Car list confirmed for Windsor 2016
Sixty of the world’s rarest cars will gather in the exclusive Quadrangle at Windsor Castle this September – the full list of which has just been revealed by the Concours of Elegance’s Steering Committee of motoring experts. A 1900 Daimler 6hp owned by Her Majesty The Queen represents one of the earliest cars in attendance, first bought by King Edward VII as the first Royal motorcar.
A car like no other is the 1938 Hispano Suiza Dubonnet Xenia, an art-deco masterpiece designed by Jacques Saoutchik complete with unusual parallel sliding doors and an aviation-themed interior. From 1958 is another coachbuilt rarity, the Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Series I Cabriolet – one of just 40 built.
Sometimes the stories behind the cars are what makes them great, including the 1966 Mini Radford Mini de Ville GT in the Concours. Bought by Beatle, George Harrison, the car was painted with a psychedelic livery for the film Magical Mystery Tour. Also in the Main Concours is a 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider Valeo – the only factory-built convertible Testarossa in existence. It was especially built for Gianni Agnelli when he took over Fiat S.p.A in the ‘80s.
The Concours of Elegance traditionally tells the story of the automobile from start to finish, and the very latest car in this year’s Main Concours is the one-of-seven Touring Supeleggera Disco Volante Spyder. Based on the rare Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, the Disco Volante is hand-crafted from aluminium and carbon fibre.
The full list is as follows:
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
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 300SC Pininfarina Coupé
1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Pinin Farina Coupé Speciale #0407GT
1956 Maserati Tipo 200s Barchetta #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 250GT SWB California Spyder RHD
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO ex-Graham Hill
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