This was the primary ever holding of the occasion at a historic UK stately residence that I’d by no means visited. The Concours des Légendes brought a special atmosphere to this already spectacular setting. I really like these previous, historic, stunning buildings. £65 entry for an grownup is a major entrance price, however this present was totally different from the numerous different reveals within the UK.
This automobile present was totally different, I hear you say. Well, not solely have been there vehicles on show as a part of a concours, however there was additionally VIP parking for notable vehicles of curiosity and talks by traditional automobile legends like Wayne Carini and Ed China, land velocity document holders, and automobile collectors like Nick Mason. So it was nice to listen to from these individuals reside.
A comparatively small automobile present, with not plenty of vehicles on show. Circa 100 vehicles within the concours. As all the time, you’ll be able to see all of our photographs that we took on the day on our Facebook album right here and our walkabout here.
Our full Concours des Légendes automobile present assessment will be seen here.
Here are my high 10 favorite vehicles that I’d like to personal and drive, so as of my precedence, from the 2026 Wilton House Concours des Légendes.
FERRARI GREATS
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Ex-Stirling Moss
Just a surprising automobile. The form, the historical past, WOW.
This automobile, chassis 2119GT, is a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB commissioned by famend British privateer Rob Walker for Stirling Moss to race within the RAC Tourist Trophy at Goodwood.
Finished in Walker’s well-known darkish blue with a white nostril stripe, the automobile left Maranello on 11 August 1960. It featured Competizione-spec aluminium bodywork however very almost by no means made the race. In June, Moss broke each legs and crushed three vertebrae after his Lotus 18 failed. The accident occurred through the Belgian Grand Prix. Remarkably, he recovered in time and gained the TT outright. He then secured additional victories at Brands Hatch and the Nassau Speed Week.
This wonderful automobile displayed at Concours des Légendes is is now owned by ex-F1 workforce principal Ross Brawn and stays probably the most beneficial, traditionally vital Ferraris in non-public fingers.
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1972 Lamborghini Miura SV, Ex-Rod Stewart
Some say the firstever supercar. I really like the Miura. Super cool.
The Miura SV was the world’s fastest production car when launched, however its arrival coincided with the announcement of its Countach successor. As such, solely 150 SVs had been made when manufacturing ceased on the finish of 1972.
This uncommon, right-hand-drive SV, the 701st of 765 Miuras produced, was accomplished on 31 May 1972 and delivered new to singer Rod Stewart. He ordered air-con, uncommon on the time, and a Philips radio/cassette participant with a recording operate.
It remained in Stewart’s possession till 1985, then handed to its second guardian, Mark Walker of Essex, who re-registered it as ‘LUC 38K’. Niall Holden, founding father of the favored Winchester Auto Barn venue, now owns the automobile.
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1958 Ferrari Fantuzzi Dino Spyder
This automobile is believed to be a manufacturing unit automobile that initially ran a V12 engine. During restoration of the present Dino 246 V6 engine, specialists found the wiring loom included provision for twin magnetos.
According to data Ferrari provided to Elias Ella of Autofficina in Epsom, the corporate took two engines from its manufacturing line in 1968 and provided them to the Race Department. Ferrari has since recognized a kind of engines because the unit fitted to the Fantuzzi.
As a consequence, Elias believes the Dino 246 engine changed the unique V12 race engine. This change seems to have occurred earlier than the automobile left the manufacturing unit.
The present proprietor has owned the automobile for 20 years. During that point, the engine and gearbox have been rebuilt. The seat fabric has additionally been changed.
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1995 Ferrari 512 TR
Beautiful, V12, Ferrari, what’s to not love, and my period as a child.
When Ferrari launched the Testarossa in 1984, some considered the mid-mounted 12-cylinder two-seater as an enormous departure for Maranello. Others noticed it as a return to the spirit of Ferrari’s biggest GTs somewhat than solely a sports activities automobile.
The 512 TR was an evolution of the Testarossa and remained in manufacturing from 1991 to 1994. Its 4.9-litre engine and gearbox sat decrease to enhance dealing with. Ferrari additionally fitted a lighter clutch, revised transmission and styling updates in and out. Together, these modifications made it a really totally different proposition from its predecessor on the highway.
Long considered the final word expression of the Testarossa, the 512 TR stays extremely collectable right this moment. Ferrari constructed solely 2,261 examples. As a consequence, the 512 TR can command double the worth of the mannequin from which it advanced.
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Lamborghini 350 GT
This automobile displayed at Concours des Légendes is the mannequin that began Ferruccio Lamborghini’s transformation from tractor and agricultural equipment maker to Ferrari-rivalling GT producer and, quickly after, Ferrari-surpassing supercar builder.
He was not the primary industrialist to have a spat with Enzo Ferrari, in fact, and never even the one one to arrange his personal automobile firm in consequence, however of these, Lamborghini has been by far essentially the most profitable and enduring.
Lamborghini launched the 350 GT in 1964, following the debut of the GTV on the earlier yr’s Turin Motor Show. At its coronary heart sat Giotto Bizzarrini’s jewel-like 3,464cc V12, which propelled the automobile to 62mph in beneath seven seconds. Touring Superleggera clothed the mechanical bundle in a purposeful and stylish physique.
Over the subsequent three years, Lamborghini constructed simply 120 examples of the 350 GT earlier than changing it with the marginally larger-engined 400 GT.
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1950 Jaguar XK120 Competition, Ex-Roy Salvadori
In 1951, future Formula 1 racer and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori owned ‘HBC’. A younger automobile seller on the time, Salvadori had a life-threatening crash at Silverstone in a Frazer Nash.
After a miraculous restoration, he continued to race HBC, with a win at Goodwood and several other podiums. Peter Blond then traded it for a Jaguar SS100, as he wanted a quicker automobile to start his racing profession.
By 1968, Lakeview Motors bought ‘HBC’ as salvage. Little is understood concerning the automobile’s historical past till it was bought for restoration by JD Classics in 2009. Since then, it has raced at Le Mans Classic and in the Mille Miglia. It’s right here right this moment due to Hilton & Moss.
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1908 Mercedes Grand Prix
This Mercedes Grand Prix automobile, famously and fabulously pushed at Goodwood and elsewhere by Ben Collings, is a traditionally vital 150-horsepower, 109mph racing machine – and it was as soon as owned by the Earl of Pembroke’s great-grandfather.
With dual-chain drive and using on picket artillery wheels, it is likely one of the first true titans of motoring.
The Mercedes took half within the inaugural French Grand Prix on 7 July 1908, which began in Dieppe, with drivers powering round 10 laps of a deadly 47.8-mile highway circuit.
In 1909, 21-year-old Arthur Wignall Tate – the Earl of Pembroke’s great-grandfather – acquired the 1908 Grand Prix Mercedes from F.R. Fry of the Fry chocolate household.
He drove it to Brooklands, Southport Sands and Shelsley Walsh, raced it, and drove it residence once more. He saved it for ten years earlier than promoting it to America after the Great War.
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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Testa Fissa
Testa Fissa It means ‘mounted head’ in Italian, but somewhat than suggesting a automobile has a roof, this ‘mounted head’ denotes an Alfa Romeo works racer with cylinder head and block all of a chunk.
Land velocity document hero Captain George Eyston apparently designed its particular aerodynamic racing physique. During his profession, Eyston held the land velocity document 3 times. Leadbetter coachworks constructed the physique.
The sleek Alfa Romeo enjoyed great success at Brooklands, the place it raced and broke data. It later moved overseas, and homeowners separated it from its physique. Remarkably, the physique survived intact, permitting specialists to reunite it with this traditionally essential race automobile.
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1966 ISO Grifo GL350
Grifo #049/D was accomplished on 10 June 1966 and arrived within the UK 5 days later to be delivered to Eton Motors. The construct sheet has a crossed-out annotation stating (in Italian), “Wooden steering wheel, front safety belts, fog lamps. Fit: radio, antenna and turntable supplied by the customer.” There is definitely no room to suit a turntable in a Grifo and nowhere to mount fog lamps.
It was constructed with a 300bhp V8 engine and four-speed gearbox however was upgraded to 350bhp and five-speed inside a short while.
In 1979, Concorde pilot and eclectic automobile collector Bill Dick acquired the Grifo as a non-runner.
The present proprietor bought the Grifo from him in a lot the identical situation seven years later. After one other 37 years, the proprietor accomplished the restoration in 2023. Today, the homeowners drive the Grifo as usually as attainable and not too long ago undertook a 2,000-mile pilgrimage to the manufacturing unit in Bresso, Milan, the place it was constructed, to have a good time 60 years of the Grifo.
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1937 Delahaye 135
Owned because the early Nineties by a distinguished antiques and artwork seller and automobile collector, this uncommon magnificence has been topic to over 3,000 hours of restoration over 5 years at an eye-watering sum, with no expense spared.
The Delahaye 135 was one of the most prestigious ranges of pre-war cars, combining grand touring consolation with extravagant appears and sporting capabilities.
As was conventional in these instances, the producer steadily bought a rolling chassis {that a} buyer might then have clothed in bodywork of their very own selecting from a variety of coachbuilders. This resulted in a sensational collection of physique types, together with this distinctive one-off with its elegant Aerolithe-style riveted aluminium physique.
Currently in concours situation, the automobile is prepared for touring and driving, and Concours des Légendes provides one of many final alternatives to see it earlier than it accumulates extra miles.
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So there are our high 10 vehicles from the present. What do you assume? Which is your favorite one or two vehicles pictured?
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