The most beautiful classic from Salon Prive 2020

If you ask which event is the most aristocratic automotive event in the world, we probably answer - Concorso d'Eleganza in Villa d'Este on Lake Como. But the British Salon Prive can easily claim second place. This year's exhibition was held at Blenim Palace in Oxfordshire, the ancestral residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the cars on display were as stylish and visually appealing as ever.

Top winner of the Elegance Competition: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Spider with Zagato coupe used by Scuderia Ferrari and driven by the mythical Tazio Nuvolari.

The award for Outstanding Body Design went to this Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Touring Saloon, once owned by Sir Malcolm Campbell, legendary journalist, pilot and holder of several world speed records on land and water in the 20s and 30s.

1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet Winner of the Outstanding Design Award

Owners' Choice, a prize awarded by the participants themselves, was for an extremely rare 1 BMW M1979 modified by Procar. This particular copy belonged to the famous Frank Farian, producer of Boney M, Milli Vanilli, La Bouche and Meat Loaf.

The D-Class Veterans Award went to this 1919 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the car Mia Farrow drove in the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby (with Robert Redford).

Second place among veterans is also occupied by a Rolls-Royce, a 2 Silver Ghost 1911-Seat Open Tourer with a body made by a workshop that supplied wagons to Queen Elizabeth I in the middle of the XNUMXth century.

Ferrari 166MM, which in 1949 won the legendary Mille Miglia rally driven by Clemente Biondetti and Ettore Salani, and a month later won the 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Luigi Quinetti and Lord Selzdon. To this day, it is the only car to have won both races in one year.

The 1972 classic Lamborghini Miura SV, bought by new rock star Rod Stewart and featured in his autobiography, won the Salon Privé Club Trophy.

33 Alfa Romeo Tipo 12 TT1977, winner of the first of two new Milestones of Endurance classes

962 Porsche 1988, new class XNUMX winner

The Dino 246 GTS, which has just emerged from a three-year restoration, received an award in the post-war car category.

Citroen Le Paris is one of three surviving coupe cars produced by the famous master Henri Chapron. Unlike the other two, this is not on the DS platform, but on a more budget-friendly ID.

Salon Prive is not only a competition for elegance, but also an opportunity for luxury manufacturers to showcase their new products. This is the new Bentley Bacalar.

World premiere: Aero 3, an impressive new car from the legendary Italian Touring Superleggera. With retro styling and a V12 engine, only 15 units will be produced.

Another premiere: The TSRS-1 is Danish manufacturer Zenvo's new hypercar that boasts a maximum output of 1177 horsepower.

The European debut of the Japanese electric hypercar Aspark Owl. Acceleration from 0 to 96 km / h takes just 1,69 seconds, the four electric motors deliver 2012 horsepower, and the batteries reach 400 km. The car is only 99 cm high.

The British Tour-de-Force company gives you the opportunity to own your own car like for Formula 1 through TDF1.

If you haven't heard the name Ares yet, it's a good idea to remember it: it is an Italian bodybuilder, as well as supercars like the Ares Design S1 Project on display here. The naturally aspirated V8 puts out 715 horsepower without any hybrid fabrication. The price will be around 600000 euros.

This Suzuki RG 500 debuted in 1976 and made the 500cc World Championship available to private teams. Won first place in the motorcycle racing category of the competition.