Unique selection of Concours of Elegance cars, led by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, embark on a 300-mile driving tour ahead of the Windsor Castle event
The Grand Arrival at Windsor Castle is this morning – 2nd September 2016 from 0900hrs on the Long Walk, opening the Concours of Elegance 2016, which continues through Sunday afternoon
The Concours of Elegance 2016 got off to a flying start with the Great West Tour, taking in some of England and Wales’ best driving roads and backdrops – from the Cotswolds to the Brecon Beacons.
A selection of some 40 Concours of Elegance entrants, spanning the history of the development of the automobile with examples from 1895 right the way up to 2016, are took part in the Great West Tour.
Including:
2015 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta1929 Mercedes-Benz SS 27/140/200 PS Tourer (ex-Sultan of Jahor)2016 One off custom Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder – making its UK debut at the Concours of Elegance1931 Bentley 8-litre Corsica Tourer ‘UL 7’, driven by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent1928 Mercedes-Benz 630 Saoutchik Sedance de Ville Tourer
Established in 2012, the inaugural Concours of Elegance was held within Windsor Castle to mark the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen’s reign. Organised by Thorough Events, the first Concours of Elegance set a new global benchmark for a classic car concours; winning prestigious awards in the process; unheard of for a ‘start-up’ event in its first year. The Concours of Elegance has continued to grow from strength to strength, collecting more accolades, tributes and endorsements along the way, with the exceptional settings of St James’s Palace in 2013, Hampton Court Palace in 2014 and Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse in 2015.
Only the highest calibre of cars are invited to the Concours of Elegance, with the rarest cars in the world, from all over the world, painstakingly selected by the Concours Steering Committee; a respected team of authoritative historic car experts. A key objective of the annual Concours of Elegance is to raise significant sums for charity.
