year include a Bentley Speed Six, Ferrari 250 Tour de France, Jaguar E-Type and a 1938 Lagonda Rapide Drophead Coupe.
Visit the official Salon Prive website for more information.
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Salon Privé is proud to announce this year’s Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elégance classes, which promises to attract rare and priceless entries from around the world.
Held on Thursday 3rd September, the Concours is a sociable, glamour-packed occasion where collectors, enthusiasts and friends meet to indulge their automotive passion.
The ten classes, signifying the 10th anniversary of Salon Privé, incorporate the best of the classic car – and motorcycle – world, and range from ‘Pre-war Luxury & Touring’ to ‘Pininfarina & The Prancing Horse’.
Chaired by Derek Bell, MBE and 5 times Le Mans winner and British GP racing driver, the line-up of experienced renowned judges includes Fabio Filippini, Vice President Design at Pininfarina, Giles Taylor, Rolls-Royce Director of Design and for the first time, Bill Warner, Founder and Chairman of the renowned Amelia Island Concours d’Elégance.
The 2014 Best of Show was awarded to the 1954 D-Type OKV 1, owned by Peter Neumark. Hugely significant in Jaguar circles, this iconic vehicle was raced at Le Mans in 1954 by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. Meanwhile, The People’s Choice Award was won by the 1953 Delahaye 235 MS Coupé by Chapron.
“The Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elégance is renowned around the world for its impressive line-up of classics each year,” commented Salon Privé Concours Chairman, Andrew Bagley.
“Last year’s winners continue to set a high standard and I’m confident that our far-reaching range of classes will entice many enthusiasts. We’re also very proud of our panel of judges who are some of the most knowledgeable and experienced automotive professionals out there.”
Already enlisted to participate in this year’s prestigious event is the Bentley Speed Six (Old Number Three) which will partake in the ‘Competition Cars’ class. Built in 1930, it was one of the last two cars produced on the Speed Six production line and commissioned for the Bentley Racing Team, and was raced by Sammy Davies and Clive Dunfee at both the Double Twelve at Brooklands and the 24-hour race at Le Mans.
In the ‘Gentlemen GT Drivers – To the Track & Back’ class, an exquisite Ferrari 250 Tour De France, produced in 1958, is entered, delivered new and raced by Garage Francorchamps. The seventh of 18 ‘3’ Louvre Tour De Frances, it features the most desirable Covered Headlight style. Among its notable successes, the 250 TDF finished second in the GT class at the Nurburgring 1000km in 1983.
A beautiful Jaguar E-Type, famously owned from new by Diana Ross is one of the stunning entries in ‘Wind in your Hair’. The Opalescent Golden Sand-coloured model from 1967 has been carefully restored over the last two years, and retains its original colour and trim combination, having been found in the USA complete with the original invoice to Diana Ross.
Meanwhile, the ‘Pre-War Luxury & Touring’ class features a 1938 Lagonda Rapide Drophead Coupé presented by Lord Bamford. One of only a dozen produced, Lagonda delivered chassis 14068 V12 Rapide in October 1938 to Alfred J McAlpine who owned it until 1955. While being repaired after an accident in 1941, it was fitted with the four carburettor set as used by the V12 Team cars at Le Mans in 1939. Today the car is beautifully presented having benefitted from restoration to both mechanicals and coachwork.
The full list of classes is as follows:
Celebrating 90 Years of the Alfa Romeo 6C
Pre-war Luxury & Touring
Gentlemen GT Drivers – To the Track & Back
Competition Cars
Post-war Rare Coachwork
Wind in your Hair
Pininfarina & The Prancing Horse
Fixed Head Coupés from the 50s and 60s
Exceptional Motorcycles:
Class 1: 1900 – 1939 | Class 2: 1940 – 1974
The 2015 jury thus far comprises of:
Derek Bell MBE (Chief Judge: Non-Voting) – 5 Times Le Mans Winner & British GP Racing Driver
Keith Bluemel – Ferrari Historian
Henry Cole – Motorbike Presenter & CEO Gladstone Motorcycles
Fabio Filippini – Vice President Design Pininfarina
Philip Kantor – International Director of Business Development and Head of European Motorcars, Bonhams
Joanne Marshall – Head of EMEA Communications and PR – Ferrari SpA
Adolfo Orsi – President of Historica Selecta
Steve Parrish – Motorsport TV Commentator
Christian Philippsen – Automobile Consultant and organiser of the Louis Vuitton Classic Car Awards
Tom Purves – Chairman, Royal Automobile Club
Patrick Rollet – President of FIVA
Jeff Smith MBE – Former World Champion Motocross Racer
Giles Taylor – Rolls-Royce Director of Design
Mick Walsh – Editor in Chief, Classic and Sports Car Magazine
Bill Warner – Founder & Chairman, Amelia Island Concours d’Elégance
Tickets are now on sale at www. salonpriveconcours.com
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