Held in conjunction with The Elegance at Hershey concours d’elegance, The Finest’s 34-lot sale – taking place on 11 June – has been curated especially with the popular American event in mind. As such, a large proportion of the catalogue is dedicated to fabulous pre-War classics, including a jaw-dropping 1927 Bugatti Type 38A Grand Sport (est.
The stylistically reworked, carbonfibre-bodied Vanquish is the fifth official collaboration between the two brands, whose co-operative lineage dates back to the DB4 GTZ of 1960. Until today, the most recent was the V12 Vantage Zagato of 2011, co-designed by Marek Reichman and Andrea Zagato and revealed in conceptual form at the Villa d’Este Concorso that year. Five years on, the second Reichman-Zagato design collaboration will make its debut at the very same event.
The Concorso’s official ‘Best in Show’, in recent years sponsored by the BMW Group, is decided by a jury panel of automotive experts led by president Lorenzo Ramaciotti. However, of equal significance is the more traditional Coppa d’Oro, decided by public referendum. As such, we’ve included the winners of each title in our round-up – provided a single car hasn’t won both, that is…
You know an auction catalogue is diverse when you go from a 2015 Bowler EXR-S (est. £95,000-115,000) to a rare right-hand-drive 1962 Maserati Sebring (£180,000-220,000) in just a few pages, and that essentially sums up Silverstone Auctions’ May Sale.
Reserved for ‘connoisseur customers who will add them to some of the world’s most significant luxury collections’, each of the 50 Zenith Phantoms will boast a high degree of personalisation, along with several features exclusive to the Zenith models. These include a new glass shelf for Champagne served from the rear tailgate, a larger two-bottle fridge, and paint colours that hark back to Rolls-Royce’s past, including Madeira Red. Customers have also been invited to specify the materials and colour palette of the picnic hamper that accompanies all Zenith Collection Phantoms.