A fine photo impression of the 2023 Paris Salon Retromobile by Alex von Mózer of specialist classic-car consultancy company VSOC.nl. Thank you Alex!

Coachbuild.com presents: a video impression of Rosemarijn Atalante Veenenbos' participation with her classic Amilcar in the 2016 edition of "The 100 Miles Of Amsterdam" rally. Production by NOTV and United. Copyright NOTV.com.

Category: events

Created: 30 April 2022

Auto Royale is the world’s most exciting new high-end automotive event. Taking place at one of the finest country houses in the UK – Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, the former home of both the Rothschild family and the renowned Louis Vuitton Classic – between July 16 and July 18 2021, this modern reimagining of what the traditional Concours d'Elegance has become is a dynamic new event concept in which modern British culture meets world-class automotive machinery.

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This luxurious yet accessible event promises not only to showcase some of the world’s most desirable and significant coachbuilt automobiles, but also pledges to offer its guests a feast of fine food, exciting entertainment and engaging retailing.

The inaugural 2021 Auto Royale is a true, multi-category, Concours d’Elegance with a mix of traditional and celebration classes which will be meticulously assessed and considered by a panel of international judges along strict International Chief Judges Advisory Group (ICJAG) guidelines.

In its first year Auto Royale offers some fine ‘Celebration Classes’, including:
- Carrozzerie Scaglietti
- Drogo / Carrozzeria Sports Cars
- 110th birthday of Juan Manuel Fangio
- 120th birthday of Sir William Lyons (featuring the 70th anniversary of C-Type)

Entry is possible either by invitation or application, and this world-class Concours positions itself as being equally attainable for both international collectors and local collectors with their own exceptional vehicles.

The team behind Auto Royale is uniquely positioned to give this new event everything it needs to succeed because they themselves are true classic car enthusiasts. Event founders Paul Mathers and Ben Guynan, along with Chief Curator Jarrah Venables, have a depth and breadth of automotive experience that ensures this spectacular new event’s success.

Paul’s love of cars stretches back as long as he can remember. An event management specialist, he is the founder of the multiple award-winning Motorclassica in Australia; an event he managed for more than ten years in a portfolio that also included the National 4x4 Outdoors Show and the Australian Motorcycle Expo. 

Ben Guynan brings more than 25 years’ experience across international media brands, commercial partnerships, advertising, events and commercial business for some of the most recognised magazines and websites in the motorsport and classic motoring markets, while Jarrah Venables has more than 15 years of professional experience in the motorsport and collectors’ car industries.

Paul Mathers: “Auto Royale isn’t what you have come to expect from traditional Concours events. It is a new, bold and genuinely exciting concept that aims to shake-up the Concours culture and draw in a whole new community of automotive enthusiasts.

The team and I are incredibly excited to be launching this Concours in 2021, and I know all those who attend will have the chance to see some of the most remarkable and important coachbuilt cars ever created.” 

For more information about Auto Royale, to buy tickets, or to offer your car for consideration in the Concours, please visit: https://autoroyale.org/. 

Category: concours delegance

Created: 13 December 2020

EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO COACHBUILD.COM READERS:

JUHA KANKKUNEN ICE DRIVING COURSE
Experience Arctic Lapland, Finland 
driving supercars and rally cars
on purpose-built ice driving circuits
with Juha Kankkunen, 4 times World Rally Champion
12 to 15 Feb 2021 + 12 to 15 March 2021

Juha Kankkunen will be your head instructor and teach you car handling like you have never experienced it before.
This is a true ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to learn from the master himself.
The world’s best advanced driver training means you are learning from the best! 

On the ice circuit you will learn: 

- Advanced driving skills with powerful cars
- Car handling and braking techniques
- Car control in winter / ice conditions
- Rally driving techniques
- Learn to find the professional racing lines
- All wheel drive drifting techniques
- Learn what the traction control system does
- Scandinavian flick turn 

Event location: Kuusamo, Lapland, Finland 

Airport: Kuusamo, Lapland, Finland 

Event dates: 
GROUP 1: 12 to 15 February 2021
GROUP 2: 12 to 15 March 2021

Groups Size: 8 drivers per group

Event itinerary:

Day 1:

- Arrival to Kuusamo

- Dinner at hotel, private roof top dining room

Day 2:

- Full day of ice driving 09:00 - 16:00 

- Cars used for this group are:

- 2 x Audi A3 Quattro

- 2 x Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 

- 4 x Subaru WRX STI group N rally car

- Dinner at Ruka Peak

Day 3:

- Snowmobile safari 10:00 - 14:00

- Time to ski, relax or have a Sauna at the hotel 

- Dinner at Stefans SteakHouse

Day 4:

- Departure from Kuusamo

Price and what is included per driver: 

• 4 day tailored event
• 1 x day of ice driving 09:00-16:00
• 1 x half day Snowmobile safari / single driver
• one to one intense driver training
• Finnish rally drivers as your personal instructors
• Juha Kankkunen as the head instructor
• Light refreshments all day at the circuit Club House
• Lunch during ice driving at the circuit Club House
• Lunch during Snowmobile safari
• 3 x dinner at various locations
• 3 nights accommodation at Boutique Hotel Ruka Peak (pictured on this page)
• Unlimited fuel for cars
• Helmet and all equipment needed for rally driving
• 4 days transportation in Kuusamo
• Professionally run private event with professional staff - Ice Driving certificate signed by Juha Kankkunen

Price: 5.995 euro per person 

Additional non-driver booking: 

• 3 x nights accommodation in Boutique Hotel, Ruka Peak
• Accommodation is upgraded to double room booking
• 3 x dinner at various locations
• 4 days transportation in Kuusamo
• Airport transfers Kuusamo airport to hotel and return
• 1 x half day Snowmobile safari / single driver

Price: 1.540 euro per person  

Links to destination:

www.juhakankkunen.com 

Travel: www.ruka.fi/en/

Hotel: www.rukapeak.fi 

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE 2021 HERE

Bookings and enquiries:

Ms Leila Russack
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Don't forget to use your promo code: Lapland2021

Category: events

Created: 14 February 2020

By Wallace Wyss

2018 Chrysler Chronos Concept

The ArtCenter College of design, situated high on a hill overlooking Pasadena, is famous for one thing: training a good proportion of the world’s car designers.

They have changed themes of their annual show (this year it was held on October 28) several times but this year (2018) it was most appropriate that they celebrated the achievements of the car designers who graduated from there by inviting them to come with a car they designed. Of course some of the companies are long gone, like Studebaker, but private owners entered cars to honor those designers.

In some respects the “old car show” was a bit like a new car show because there were several prototypes. But that just shows that Art Center grads are currently on the leading edge of the world’s car designers. The only beef I have is that the new wave of prototypes are electric cars, alas, what happened to heavy breathing rhumba-rhumba exhaust blaring performance?

Category: shows

Created: 05 November 2018

Read more: ArtCenter College of Design – Car Classic 2018

Best of Show: 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta

COMPLETE LIST OF 2018 WINNERS CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE PEBBLE BEACH 2018

BEST OF SHOW

1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
David & Ginny Sydorick, Beverly Hills, California

Best of Show Nominees

1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Town Limousine
Lehrman Collection, Palm Beach, Florida

1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupé
Robert Kudela, Chropyně, Czech Republic

Category: concours delegance

Created: 28 August 2018

Read more: Pebble Beach 2018 winners Concours d'Elegance

Lancia Astura serie 2 special castagna 1933

Results 2017 Concours d'Elegance Paleis het Loo:

BEST OF SHOW: Ton Meijer, Lancia Astura serie 2 special Castagna 1933

Junior Award: Alex van Mozer, Ferrari 250GT Lusso Touring Superleggera

2nd in Class: Davey Michiels, Alfa Romeo 1900 C SS 1957

1st in Class: Fam. Schouwenburg, Alfa Romeo 1900 C SS 1955

Special Coachwork prewar

2nd in Class: Edward Summers Rolls Royce Phantom 1 dual cowl tourer 1924

1st in Class: Ton Meijer, Lancia Astura serie 2 special Castagna 1933 

Special coachwork postwar

2nd in Class: Tjeerd van den Berg, Cisitalia SC Stabilimenti Farina 1948

1st in Class: Jan de Reu, Fiat 8V Rapi 1953

Les Reine de la route

2nd in Class: Andries Jans, Delahaye 135 MS Pennock 1948

1st in Class: Benno Schmitz, Citroen Traction Avant 7C Roadster 1935

70 years of Ferrari

2nd in Class: Martien Kooijmans, Ferrari 166 Inter 1949

1st in Class: Henk Koel, Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1960 (competizione)

70 years of Ferrari (2)

2nd in Class: Henk Koel, Ferrari 275 GTB/4 1967

1st in Class: Guus Bierman, Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona spider 1973

Japan

2nd in Class: Jacques Albers, Toyota 800 Sports 1965

1st in Class: Henri Nederveen, Honda S800 Coupe 1968

Gentemen’s Sportscars 60’s

2nd in Class: Ernest Knoors, Aston Martin DBS 6 Vantage, 1968

1st in Class: Henk Stoel, Jaguar E-type FHC 1962

British Open

2nd in Class: dhr Pleune, Daimler SP 250 Cabriolet 1963

1st in Class: Roderick Eijsbouts, Jaguar XK 140 OTS 1956

90 years of Volvo

2nd in Class: Wim van Sambeerk, Volvo PV52 1937

1st in Class: Stoffel Mulier, Volvo Amazon Cabrio Jacques Coune 1962

Category: concours delegance

Created: 06 July 2017

Masterpieces 2017 PARTICIPATING CARS. An impressive list with coachbuilder names like James Young, Hooper, Dietrich, Reuter, Jaray, Vanvooren, Fantuzzi, Vignale, Pininfarina, Zagato, Giugiaro, Fissore, Bertone, Van den Plas.

Category: concours delegance

Created: 05 July 2017

Category: concours delegance

Created: 04 July 2017

Masterpieces is a seclusive gathering of collectors and connoisseurs on the orangery-peninsula at Dyck Castle, showing the visual magic of Coachbuilding. The concours has an international jury of experts and only 65 selected cars which are allowed to participate after careful selection. The originality of the cars, their style and design and their majesty – often nearly completely untouched cars – is the focus. Masterpieces is a competition of Elegance in the Park.

More info: masterpieces-and-style.com
Dates: 7 - 9 July 2017
Location: Schloss Dyck, Juechen, Germany

Category: concours delegance

Created: 29 June 2017