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Limited edition Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster is the most exclusive open Aventador

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by Editorial Team

Produced in just 63 units, the Limited edition Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster is a collaboration between Lamborghini’s design and Ad Personam teams. Considered to be the most exclusive open Aventador, the limited edition of the iconic V12 super sports car was presented at 2019 Monterey Car Week, USA. The Aventador SVJ Roadster’s 63 … Read more

Aston Martin to future-proof classics cars with world’s first reversible EV powertrain conversion

December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 by Editorial Team

Driving a classic Aston Martin on pure EV power is a unique experience and one that will no doubt be extremely attractive to many owners, especially those who live in city centres. Paul Spires, President Aston Martin Works commented also foresees collectors adding another dimension to their collection by commissioning EV-converted heritage cars. With interest … Read more

Monterey Car Week 2018: Crimson Charged Revero

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018 by Editorial Team

Luxury electric automaker Karma Automotive is participating in 2018 Monterey Car Week, the much-anticipated annual late August event that welcomes car aficionados and collectors of classic automobiles and legendary brands from around the world to the Monterey Peninsula. The Peninsula towns of Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove are known for picturesque white sand dunes, … Read more

The Most Exceptional Selection of Porsche Spyders at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Auctions

August 14, 2018August 13, 2018 by Editorial Team

Gooding & Company to Offer the Most Exceptional Selection of Porsche Spyders at the Company’s 15th Annual Pebble Beach Auctions. The first appearance of an RS Spyder at public auction highlights this impressive offering of Porsche Spyders. These historic cars tick all the right boxes for the collector seeking a significant competition Porsche. Boasting impressive provenance … Read more

Grand Basel 2019: The newest most exclusive car show in the Americas set to take center stage on Miami Beach

July 16, 2018July 6, 2018 by Editorial Team

Grand Basel to be the ultimate show for automotive masterpieces.

MCH Group, the parent company of Art Basel, confirmed it will launch Grand Basel as its second American event, to take place in Miami Beach in February of 2019. According to the Art Basel, the organizers want to reach an extensive audience of discerning car collectors and enthusiasts who are eager for a show like no other.

Grand Basel Miami Beach Car Show -presentation- — Courtesy of Grand Basel; Image: GrandBasel.com

In advance of Grand Basel Miami Beach, the inaugural show will take place in Basel, Switzerland from 6 to 9 September 2018. Then, from 22 to 24 February 2019, Beach will become home to the world’s most outstanding automobiles.

Both events will bring a different collection of the top vehicular examples of sophisticated design to each venue in a beautifully constructed, pioneering setting. With an expected 200 remarkable vehicles from the past, present and future to be on display in February, Grand Basel Miami Beach promises to offer an unparalleled view of the automobile as an aesthetic, technological and cultural icon.

The event will offer collectors, restoration and conservation experts, dealers, manufacturers and connoisseurs a global platform for exchange. The show will welcome automotive masterpieces, and will create a venue for the international community who share the same passion for the automobile and view it as a multi-dimensional cultural asset.

“Grand Basel is not just another car salon or concours,” says Global Director Mark Backé, who conceived the show concept. “It is the first global show for the world’s most important and valuable automobiles of the past, present and future. Grand Basel presents international connoisseurs, experts and collectors with the epitome of automotive culture, and will appeal to a broader enthusiast audience interested in automobile aesthetics, technological sophistication, art and culture.”

Grand Basel Miami Beach Car Show - photos — Courtesy of Grand Basel; Image: Blue Scope; GrandBasel.com

AZagato-founder of Zagato — Courtesy of Grand Basel;

Preview event sets the tone

The ‘avant premiere’ preview and media presentation of Grand Basel’s concept took place at Messe Basel in August 2017, attended by renowned international representatives of the world of automobiles. Together with Global Director Mark Backé and Prof. Paolo Tumminelli, they presented the show’s concept based on four exceptional designs – some of which had never before been shown to the public.

The ‘Car Designer of the Century’, Giorgetto Giugiaro, brought his legendary 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Testudo to Basel. Andrea Zagato announced a tribute to the legendary Iso Rivolta brand: the Zagato Iso Rivolta Vision Gran Turismo concept, which features as a drivable vehicle in the Sony Playstation video game, Gran Turismo Sport, will be one of the highlights of Grand Basel 2018. Designer Rem D. Koolhaas showed a new Lo Res car inspired by the concepts of his fashion brand, United Nude, for which he abstracted the polygonal design of a Lamborghini Countach into the most minimalist wedge shape.

Finally, as the favorite brand of Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, whose patron Gabriel Voisin provided the inspiration for his radical design ideas for a car centered urban redevelopment of Paris, the 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne was also shown – it is a perfect manifestation of the multitude of correlations between architecture, the car and urban development.

Grand Basel Miami Beach Car Show - 04 — Courtesy of Grand Basel; GrandBasel.com

Idris Elba celebrates automotive masterpieces with Grand Basel

Automotive aficionado and multi-award winning actor Idris Elba explores his “lifelong obsession” for cars in a new film for Grand Basel, the ultimate show for automotive masterpieces. Grand Basel will commence a global tour starting this September, and the movie provides an exclusive visual preview.

In the film, Idris explores the characteristics of a car that make it a masterpiece and searches for an answer as to what gives a car its soul. The setting of the movie is highly significant, as it was shot inside the iconic Lingotto automobile factory in Turin.

Viewers are reminded of the connection between the automobile and art, design, architecture and lifestyle. Idris explores the emotional impact of the automobile, including his earliest motoring memories of pretending to drivein the back seat of his parents’ car.

Grand Basel Miami Beach Car Show -- — Courtesy of Grand Basel; Image: Blue Scope; GrandBasel.com

Grand Basel Miami Beach Car Show - 03 — Courtesy of Grand Basel; Image: Blue Scope; GrandBasel.com

The Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille has become part and parcel of the major car collectors’ calendar

October 10, 2017September 25, 2017 by Editorial Team

Chantilly rendezvous has become part and parcel of the major car collectors’ calendar as they bring exceptional vehicles to it from all over the world.

Thanks to the numerous prizes which Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille has received since its creation in 2014, it’s now an event that’s firmly established as proved by the fact that more and more motor manufacturers are displaying cars at this rendezvous.

The 4th Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille held on Sunday 10th September in the Chantilly Château domain fulfilled all its promises. Boosted by its first staging, which placed it firmly among the international benchmarks for Concours D’Elégance, the event continues to progress both in terms of visitors and in therichness of the cars entered for the different concours. Thus, 16 300 spectators (an increase of 20%compared to 2016) were attracted by the vehicles on show this year with five concept cars competing for the Concours d’Elégance prize and 82 historic cars from all over the world (35% from France and 65%from abroad), were all victory contenders in their respective classes and also for one of the two ultimate titles of Best of Show awarded depending on their era (pre or post-war).

Haute Couture and 2017 Concours d’Elégance:

Five cars were in contention for the Concours d’Elégance: the DS 7 Crossback Présidentiel associated with the couturier Eymeric François, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante (Couturier : Ann Demeulemeester), the McLaren 720 S (Couturier : Haider Ackermann), the Renault Trezor Concept(Couturier : Balmain) and the Citroën CXperience Concept (Couturier : Yang Li). After deliberation by the jury comprising Jean Todt (President of the FIA), Margot Laffite, Paul Belmondo and Christophe Bonnaud (journalist), the Best of Show of the Concours d’Elégance was awarded to two winners: the Renault Trezor Concept (Couturier Balmain) and the Citroën CXperience Concept (Couturier: Yang Li).

2017 Concours d’Etat

For the 2017 Concours d’Etat, the organiser Peter Auto decided to celebrate in its own way Ferrari’s 70th anniversary with the Le Mans 24 Hours as the main theme. Thus, 28 cars bearing the Prancing Horse badge, all of which had taken part in the most famous endurance race in the world, were gathered together for the occasion divided up into five classes.

From this unique exhibition, an exceptional car won the favours of the jury and the Best of Show for the post-war cars went to the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 (châssis #0728)(owned by Sir Michael Kadoorie), winner of the Sarthe classic in 1958 driven by Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill. Among the pre-war cars the class reserved for Bugattis attracted the attention of the jury.

Gathering four Type 57 Ss together in the same place was a feat in itself and it justified the awarding of three prizes for this class crowned by the Best of Show for the 1936 Bugatti Atlantic (châssis #57374) owned by Americans Robson Walton and Peter Mullin, who had already received a prize at Chantilly in 2014 for his 1937 Delahaye 135M cabriolet with Figoni and Falaschi coachwork.

Among the special prizes were the Prix Spécial FFVE for Authenticity awarded to the Antony Type A1 and the whole Antony collection and the Prix FIVA for Preservation awarded to the 1947 Chrysler Town Country.

The presence of 42 clubs that displayed 800 cars in the domain was also an integral part of the show and helped make the huge garden party to which visitors were welcome, a success. Looked after by the FFVE, the Grand Prix des Clubs went to the Fiat Fan Club for the overall quality of its presentation.

Car enthusiasts, all generations combined, as well as families were again attracted by the programme ofthe fourth Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille, which celebrated the art de vivre and le savoir-faire à la Française by means of several workshops and activities in the Chantilly domain.