The Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace brings together a selection of 60 of the rarest cars from around the world – many of which will never have been seen before in the UK.

Winner of the 1920s award was this Bamford & Martin A3. Aston Martin A3, which is commonly referred to as A3, is the oldest-surviving Aston Martin. The third of five prototypes built, A3 was first registered as AM 270 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, in 1921. A3 saw extensive use for both personal and competitive use with none other than Lionel Martin behind the wheel. (Pic credit: @timscott)

Thank you to our official event comperes @peter.wallman and Richard Charlesworth, both oracles of automotive and enormously entertaining across all three days of the event. From the handover of the Best in Show to the charming chaos of the Junior Concours, they elevated the live stage into a genuinely enrapturing experience. We look forward to welcoming them back to London Concours next June. (Pic credit: Patrick White)

@alangesoehne hosted a Connoisseur Conversation between Wilhelm Schmid, Anthony de Haas and Richard Hammond at Concours of Elegance earlier this month. They talk about the details of a car combined with precision matchmaking. Watch the insightful conversation between experts from the link in our story. #alangesoehne #passionforclassics #mechanics #finewatchmaking

The rarest of all Ferrari F50s were the Nero Daytona (black) and Argento Nurburgring (silver) examples, of which there were just four apiece. This particular F50 is one of the latter, and is also equipped with a straight-pipe Tubi sports exhaust, winning the post-1980s award at Hampton Court Palace earlier this month. (Pic credit: @timscott)

Winner of the pre-1915 award - Rolls-Royce 40/50 'AX201'. Chassis 60551 was the 12th 40/50 off the line, and it was destined to be a company demonstrator. Registered as AX 201, it was given a Roi-des-Belges body by Barker, and finished in aluminium paint. At a time when most cars were as noisy as they were unreliable, the model’s distinctive looks and relative serenity in motion lent it the Silver Ghost name. (Pic credit: @timscott)

Winner of the 1960s award, this Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is an original 1960s car, and was delivered new to the Hon. Eddie Portman with the registration plate ED 151. In 1962 it competed at the BARC Members’ race meeting at Goodwood, taking fifth place. The current owner purchased the car in 1991, and over the past three years Sporting & Historic Car Engineers have performed a ground-up restoration. (Pic credit: @timscott)

The car you see here, chassis no. 800977, was bodied by Chapron and won the 1940s prize at Concours of Elegance 2021. It is one of three similar coupés designed by Carlo Delaisse, although a photograph of another example shows it with a divided windscreen. This car is believed to be unique in having the Delahaye name badge on a wand halfway up the radiator grill rather than on the bonnet itself. (Pic credit: @timscott)

This Ferrari 166 Inter Cabriolet Farina won the 1950s prize at this year’s event. This particular car was built in September 1950 and went on display at the Paris Motor Show a month later, before heading to the Brussels and Geneva expos in 1951. It was sold to Switzerland, firstly under the stewardship of Baron Emmanuel ‘Toulo’ De Graffenried, and then to Boninchi, a jewellery company also in Switzerland. (Pic credit: @timscott)

Winner of the 1970s award at this year’s Concours of Elegance was the Porsche 917K. Chassis 031 here got off to a winning start with Brian Redman at Imola in 1970, and was then shared by Jo Siffert and Redman at Zeltweg in October. In 1971 Siffert shared driving duties with Derek Bell at Sebring and finished fifth. The car was then driven to second place at Le Mans by Richard Attwood and Herbert Müller – the best result by a Gulf-Porsche at Le Mans. (Pic credit: @timscott)

Reminiscing about last weekend. (Pic credit: @timscott)

The worthy winner of the inaugural 30UNDER30 class was this magnificent Vauxhall 30/98 owned by Piers Trevelyan. This award shone a light on the next generation of motoring enthusiasts, with all owners under the age of 30, and none encapsulated that better than Piers, who undertook much of the restoration of this car himself. (Pic credit: @timscott)

As the worthy winner of the Concours of Elegance 2021 ‘Best in Show’, the owner of the Voisin C-27 Aérosport received the all-new Pegasus sculpture trophy, created by renowned wildlife sculptor and artist, Robert Rattray, in meticulous detail over the course of six months. (Pic credit: @timscott)

📸 A selection of the best pics from across the weekend from our official event photographer @timscott.

Bentley Le Mans Sports making its way into Hampton Court Palace during the Grand Arrival. A slightly more sedate pace than its Brooklands 500 Miles-winning run with Jack Barclay and Frank Clement behind the wheel in 1929 📷: @timscott

The most memorable Concours of Elegance to-date comes to an end. Thank you to all our guests, partners and the owners who joined us across the weekend. We look forward to welcoming you back next year between 2-4 September. (Pic credit: Patrick White)

Congratulations to our Best of Show, a very worthy winner. The timelessly beautiful Voisin C27 Aérosport, an Art Deco masterpiece lovingly restored by extremely fastidious custodians (📷: @charlieb.photography)

And that’s a wrap for Concours of Elegance 2021, capped off nicely by our 30UNDER30 Concours winners. See you next year… 📷: @timscott

This 1979 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine was built as a demonstrator to royal specifications and was in fact used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her trip to Sweden in 1983. (Pic Credit: @charlieb.photography)

Iconic colours. (Pic credit: @amyshorephotography)

The Ferrari Enzo meeting the crowd. One of only two examples finished in Grigio Alloy. (Pic credit: @charlieb.photography)

A true trailblazer, the Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B was the first proper single-seater racing car. Powered by a supercharged V8 and weighing a mere 680kg, it was immediately successful, with Tazio Nuvolari scoring a victory in its first event halfway through 1932. Money troubles at Alfa Romeo the following season meant that the P3s simply weren’t raced until significant arm-twisting from a certain Enzo Ferrari released the cars to his Scuderia. This model, chassis 50007, was ordered direct by Scuderia Ferrari in ’32. (Pic credit: @timscott)

The most significant Rolls-Royce ever built, this very car gave birth to the now legendary ‘best car in the world’ moniker, as well as the nickname ‘Silver Ghost’. (Pic credit: @charlieb.photography)

The Car Club Award was won by this Maserati 3500GT which features a hand-crafted body in aluminium, with power from a 3500cc straight-six, twin-spark engine developing 220bhp. It's a multiple winner of International Maserati concours meetings. (Pic credit: @charlieb.photography)

Saturday saw the arrival of some of the nation's top car clubs with some of their members' best automotive examples, supplementing the spectacular collection at the heart of Hampton Court Palace throughout the weekend. The overall Royal Automobile Club Trophy, sponsored by Classic and Sports Car, was awarded to a highly original Fiat Dino. The wonderful two-seater sports car will now form part of the Main Concours line-up in 2022. (Pic credit: @charlieb.photography)