Concours of Elegance Reveals Full Car List for 2024; Show Kicks-Off This Friday at Hampton Court Palace
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is delighted to reveal the full car list for its 2023 automotive extravaganza. The 13th edition of the show, Europe’s premier concours d’elegance event – will assemble an exquisite array of the world’s rarest and most significant motor cars at Hampton Court Palace in west London, UK from this Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September.
2024’s show will feature 60 of the world’s most exquisite automobiles, all sourced from leading private collections. Many of the cars on show will never have been seen in public before. The full sweep of automotive history will be represented, early automotive pioneers to 1930s art deco masterpieces, 1950s sportscar racing heroes, bespoke prototypes of the 60s and 70s, to the rarest hypercars of more recent years. Here are just a few cars to look out for.
2016 Pagani Zonda Oliver Evolution Hermès Edition
The Zonda Oliver that will be on show was created as a one-off model, a machine that highlights Pagani’s uniquely bespoke approach to making hypercars. It is an evolved version of the iconic Zonda hypercar, evolved to create the ultimate example of the breed. The glorious, naturally aspirated Mercedes-AMG V12 engine, which is the heart of the car, was enlarged from the standard model’s 7.2 litres to 7.4 litres, increasing power to 750bhp.
The aerodynamics were also specially developed to prioritise performance, while the suspension setup was optimised by the Canadian motorsport experts Multimatic, who developed special dampers for the car. Multimatic also independently re-examined the suspension alignment, including camber and toe, making adjustments for improved on-track performance. The icing on the cake for the car: a bespoke interior created in association with Hermès.
1995 McLaren F1
An example of true hypercar royalty, the inimitable McLaren F1. Designed and built without compromise, the McLaren F1 was designed to replicate the Woking based firm’s racing dominance on the road. It was so far ahead of its time when launched in the early 1990s that engineering highlights still feature on today’s McLarens. It was the world’s fastest naturally aspirated production car when launched – and more than 30 years later, it still is.
The McLaren F1 that will be on display at Hampton Court, chassis #040, was delivered to its first owner in the UK in April 1995. It is a very unusual specification, it was the first of just five cars fitted with the high door mirrors, and was also specified with high-intensity gas discharge headlights, which were specified on only 12 cars. In April 2001 it was sold to the current owner and over the first three years he drove an amazing 20,000 miles, enjoying the car fully as McLaren had intended, driving it frequently, almost daily. This F1 has been over much of western Europe and the owner has driven more miles in an F1 than almost anyone else.
2000 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
TVR has never been a stranger to wild looks or outrageous power output claims, but the 1996 Birmingham Motor Show launch of Project 7/12 was far beyond what the Blackpool-based manufacturer had ever conjured before. Designed to take the fight to the McLaren F1 GTR race car, and act as the ultimate road-going TVR, the engine was two Cerbera Speed 6 straight-sixes combined, with a steel block before being further developed by TVR’s John Ravenscroft creating a 7.7-litre V12. Such was the engine’s performance that according to legend, it snapped the input shaft of the 1000bhp-rated dynamometer when first tested. 800bhp was quoted as the peak figure for road use. TVR had developed the car for GT1 racing, and later, for GT2 regulations. It also developed a roadgoing version – 800bhp, 1200kg and a price of £245,000: the Cerbera Speed 12 was born. Deposits for the new car rained in, but it all came to an end when company boss Peter Wheeler took a prototype home one night. He declared it too powerful and wide for public consumption, and production plans were dropped.
In 2003, a single Cerbera Speed 12 was offered for sale bearing the number plate W112 BHG – this is that car. Simply having the money to buy it was not enough – potential suitors had to be personally vetted by Peter Wheeler one-to-one. After being reviewed in Evo magazine, where it was described as “terrifyingly quick”, the car was on display at Cumbria’s Lakeland Motor Museum for several years. The car has been in the hands of its current owner since last year.
Ferrari SP-8
The latest addition to Ferrari’s ultra-exclusive One-Off programme, and the result of a close collaboration with a British client and Flavio Manzoni’s design team at the Ferrari Styling Centre. The SP-8 is a thoroughbred two-seater with its roadster credentials compounded by the fact it is entirely without a roof. Based on the F8 Spider, the SP-8 inherits the same layout and chassis and its award winning, 710bhp, 3.9-litre twin turbo V8. Inspiration was drawn from a number of models: the rear lights are Ferrari Roma-derived with specific lenses; the windscreen and tailpipes are treated in the exactly the same way as the 296 GTB; and the specially designed five-spoke wheels are a modern take on the legendary F40’s. The design was capped off with a bespoke paint finish, featuring a Blu Scuro Stellato specially developed for the car.
Other stars of the show will include the 1953 Le Mans winning Jaguar C-type, a pair of Lagonda V12 DP115 racers, the first ever Porsche 911 Turbo prototype, and many more. These will park up as part of a display of 60 spectacular concours cars, drawn from leading private collections the world over. Outside of the main Concours display there will be a number of special features, including the Levitt Concours – dedicated to the most passionate female owners – the 30UNDER30, which celebrates enthusiastic owners under 30 years of age and the Club Trophy, which gathers the very best examples of models from the nation’s best car clubs.
Away from the automotive displays, Concours of Elegance 2024 will again be an occasion of pure luxury, with champagne provided by Charles Heidsieck, picnics by Fortnum & Mason, and a collection of art, jewellery and fashion displays. Presenting Partner A. Lange & Söhne will once again showcase some of its most intricate timepieces.
Full list of 2024 concours cars:
1922 Ballot 2 LS
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barrel Sided Tourer
1926 Bugatti Type 37
1927 Bentley 3 Litre Boat Tail Speed Model
1928 Alta Supercharged Sports – Prototype
1928 Bentley 4½ Litre
1928 Bentley 4½ Litre by Harrison
1930 Bentley Speed Six Sports Coupe by HJ Mulliner
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Saloon by Freestone & Webb
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial Dual Windshield Phaeton
1935 Lincoln Model K Coupe by LeBaron
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Convertible by Inskip
1937 Talbot BI 105 Airline Saloon by Darracq
1937 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS New York Teardrop
1938 Bentley 4¼ Litre Barouche de Ville by James Young
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet by Gangloff
1939 Bentley 4¼ Litre MX Sedanca Coupe by Hooper
1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith by Thrupp & Maberly
1939 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS by Pourtout
1940 Aston Martin Speed Model Type C
1948 Jaguar Mk IV Drophead Coupe
1952 Pegaso Z-102 Berlinetta ENASA
1953 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia Roadster
1953 Jaguar C-type – Le Mans winner, 1953
1953 Siata 208 CS Balbo
1954 Cooper-Jaguar T33
1954 Lagonda DP115/2
1955 Bentley R-Type Continental
1955 Lagonda DP115/3
1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Zagato Coupe
1956 Jaguar D-type
1956 Maserati A6G/54 Zagato
1957 Talbot-Lago T14 America
1959 Ferrari Dino 196S Spider
1959 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder ‘Prototipo’
1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Coupe
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Comp SEFAC ‘Hot Rod’
1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Speciale Aerodinamica
1962 Shelby Cobra 260 Independent Competition
1965 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C
1965 Lamborghini 350 GT
1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra Roadster
1968 Aston Martin DBS Vantage
1970 Range Rover Velar
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
1973 Porsche 911 Turbo ‘Prototype’
1974 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’
1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante Prince of Wales
1995 McLaren F1
2000 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2010 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster
2016 Pagani Zonda 760 Oliver Evolution ‘Hermes Edition’
2023 Aston Martin DBR22
2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta
2023 Ferrari SP-8
2023 Porsche 911 Dakar
2024 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50
Tickets to the Concours of Elegance are available now from www.concoursofelegance.co.uk/tickets