Windsor Tour d Elegance

[Andy M]

Hi All,
To celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubillee there is a one off event to be held in the quadranglelawns at Windsor Castle on Sept 7th - 9th 2012.
The invite has gone out worldwide for 60 concourse cars, one from each year of her reign from 1952 to 2012.
The cars invited are listed below:-

1952 Bentley R Type // Riley RME
1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 // Austin Healey 100 // Porsche 550
1954 Jaguar XK140 // Alfa Romeo Giulietta // Jensen 541
1955 Bentley S1 // Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud // Jaguar Mk1
1956 Austin Healey 100-6 // BMW 507 // Jaguar Mk VIII
1957 Jaguar XK150 // Lancia Flaminia // Lotus 7
1958 Lancia Flaminia // Bristol 406 // Aston Martin DB4
1959 Mini // Jaguar Mk2 // Maserati 5000GT
1960 Alvis TD21 // Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato // Saab 96
1961 Jaguar E-Type // Lancia Flavia // Triumph TR4
1962 MGB // Bentley S3 // Alfa Romeo Giulia
1963 Aston Martin DB5 // Lamborghini 350GT // Gordon Keeble
1964 Porsche 911 // Ferrari 275GTB // Sunbeam Tiger
1965 Ford Mustang // Ford GT40 // Aston Martin DB6 // Bristol 409
1966 Jensen Interceptor // Lamborghini Miura // Alfa Romeo Spider
1967 Toyota 2000GT // Aston Martin DBS // TVR Vixen
1968 Ferrari Daytona // Morgan Plus 8 // Triumph TR5
1969 Bristol 411 // Triumph TR6 // Ford Capri
1970 Range Rover // Triumph Stag // Citroen SM // Lamborghini Urraco
1971 Maserati Bora // Alfa Romeo Alfasud // Bentley Corniche
1972 Bentley Corniche // Lancia Stratos // Jenson-Healey
1973 Ferrari 308 GT4 // Maserati Khamsin
1974 Lamborghini Countach // Lotus Eclat
1975 Triumph TR7 // Jaguar XJ-S // Rolls-Royce Camargue
1976 Aston Martin Lagonda // Lotus Esprit // Porsche 924
1977 Porsche 928 // Alfa Romeo Giulietta // BMW E23
1978 BMW M1 // Mazda RX-7 // Vauxhall Carlton
1979 Lancia Delta // Mercedes-Benz S-Class W126
1980 Audi quattro // Ferrari Mondial // Austin Metro
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 // Lamborghini Jalpa // Maserati Biturbo
1982 Lotus Excel // Porsche 944
1983 BMW M635CSi // Land Rover Defender // Peugeot 205
1984 Ferrari 288GTO // Ferrari Testarossa // Bentley 8
1985 Bentley Turbo R // BMW M5 // Ferrari 328
1986 Porsche 959 // BMW M3 // Aston V8 Zagato
1987 Ferrari F40 // Ferrari 348 // Land Rover Discovery
1988 Porsche 964
1989 Aston Martin Virage // BMW Z1
1990 Honda NSX
1991 TVR Griffith // Bentley Continental R
1992 McLaren F1 // Jaguar XJ220 // Ferrari 456
1993 Aston Martin DB7 // Porsche 993
1994 Maserati Quattroporte // Jaguar XJ // Ferrari F355
1995 Ferrari 355GTS
1996 Lotus Elise // TVR Cerbera // Porsche Boxster
1997 Jaguar XK // Bentley Turbo RT
1998 Bentley Arnage // Porsche 996
1999 Pagani Zonda // Ferrari 360
2000 Lotus Exige // Morgan Aero 8 // BMW Z8
2001 Pagani Zonda
2002 Ferrari Enzo // Koenigsegg CC8S // Lamborghini Murciélago
2003 Lamborghini Gallardo // Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren
2004 Porsche Carrera GT // Aston Martin DB9 // Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2005 Bugatti Veyron // Aston Martin Vantage // Gumbert Apollo
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano // Lotus Europa S // Audi R8
2007 Nissan GT-R // Maserati GranTurismo
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe // Jaguar XF // Lotus Evora
2009 Ferrari 458 Italia // Aston Martin Rapide // Jaguar XJ
2010 Aston Martin One-77 // Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
2011 Lamborghini Aventador // Ferrari FF // Porsche 991

As you can see Uncle Henry does not figure much in the vehicles required and I can't see the Queens favorite Friary Estate. However although mainly exotica the British Car industry is reasonably represented. (I'm sure Prince Charles had some input as Aston Martin are featured quite a bit!)
The event is said will be on par with concourse shows including Pebble Beach, and Amelia Island.
Entrance is £25 with all proceeds going to charity.

Andy M
PS If you have one of the cars above and it is the best of its kind in the world can I come along and ride shotgun!

[Simon G]

There's no space for a Lotus Cortina but they can find space for a Toyota 2000GT, Vauxhall Carlton, Triumph TR7 and an Austin Metro? Plus they have also included the Delorean, surely one of the worst 'Supercars' ever made.