Now in its tenth year the well-established London Concours took place on 9-11 June at its regular location within The Honourable Artillery Company grounds off City Road. John Whiteman was there…

The large display of highly desirable cars was spread over nine different classes curated by Flavien and Vanessa Marçais. Opening day on Tuesday saw the unveiling of two new vehicles. Boreham Motorworks, officially licensed by Ford Motor Company, launched their heavily reworked Ford Escort Mk.1 RS and Elektron Motors debuted the Quasar with full carbon chassis and four electric motors giving a reputed 2447 bhp – just the job for that last minute supermarket shop!

Two classes were perhaps of particular interest, Alfa Romeo presented by GRRC and Group A rally cars from Slowly Sideways. The former was won by a 1932 8C 2300 Zagato Spider with a listed three Mille Miglia finishes in period to its credit. Also in the class was a further 8C Tourer, a 1933 example imported by Thomson and Taylor and a 1958 Giulietta Sprint Veloce raced in period by Richard Shepherd-Barron.

A 1984 Rover SD1 Vitesse, also with period history, beat examples of Subaru, Mitsubishi, Opel and Toyota to win the Rally class. Other winners were Dream Cars and Best in Show – 1976 Lamborghini Countach Periscopio; Hypercars – 2024 Gordon Murray Automotive T 50; The Tuners – 1991 Lister Jaguar XJS Le Mans; Icons Remastered Automotive Artisans R33 Stradale, an Alfa Tipo 33 homage; American Muscle – 1969 Shelby Mustang GT350, Porsche Sonderwunsch – 2025 992.1 Turbo S and Wildcards – 1995 Ferrari F355.

The same team present the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court on 4-6 September.