It’s at all times troublesome to slender it down to only 10 automobiles. The choice for the Concours of Elegance 2026 makes this an much more thrilling problem. As at all times, I outline this high 10 automobiles by the following standards, the automobiles I might most like to personal and or drive. I’ve positioned the automobiles so as of my private desire, so automobile primary is my favorite and quantity 10 is my tenth favorite.
We have many different high tens from completely different occasions and automobile exhibits, together with Concours of Elegance 2026, all through the years. So, when you take pleasure in our high tens, you can find many more here.
So right here you could have my 10 favorite automobiles from Concours of Elegance 2026:
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
The 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is an ultra-rare, high-performance grand tourer displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026. Notably, Aston Martin constructed it with Italian design home Zagato to rival Ferrari on European racetracks.
Chassis DB4GT/0182/R, higher recognized by its registration 1 VEV, left the manufacturing unit in 1961 for John Ogier’s Essex Racing Stable. The workforce ordered two DB4 GT Zagatos, together with 1 VEV and a couple of VEV. Aston Martin constructed 4 automobiles in light-weight competitors type, together with 1 VEV. Finished in Aqua Verde Caliente with a black inside, it used Aston Martin’s shortened DB4 GT chassis. Zagato’s 23-year-old Ercole Spada designed its aluminium physique.
Aston Martin unveiled the DB4 GT Zagato at the 1960 London Motor Show. It supplied a lighter, extra aerodynamic various to Ferrari’s 250 GT. Aston Martin deliberate 25 automobiles however accomplished solely 19. Its 3670cc twin-plug straight-six formally produced 314bhp. However, Essex Racing Stable mechanic Ian Moss later recalled that 1 VEV produced nearer to 270bhp in interval.
Its first main begin got here at the 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours, with Jack Fairman and Bernard Consten carrying quantity two. A head-gasket failure ended their race. However, the relaxation of the season established 1 VEV as the extra constant Essex Zagato. Roy Salvadori completed third in the RAC Tourist Trophy at Goodwood. He completed behind Stirling Moss and Mike Parkes, who drove Ferrari 250 GT SWBs. Tony Maggs then took second in the Coppa Inter-Europa at Monza, earlier than Jim Clark and Innes Ireland completed sixth. They achieved that end in the Paris 1000 Kilometres.
The light-weight DB4 GT Zagato returned in 1962. Maggs completed third at Oulton Park and received the over-3.0-litre GT class at the Trophée d’Auvergne, whereas Clark introduced it house fourth at Silverstone’s International Trophy assembly. Graham Warner additionally raced it at Goodwood and in the Tourist Trophy, the place engine bother triggered its remaining recorded interval retirement.
Ogier retained 1 VEV till round 1968. During the later Sixties, it modified color a number of instances, showing in white, maroon and at last Ferrari pink, and bought alterations to its wheelarches, trim and inside. It then remained with Mr Gregory till 1990. Unlike its sister automobile, which suffered main accidents, 1 VEV escaped critical injury and retained a lot of its authentic construction.
A restoration round 1990 returned the Aston to acceptable type, adopted by an extra programme in 2007. That work reinstated its authentic 1961 look, together with the Aqua Verde Caliente end and Essex Racing Stable particulars. Its surviving competitors physique, documented worldwide race historical past and affiliation with Salvadori, Clark, Ireland and Maggs make 1 VEV one of the most vital Aston Martin Zagatos.
ENGINE: 3670cc/inline-six/naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Four-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 314 bhp
TORQUE: 278 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 153.5mph
0-60MPH: 6.1 seconds
WEIGHT: 1171 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 19
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1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
This superb 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026 is an iconic mid-engine Italian supercar, powered by a transverse 3.9-liter V12 engine that generates 370 horsepower.
The Miura made its public debut at Geneva in 1966. Soon after, Lamborghini positioned its V12 transversely behind the cabin. The compact meeting additionally shared the five-speed gearbox and differential. Meanwhile, Gianpaolo Dallara and Paolo Stanzani developed the chassis and mechanical format. Finally, at Bertone, Marcello Gandini formed the aluminium physique underneath Nuccio Bertone’s course.
Introduced in 1968, the P400 S developed the authentic Miura with out considerably altering its look. Its 3929cc quad-cam V12 produced 370CV, up from 350CV. Koni dampers and revised suspension settings additionally improved its highway behaviour. The S stood for Spinto, loosely that means ‘tuned’ or ‘pushed’. Lamborghini launched these enhancements progressively moderately than at one fastened chassis quantity. As a end result, surviving P400 S automobiles can differ intimately. Early examples retained stable brake discs, whereas later automobiles gained ventilated models, making manufacturing unit specification depending on construct date. Lamborghini constructed 338 P400 S examples between 1969 and 1971.
Chassis 4668 mixed these developments with the unusual right-hand-drive configuration required for the British market. Lamborghini produced one of 24 right-hand-drive Miura P400 S fashions in August 1970. The automobile options Arancio Miura paintwork over black leather-based. Lamborghini invoiced it to Lamborghini Concessionaires Ltd in London on August 25. The automobile reached Britain at the finish of September. The following month it appeared on Bertone’s stand at the Earls Court Motor Show in London. Factory information affiliate the automobile with engine 30562 and manufacturing quantity 539.
Its authentic Arancio Miura paint and black leather-based inside matched the vivid colors intently related to Bertone’s present automobiles, and its Earls Court look positioned it earlier than the British public solely weeks after leaving Lamborghini HQ in Sant’Agata Bolognese.
The automobile had single possession from 1975 to 2008. During this time, it was repainted pink, though its authentic black inside remained in place. The present proprietor, Tom Hartley Jnr, acquired chassis 4668 in December 2013, at which era the automobile had solely coated simply over 13,000 miles from new. Following his buy, the physique color was returned to its authentic Arancio Miura.
The automobile has coated slightly below 21,000 miles from new and retains its authentic inside and main parts. These embody the transverse V12 and mixed engine, gearbox and differential meeting that outlined the Miura’s engineering.
ENGINE: 3929cc/V12/naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Five-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 365 bhp (370CV)
TORQUE: 288 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 174 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 5.5 seconds
WEIGHT: 1180 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 338
A complete of 763 Lamborghini Miuras had been constructed between 1966 and 1973.
Production Breakdown by Model
- P400: 275 models (1966-1969)
- P400 S: 338 models (1968-1971 / 1969-1971)
- P400 SV: 150 models (1971-1973)
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Another superb automobile at Concour of Elegance 2026 was the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. This is a legendary two-seat sports activities automobile famed for its iconic upward-opening doorways and its standing as the quickest manufacturing automobile of its period.
The 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ translated Mercedes-Benz’s Le Mans-winning 1952 W 194 racer right into a highway mannequin. Its tubular spaceframe rose excessive alongside the sides, making standard doorways impractical and producing the roof-hinged association that gave the Gullwing its identify. Bosch direct gas injection helped the 2996cc straight-six produce 212bhp, whereas dry-sump lubrication allowed the engine to be inclined for a decrease bonnet line.
This 1955 300 SL was ordered new by Lieutenant Commander Home Kidston, youthful brother of Bentley Boy Glen Kidston. Glen Kidston was a Le Mans winner and celebrated Bentley Boy. Home specified DB 180 Silver Grey metallic paint and strange code 523 Red Brown leather-based. He additionally requested a driver’s seat mounted one inch decrease to accommodate his peak. Kidston collected the automobile from the Stuttgart manufacturing unit on April 20, 1955. Its surviving documentation consists of correspondence about the order and the export supervisor’s enterprise card. It even consists of the receipt for the automobile’s first tank of gas. Kidston drove the automobile to the Nürburgring and examined it on the circuit. It was then transported to Britain by cargo plane.
He recorded the Mercedes’ subsequent journeys intimately, noting routes, stopping factors, common speeds and gas consumption. Horse racing and motor racing ceaselessly decided the vacation spot, together with the British Grand Prix and the 1956 Mille Miglia. During the Italian occasion, the Gullwing sustained a dent in an encounter with a Fiat Topolino, which Sergio Farina fastened with out cost “whilst telling colourful jokes!”.
A pink Maserati 3500 GT with cream leather-based was ordered in 1960, and the Mercedes was bought for £1200. Home Kidston’s son Simon started looking for it in 1988. A test with the Swiss registration authorities lastly situated the automobile in 2010 at a chalet close to the faculty he had attended outdoors Gstaad, on a highway he’d handed repeatedly.
The proprietor declined to promote, and negotiations continued for eight years. He ultimately proposed swapping the automobile for a restored, silver, Swiss-registered Gullwing with manufacturing unit Rudge wheels. Simon Kidston acquired an acceptable instance and accomplished the change at the finish of 2018, precisely 30 years after starting his search.
HK Engineering subsequently accomplished a mechanical rebuild and conservative restoration, retaining surviving finishes and particulars. The engine nonetheless carried its yellow manufacturing unit markings when work started in 2019. The Gullwing has since returned to the Mille Miglia as a back-up automobile and has been pushed on studded tyres at The ICE in St Moritz. “The toughest search of my career,” says Simon.
ENGINE: 2996cc/inline-six/naturally aspirated/SOHC
TRANSMISSION: Four-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 212 bhp
TORQUE: 203 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 140 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 7 seconds
WEIGHT: 1295 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 1400
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2013 McLaren P1 XP05
The 2013 McLaren P1 XP05, displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, is an especially uncommon experimental prototype. McLaren used it to check the gearbox and Bosch gas injection system throughout the hypercar’s improvement.
The McLaren P1 arrived as efficiency automobiles started embracing hybridisation to extend efficiency moderately than enhance economic system. McLaren previewed the idea at the 2012 Paris Motor Show and revealed the manufacturing model at Geneva in 2013. It mixed a carbonfibre construction, energetic aerodynamics and petrol-electric energy.
At its core was McLaren’s carbonfibre MonoCage, round which sat a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 and a single electrical motor. Together they produced 903bhp and 664lb ft, driving the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. McLaren quoted 0-62mph in 2.8 seconds and an electronically restricted high pace of 217mph. Its energetic entrance and rear aerodynamic gadgets might generate as a lot as 600kg of downforce, whereas the IPAS electrical system might provide further energy and assist fill the torque response of the turbocharged engine.
McLaren restricted manufacturing to 375 automobiles however constructed a small group of Experimental Prototypes, referred to as XP automobiles, for improvement work. Records for XP05 present that McLaren produced simply 14 prototypes. The workforce used them all through the P1 programme for circuit testing, hot- and cold-weather analysis, and part improvement. Some prototypes later underwent damaging crash testing.
XP05, chassis 990006, survived. Its principal improvement position was testing the P1’s gearbox and Bosch fuel-injection system. Once these duties had been full, McLaren repurposed the automobile as a P1 GTR show automobile, and it appeared in GTR type at the Geneva and New York Motor Shows in 2015. The P1 GTR programme itself took the highway automobile additional in the direction of circuit use, with elevated energy, decreased weight, extra aggressive aerodynamics and a fixed-height suspension set-up.
After finishing its improvement and show duties, McLaren stripped XP05 again to its carbonfibre MonoCage. McLaren then rebuilt the automobile to road-going manufacturing P1 specification. The workforce retained the prototype chassis and inspected each part, changing components the place crucial. Finally, McLaren completed the automobile in McLaren Orange with a Carbon Black Alcantara inside.
The automobile’s historical past is documented in a devoted e book. It has additionally been accompanied by its scale mannequin, authentic handbooks, spare key and supporting historical past file. Its chassis quantity identifies the construction that handed via the P1 improvement programme and McLaren’s later P1 GTR show-car programme. I’m so glat I bought to see it at Concours of Elegance 2026.
ENGINE: 3799cc/V8/twin-turbocharged DOHC/single electrical motor
TRANSMISSION: Seven-speed SSG dual-clutch, RWD
POWER: 903 bhp
TORQUE: 664 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 217 mph
0-62MPH: 2.8 seconds
WEIGHT: 1395 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 375
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1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Cabriolet by Stabilimenti Farina
The 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Cabriolet by Stabilimenti Farina (Chassis 412028), displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece and one of the most unique prewar supercars ever constructed.
Chassis 412028 is the solely Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B recognized to have acquired cabriolet coachwork by Stabilimenti Farina. Launched in 1937, the 8C 2900B was the quickest and costliest Italian highway automobile of its day. It developed from the 2900A sports activities racer, itself intently associated to Alfa Romeo’s P3 Grand Prix automobile. Production led to 1939 after 20 Corto and ten Lungo examples.
Most 8C 2900Bs had been bodied by Touring, however 412028 adopted a extra private route. Its first proprietor was Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina, Italian champion in 1937, 1938 and 1939, and later the first Formula One World Champion in 1950. Farina’s father based Stabilimenti Farina, whereas his uncle Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina ran a rival firm. The physique is believed to have been designed by Pinin Farina inside that household circle. Its strains recall the prize-winning ‘Bocca’ type, whereas the blue shagreen inside and matching baggage stay defining options.
The certificates of origin was dated July 13, 1938, and the automobile was registered to Alfa Romeo in Milan the following day as MI 64169. Photographs taken at the German Grand Prix present it carrying that quantity, prompting the perception that Farina or one other Alfa Corse driver used it to journey to the Nürburgring. In November 1938, Alfa Corse described it as Farina’s 2900B ‘Mille Miglia car’, and in April 1939 it appeared on the cowl of Motor Italia.
The Alfa was registered to Farina on January 31, 1939, as TO 53829, however handed to Alesandro Riretti that April. Mario Meregaglia, Luigi Arreglio and Vittorio Bocca adopted. After the warfare, Luigi Chinetti helped prepare its sale to Tommy Lee in the United States. It later appeared on the cowl of Road & Track, was proven at Pebble Beach in 1956 and joined Bill Harrah’s assortment in 1964.
After the Harrah dispersal, the automobile handed via Charles Howard, Al Guggisberg and Eric Traber earlier than Arturo Keller acquired it partly restored. Mike Fennell accomplished the work in California with recommendation from Simon Moore, and 412028 returned to Pebble Beach in 1995.
In 1996, Keller entered the Monte Carlo Rallye des Voitures Anciennes. An ignition-switch fault stranded the Alfa at a filling station earlier than the prize ceremony. The workforce bypassed the fault, permitting the automobile to succeed in the palace underneath bike escort. Prince Rainier and Princess Stéphanie offered Keller with Best of Show as the Mexican nationwide anthem performed. In 2025, it received Best of Show at The Amelia, then acquired The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award in Paris on January 26, 2026, earlier than showing at Rétromobile.
ENGINE: 2905cc/inline-eight/twin-supercharged/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Four-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 180 bhp
TORQUE: N/A
TOP SPEED: 106 mph
0-60 MPH: Roughly 9-10 seconds
WEIGHT: Approx. 1400 kg
NO OF CARS MADE: 1
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
Displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 is a legendary V12-powered grand tourer. It includes a Scaglietti-designed aluminium or metal physique and a complicated four-overhead-camshaft engine.
Chassis 10413 is a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 with Scaglietti-built Berlinetta coachwork, completed in Verde Pino over Nero leather-based. Ferrari despatched its chassis body to Carrozzeria Scaglietti in June, the place the firm started establishing the physique and finishing remaining meeting. In September, Motor S.a.s. di Carla Allegretti e C. in Bologna acquired the accomplished automobile.
The automobile retains chassis quantity 10413, engine quantity 1824 and gearbox quantity 517/I. The mannequin used Ferrari’s 3286cc V12 with 4 overhead camshafts and 6 Weber carburettors, coupled to a five-speed rear transaxle.
By 1969, 10413 was with seller Dino Armando Genghini in Milan. The automobile remained in Italy till the early Seventies, when its proprietor exported it to the United States. In 1976, Joel Fierman of Rye, New York, acquired the Ferrari and saved it for 45 years. During Fierman’s possession, he had the Ferrari repainted burgundy, changing its authentic Verde Pino end.
A restoration started at Ferrari of Atlanta in 1993. The physique was stripped to reveal metallic earlier than Bo Pirkle repainted it in its authentic color. The work preserved the manufacturing unit mixture of Verde Pino paint and Nero leather-based, whereas retaining the numbered engine and gearbox recorded with the automobile. Following restoration, Fierman continued to personal 10413 till March 2021.
Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd bought the Ferrari instantly from Fierman, ending the longest interval of possession in its recorded historical past. At the time, the automobile retained its matching chassis, physique, engine and gearbox, with 34,695 miles recorded. Tom Hartley Jnr bought the automobile to Eric Heerema in February 2022.
Before restoration started, the automobile’s identification and chronology had been established via information by marque historian Marcel Massini. These confirmed the June 1967 dispatch of the body to Scaglietti, its September supply in Bologna and its later presence with Genghini. The sequence additionally allowed the restoration groups to work from the automobile’s authentic specification.
Heerema then commissioned a full concours restoration in Italy. From September 2022 till June 2026, Quality Cars of Pianiga, close to Venice, restored the Scaglietti physique and returned it to its authentic Verde Pino end. Autofficina Sauro in Bologna rebuilt and restored the mechanical parts, together with engine 1824, whereas the inside was accomplished in Nero leather-based. The four-year programme returned 10413 to the color scheme through which it had left Ferrari in September 1967.
ENGINE: 3286cc/V12/naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Five-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 296 bhp
TORQUE: 217 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 166 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 5.5-6.0 seconds
WEIGHT: 1100 kg
NO OF CARS MADE: 330
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2025 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50
The 2025 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 is an ultra-exclusive, light-weight analogue hypercar displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026. It includes a naturally aspirated 3.9-litre Cosworth V12 engine that revs to an unbelievable 12,100 rpm.
Gordon Murray Automotive unveiled the T.50 in August 2020 as its first manufacturing highway automobile. The mannequin represents Gordon Murray’s philosophy of low weight, compact dimensions and mechanical involvement. Its central driving place naturally invited comparisons with Murray’s McLaren F1. However, Murray conceived the T.50 greater than 25 years later as a clean-sheet design, not a recreation.
At its centre is a naturally aspirated 3994cc V12 developed particularly for the automobile by Cosworth. Capable of revving to 12,100rpm, it sends its energy to the rear wheels via a six-speed guide gearbox. The driver sits centrally, with two passenger seats positioned barely behind and to both facet. The three-seat association, dihedral doorways and emphasis on outward visibility echo concepts launched on the F1, however the engineering surrounding them is considerably completely different.
The T.50 additionally represented a deliberate rejection of the course taken by many modern hypercars. Murray prioritised steering really feel, packaging and mass over headline acceleration figures, and the automobile makes use of comparatively modest 19in entrance and 20in rear wheels moderately than outsized rims. Its compact footprint is critical, too: at 4352mm lengthy and 1850mm vast, it’s shorter and narrower than many fashionable supercars. The engine is semi-structural, whereas suspension is by double wishbones at every nook.
Most conspicuous is the 400mm fan mounted at the rear. The idea remembers the fan-assisted aerodynamics Murray explored with the 1978 Brabham BT46B Formula 1 automobile, though the T.50 makes use of the system otherwise. It accelerates airflow beneath the automobile along side energetic rear spoilers and diffusers. Different working modes can improve downforce, cut back drag and enhance stability underneath braking, permitting the physique to dispense with the massive, fastened wings related to many high-downforce supercars. The system can improve downforce by 50 % and cut back drag by 12.5 %.
Weight discount was pursued all through the design. The carbonfibre construction, light-weight physique panels and shut consideration to particular person parts end in a quoted automobile weight of 986kg in GMA’s present specification. The designers machined the brake and clutch pedals from aluminium, whereas they made the accelerator, gearlever and uncovered gearchange mechanism from titanium. The dashboard follows the identical restrained method, with a big analogue rev counter instantly forward of the driver.
ENGINE: 3994cc/V12/naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Six-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 641 bhp
TORQUE: 353 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 226 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 2.7 to 2.9 seconds
WEIGHT: 986 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 100
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1980 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S
The Lamborghini Countach is an iconic rear mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports activities automobile produced by Italian producer Lamborghini from 1974 till 1990. The mannequin was displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, highlighting its enduring enchantment amongst basic supercar fanatics.
The LP400 S appeared in 1978 as the first manufacturing improvement of the authentic Countach. The 3929cc V12 remained mounted longitudinally behind the cabin, with six twin-choke Weber carburettors and a five-speed guide gearbox. The seen change was in the chassis, wheel and tyre package deal. Wider Campagnolo wheels, Pirelli P7 tyres, wheelarch extensions and revised suspension modified the stance of the automobile and gave the Countach the define that might outline later variations.
The Series II saved the low roofline and low experience peak of the first LP400 S automobiles however used clean concave wheels moderately than the earlier Bravo-style sample. Chassis 1121168 left the manufacturing unit in spring 1980, completed in Argento Metallizzato with Nero leather-based. It represents the 234th Countach constructed and one of 105 Series II LP400 S examples, now referred to as the low-body automobiles. Lamborghini outfitted it with a single flag-type mirror, a particular radio and an early-pattern rear wing with out finish plates.
The automobile was delivered new on June 8, 1980, by way of Romain Schmit of Luxembourg. He collected the automobile from the Lamborghini manufacturing unit on Italian export plates EE-93838 and drove it house over the Alps. It was registered in Luxembourg on July 7, 1980.
The Countach then moved to Nice, the place France registered it in February 1988 as 4097 WG 06. During its time there, the homeowners fitted two later-style Vitaloni mirrors and added finish plates to the rear wing. These adjustments mirror how homeowners typically up to date Countachs throughout use, particularly after later manufacturing unit particulars appeared on the LP500 S and Quattrovalvole.
The automobile travelled from France to Germany, the place Techno Classica Essen displayed it on the market in 1996. Prominent of Eindhoven, the Dutch Ferrari seller, later supplied the automobile, and Hans acquired it as his first Dutch proprietor. He registered the automobile in the Netherlands on NS-ZJ-01 and retained it for nearly 30 years.
The current proprietor acquired chassis 1121168 in late 2025 by way of Creaghton Collectibles of London. It was then imported into the UK and registered for highway use. Since acquisition, the automobile has acquired a mechanical refresh to return it to common operating situation.
ENGINE: 3929cc/V12/naturally aspirated/DOHC
TRANSMISSION: Five-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 370 bhp
TORQUE: 266 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 178 mph
0-60MPH: 5.2 seconds
WEIGHT: 1275 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 237
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1953 Siata 208 CS by Balbo
The 1953 Siata 208 CS by Balbo, displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, is an ultra-rare, hand-crafted Italian sports activities automobile. It options an aluminium Berlinetta physique by Carrozzeria Balbo and a Fiat “Otto Vu” V8 engine.
Chassis CS072 is one of 9 Siata 208 CS Berlinetta’s bodied by Carrozzeria Balbo of Turin, of which six are recognized to outlive. First registered in August 1953, it combines Balbo’s hand-formed aluminium coachwork with Siata’s tubular chassis and the 2.0-litre Fiat Tipo 104 V8 developed for the 8V.
Siata had developed the chassis underneath Rudolf Hruska whereas aiding Fiat with the 8V programme. The coil-sprung impartial suspension and hydraulic drum brakes gave the compact berlinetta unusually refined underpinnings, whereas twin Weber carburettors fed the alloy 70º V8. Balbo clothed the mechanical package deal with a low roofline, broad grille and hid headlamps.
CS072 is believed to have been provided initially to a Milanese businessman. By March 1959 it was registered in Clermont-Ferrand in France, earlier than being exported to the US. In 1964, Gordon Gumble of Tucson purchased it from a Triumph seller in Denver. Registered as a 1959 Siata with the Arizona plate JGJ940, it seems with Gumble in interval images reproduced in Tony Adriaensens Otto Vu.
Marque fanatic Charles Betz acquired the automobile from Gumble in July 1968. Although effectively used, it remained full and roadworthy. Betz retained it till 1984, when it was bought to German collector Peter Kaus and entered the Rosso Bianco Collection at Aschaffenburg. Evert Louwman acquired a lot of that assortment in 2004, together with CS072, and started a partial restoration earlier than the Siata handed to Tim Walker of Pasadena.
Walker undertook a number of years of analysis earlier than commissioning a complete restoration. During disassembly no file of its genuine color was found, however authentic building particulars together with welds, enamel badges and hand-shaped panels had been retained. Completed with its matching Tipo 104 engine, polished Borrani wire wheels and interval Pirelli tyres, CS072 made its concours debut at Pebble Beach in 2017, taking third at school.
The Siata appeared at The Quail in 2019 and received its class at The Amelia in 2022. It later joined the assortment of Stephen Bruno in Florida, the place minor mechanical and upkeep work was accomplished. Jonathan and Wendy Segal acquired CS072 from Bruno in 2023.
The Segals entrusted it to RX Autoworks in Vancouver. The automobile was refinished in silver-grey metallic, with additional consideration paid to its interval presentation and Balbo particulars. It returned to Pebble Beach in 2025, the place it received Class O-1 for Post-war Sports Touring. The judges additionally chosen CS072 for the Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car award.
ENGINE: 1996cc/V8/naturally aspirated/OHV
TRANSMISSION: Five-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 110bhp
TORQUE: 107-108 lb-ft
TOP SPEED: 125 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 12 to fifteen seconds
WEIGHT: 900 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 9
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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, displayed at Concours of Elegance 2026, is a legendary open-top sports activities automobile that changed the iconic “Gullwing” coupé.
Mercedes-Benz accomplished this 300 SL Roadster at the finish of 1957 and shipped it to California. A Mercedes-Benz dealership in San Diego displayed the automobile in its showroom for a couple of 12 months. In 1959, the Hanes household of Paseo De La Playa, California, purchased it as its first non-public proprietor.
The Roadster remained in the Hanes’ possession for 45 years, a notably lengthy interval of steady custodianship. Documentation on file features a sequence of annual US registration playing cards issued in the household’s identify. In 2002, the automobile underwent a proper appraisal. The appraisal recorded wonderful situation and 80,754 miles. It additionally confirmed that the automobile had no corrosion. The valuation ranged from $125,000 to $150,000.
In 2004, a Dutch collector, Mr Van Amelsfoort, acquired the 300 SL via Otto Althaus of Culver City for $155,000. He shipped the automobile from Long Beach to Rotterdam, the place it arrived on February 11, 2004. After the automobile reached the Netherlands, its proprietor commissioned a complete restoration. Star Classics in Den Bosch accomplished the work between 2005 and 2007, stripping the automobile fully to reveal metallic. Bossche Motoren Revisie overhauled the authentic engine and transmission. Photographic information of the restoration course of are in depth and type half of the accompanying documentation. Notable options embody the automobile’s authentic radio, two suitcases and a restored hard-top.
The historical past file comprises a spread of authentic manufacturing unit and interval paperwork, reminiscent of the proprietor’s guide in its authentic pouch, Becker Mexico radio documentation, Bosch fuel-injection manuals, a service e book issued to George Hanes and modern gross sales literature. Maintenance information are current from 2011 onwards.
The automobile was supplied on the market by Artcurial in Paris on June 13, 2011. It was acquired by Thierry Dehaeck of Ieper, Belgium, following a phone bid positioned whereas travelling. The Roadster subsequently joined a group that additionally included a 300 SL Gullwing.
The automobile has competed recurrently in nationwide and worldwide occasions, together with rallies and concours. It holds a FIVA passport labeled A/3. The automobile competed in the Mille Miglia in 2018 and returned in 2019, successful first at school. It has additionally appeared at the Zoute Grand Prix and occasions organised by the 300 SL Gullwing-Roadster Club Belgium. In 2024, the French publication Rétroviseur featured the automobile on its cowl and devoted a multi-page article to it.
ENGINE: 2996cc/inline-six/naturally aspirated/SOHC
TRANSMISSION: Four-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 215 bhp
TORQUE: 203 lb ft
TOP SPEED: 135 mph
0-60MPH: 8 seconds
WEIGHT: 1330 kg
NO. OF CARS MADE: 1858
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1926 Bugatti Type 35A
The 1926 Bugatti Type 35A is a lighter, extra accessible road-and-track model of Bugatti’s well-known Type 35 Grand Prix racing automobile. And I bought to see it at Concours of Elegance 2026.
Introduced in 1925, the Type 35 retained the type and principal chassis options of Bugatti’s Type 35 Grand Prix automobile, however used a much less extremely harassed model of its 1991cc straight-eight. The naturally aspirated engine had a single overhead camshaft and three valves per cylinder, driving via a four-speed guide gearbox.
Chassis 4755 is the sixth of 20 Bugatti Type 35As that the manufacturing unit exported to the United Kingdom. The manufacturing unit gross sales register lists London agent Sorel as the purchaser on April 16, 1926, at some point after the manufacturing unit invoiced it for 36,960 francs. The automobile additionally acquired matching engine 77A, whereas London County Council registered it as YO 8532 in June 1926. Francis Keogh acquired the Bugatti in 1933 and raced it till the outbreak of World War Two, by which era it had coated roughly 5000 kilometres. Stored from late 1938 till 1948, it returned to the highway with Keogh’s son in 1949. He added the same distance throughout two summers earlier than the automobile was laid up once more. Keogh later bought it to Mr Chamberlain for £175 in 1957. Michael Ward purchased chassis 4755 in 1959, receiving an in depth account of its Keogh-family historical past.
Derby fanatic Frank Gilbert acquired it early in 1961 for £400, adopted later that 12 months by Dr Sam Bayliss. The 1962 Bugatti Register recorded Bayliss as its proprietor, retaining engine 77A and registration YO 8532. He entered it in the Bugatti International Rally at Diez an der Lahn that June. The Bugatti was exported to the Netherlands in August 1962 and bought by Jan A Veldkamp, who restored it and registered it as JE-51-59 in May 1964. Veldkamp subsequently drove chassis 4755 in the 1964 Bugatti International Rally at Kleve.
Later that 12 months, Dries van der Lof purchased the automobile. He turned one of the first two Dutch drivers to begin a World Championship Grand Prix, having contested the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix in an HWM-Alta. After Van der Lof died in 1990, his son inherited the automobile. Ernand Jonker started restoring it in 2002 underneath Bugatti specialist Bart Rosman, who restored the authentic engine and bonnet. The restoration completed in 2008, and the Bugatti has coated round 2,000 kilometres since then. The automobile stays in wonderful situation and fits each concours occasions and highway use.
ENGINE: 1991cc/inline-eight/naturally aspirated/SOHC
TRANSMISSION: Four-speed guide, RWD
POWER: 75 bhp
TORQUE: N/A
TOP SPEED: 99 mph
0-60MPH: Roughly 12 seconds
WEIGHT: 750 kg
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