Arts & Elegance - Chantilly 2016 The Concours d'Elegance Last step for the Chantilly 2016 Arts & Elegance reports, let's have a look to the Concours d'Elegance. With almost one hundred cars over 23 categories, from the the steam cars to the last Concept cars, the diversity of presented cars is one of the main qualities of Arts & Elegance. An another great strength of this event is to bring together a large number of car clubs and to offer many activities, around and out of the Automobile world. The Best of Show 2016 was awarded to an Italian splendor : the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta, signed by Touring, one of the most perfect representative of the Streamliner cars of the 30's.

A selection of machines bearing the BMW : BMW M1 Procar, BMW 328 Coupe Touring, March 782, BMW Turbo, BMW 328 Khamm Racing Limousine, Brabham BT52, BMW i8

The front engine Formula 1 cars : Gordini Type 11 1946, Ferrari 555 Super Squalo 1955, Ferrari Dino 246 F1 1957, BRM P25 1958

The beginning of aerodynamics - Pre-War closed and open road cars : Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta, Fiat 2800 Berlinetta Superleggera, Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerospider 1935, Mercedes Benz 540K Streamliner 1938, Rolls-Royce Sports Phantom 17EX 1928, Lancia Astura Cabriolet "Bocca" 1933, Benz 21/80 Prinz Heinrich 1910.

Tribute to Jean Todt - Fifty years of an outstanding career : Peugeot 905 Evo 1 1993, Alpine A110 1300S 1969, Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 1986, Ferrari F2000, Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Grand Raid 1987, Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 Pikes Peak, Ferrari F2004, Ferrari F2007

The great long-distance travelling saloons and limousines (Pre-War): Panhard & Levassor 6CS Special X69 Limousine 1933, Packard Eight 1602 Coupé Chauffeur 1938, Hispano-Suiza HS6 Pillarless Saloon Vanvooren 1931, Renault NM 40 CV Decouvrable 1927, Peugeot Type 184 Landaulet 1928.

Fiftieth anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura P400 unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show : Lamborghini Miura P400 prototype 1966, Lamborghini Miura P400 1968, Lamborghini Miura P400 1967.

French coachwork masterpieces (Pre-War) : Hispano-Suiza K6 Saoutchik 1933, Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik 1934, Bugatti Type 57C Aravis Letourneur & Marchand 1939, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Roadster Figoni & Falaschi 1932, Bugatti Type 57 Atalante 1935, Bugatti Type 38 Cabriolet Figoni & Falaschi 1928, Delage D6-70 S Coach Letourneur & Marchand 1937, Delage D6 11S Coupé Brandone 1935, Delahaye 135 MS Coupé Chapron 1938.

French coachwork masterpieces (Post-War) : Facel Vega HKII 1964, Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupé Saoutchik 1950, Talbot Lago T14 Sport 2500 1956, Citroën DS19 Chapron Majesty 1965, Bentley Type R Continental Coupé Franay 1955.

A great Italian coachbuilder : Zagato (Pre-War) OM 665 Superba 1927, Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider 1932, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider 1932, Lancia Lambda 221 Mille Miglia 1929, Lancia Aprilia Sport (Sanction II) 1937.

A great Italian coachbuilder : Zagato (Post-War) Fiat Abarth 750 GT 1959, Lancia Flaminia Super Sport 1967, Aston Martin DB4 GTZ 1961, Osca 1600 GTZ 1965, Lancia Flaminia 3C Sport 1962, Fiat 8V 1954.

A great Italian coachbuilder : Zagato (special Alfa Romeo) Alfa Romeo TZ3 2010, Alfa Romeo RZ 1992, Alfa Romeo 1900 SSZ 1955, Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 1960, Alfa Romeo 1600 TZ 1965

The Tour de France Automobile cars (1951-1964) : Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL 1960, Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing 1955, Ferrari 250 GT Competizione TDF 1957, Osca MT4 1954.

The Tour de France Automobile cars (1969-1986) : Renault 5 Turbo Groupe IV 1980, Ligier JS1 1970, BMW 3.0 CSL Groupe 2 1974

Tribute to the Pozzi Racing Team : Ferrari 512 BBLM 1979, Ferrari 512 BBLM 1979, Ferrari 308 GTB Groupe IV Michelotto 1982, Ferrari 512 BB competizione 1978

Vanished English marques (Pre-War) : AC 16/90 HP Supercharged 1939, Sunbeam 3L Grand Prix 1922, SS cars 1 Four Light Saloon 1935, Invicta Type S 1932.

Vanished English marques (Post-War) : Sunbeam Alpine MkI 1953, Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica 1954, Alvis TD21 Drophead Coupe 1963, AC Ace 2,6 1963, Bristol 401 Touring 1948, Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe 1955, Jensen Interceptor MkI 1968.

Bugatti, the Grand Prix cars : Bugatti Type 37 1927, Bugatti Type 13 Brescia 1925, Bugatti Type 35B 1928, Bugatti Type 35 1925, Bugatti Type 54 1931, Bugatti Type 59 1934.

Unusual coachworks : Bentley 3L Sports Tourer 1927, Panhard & Levassor X19 Skiff Torpedo 1912, Vauxhall 30/98 Wensum 1925

Concours d'Elegance : Lexus LC, DS E-tense, Bugatti Chiron, BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia, Mc Laren 570 GT, Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, Mercedes Maybach Vision 6, Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge.

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