The Concours of elegance opens its doors today for its 10th edition

The UK’s largest Concours of Elegance unveils a comprehensive and spectacular list of cars for this anniversary edition, covering nearly 120 years of motoring.

Established in 2012, the inaugural Concours of Elegance was held in Windsor Castle to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen’s reign. Organized by Thorough Events, the inaugural Concours d’Elegance set a new global benchmark for a classic car competition. Only cars of the highest caliber are invited to the Concours of Elegance, from all over the world, and carefully selected by the Concours Steering Committee, a respected team of historic car experts. One of the main purposes of the annual Concours d’Elegance is to raise significant funds for charity. Today, it celebrates its 10th anniversary in style with some very rare cars at Hampton Court Palace.

“This is our tenth anniversary and we have done everything we can to bring together a selection of cars like never before. Our goal is to bring together the rarest and most spectacular cars in the world, which we have certainly done for 2022. The 70 cars in the main competition, selected from some of the world’s greatest private collections, contain countless internationally renowned motor cars, many of which have never been seen in the UK before,” enthused James Brooks-Ward, CEO of the Concours d’Elegance.

In total, nearly 1,000 vehicles will be on display throughout the weekend and 70 cars have been selected for the main competition. This year’s list includes the most spectacular and rare cars, from the unique 1938 Hispano-Suiza Dubonnet Xenia to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

Other highlights include the 1966 Ferrari 365P Berlinetta ‘Tre Posti’, HRH Prince Charles’ 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante and the 1930 Bentley Speed 6 Blue Train Coupe.

*1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante of His Royal Highness Prince Charles* *© Concours of Elegance*

Hélène Cougot

Passionnée depuis son plus jeune âge par l’art et la mode, Hélène s’oriente vers une école de stylisme, l’Atelier Chardon-Savard à Paris, avec une option Communication. Afin d’ajouter des cordes à son arc, elle décide de compléter sa formation par un MBA en Management du Luxe et Marketing Expérientiel à l’Institut Supérieur de Gestion à Paris dont elle sort diplômée en 2020. Elle a notamment écrit des articles lifestyle et beauté pour le magazine Do it in Paris et se spécialise en rédaction d’articles concernant le luxe, l’art et la mode au sein du magazine Luxus Plus.********** [EN] Passionate about art and fashion from a young age, Hélène went to a fashion design school, Atelier Chardon-Savard in Paris, with a Communication option. In order to add more strings to her bow, she decided to complete her education with an MBA in Luxury Management and Experiential Marketing at the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris from which she graduated in 2020. She has written lifestyle and beauty articles for Do it in Paris magazine and specializes in writing articles about luxury, art and fashion for Luxus Plus magazine.