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2017 London Classic Car Show (23-26 February, London ExCeL)

I know it’s long way there and back, but some have been going from the start and thoroughly enjoyed the show. It’s the first big outing of the year and now in its third consecutive year, the London Classic Car Show is bigger than ever and will have more than 700 stunning classic cars on display, even having some for sale from leading dealers in the classic world. The show has always attracted star names and this year’s visitors will include Le Mans Legends Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell as guests of honour.

For the first time, this year the London Classic Car Show also incorporates a second show, Historic Motorsport International (HMI), which is devoted to historic racing and rallying and entry to the London Classic Car Show incorporates free entry to HMI. Historic Motorsport International will open its doors at 12 noon on Thursday, 23 February while the London Classic Car Show will burst into life at 3pm that afternoon.

Sixty-six of the world’s most intriguing, unusual, exotic and genre defining cars will come under the spotlight, ranging from a 1904 British-built 9.6-litre Maudsley – the supercar of its day – to a Ferrari Enzo built almost 100 years later, they will form one of the show’s central features, The Grand Avenue.

Sixty of the cars have been split into 10 different categories, six to a group, to produce a provocative automotive history embracing the expected, unexpected and the controversial, to form this year’s theme: The Perfect Ten.

The Perfect Ten categories are saloon, coupé, four-seat convertible, sports car, supercar, hatchback, shooting brake, sports racer, single seater and aerodynamic pioneers and as a last-minute surprise extra, an 11th category will join the Perfect Ten: a Ferrari Tribute, featuring six of the best cars ever to wear the Prancing Horse badge.

The cars will not only be on static display in an expanded Open Paddock but will also be driven along The Grand Avenue, an indoor highway at the centre of the exhibition hall, at regular intervals during the four days of the show.

PERFECT TEN CATEGORIES ( so far, however they’re subject to change )

Saloon

Pictured: Offical photo of the NSU Ro 80, 1967 – 1977, 1000 cc chamber volume, 115 hp, world´s first production car with twin-rotor Wankel engine, pioneering design, first German vehicle to be awarded the title “Car of the Year”, in 1967

1927 Lancia Lambda
1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hooper Touring limousine
1975 NSU Ro80
1979 Mercedes 450 SEL
1982 Aston Martin Lagonda (wedge)
1970 Ford Escort (London to Mexico winner)

Coupe

Mazda, Dartford.
Dartford, England.
11th November 2015.
Photo: Drew Gibson.

1965 Ford Mustang 269 GT
1966 Alvis TF21 Graber
1969 Mazda Cosmo Series II
1973 Ford Capri Mk 1 3000 GXL
1974 Bitter CD
1985 Audi Sport quattro

Convertible (4-seat)
1924 Hispano Suiza HC6 Tulip wood
1931 Invicta S Type
1934 Railton Terraplane
1937 Alvis 4.3 Lancefield
1966 Mercedes 220
1966 Citroen DS Chapron

Sports car
1913 Chalmers Model 17
1963 Lotus Elan Series 1
1965 Triumph Fury
1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda
1991 Mazda MX-5 Mk 1 Le Mans edition
1964 Austin Healey 3000 Mk3 (Alpine Rally winner)

Supercar

1904 Maudsley 9.6-litre
1938 Mercedes 540K
1968 Lamborghini Miura S
1971 Monteverdi 375L High Speed
1973 Porsche 911 RS
1988 Lamborghini Countach Anniversary

Hatchback

1953 Aston Martin DB2/4
1983 VW Golf GTi Mk 1
1990 Vauxhall Astra GTE Champion Edition
1992 Peugeot 205 GTI 1FM edition
1993 Ford Escort Cosworth
1986 MG Metro 6R4 GpB

Shooting Brake

1929 Ford Model A ‘Woodie’
1949 Bentley MkVI Countryman ‘Woodie’
1956 Land Rover 107 (ex-Duchy of Cornwall)
1960 Peugeot 403 ‘Emmanuelle’
1966 Morris Mini-Minor Mk1 Traveller ‘Woodie’
1995 Audi RS2 Avant quattro

Sports Racer
1931 Alvis Powys-Lybbe Brooklands special
1953 Jaguar C-type Ecurie Ecosse
1960 Lotus Elite Le Mans
1964 Crosslé 5S V8
2002 Porsche 911 (996) Le Mans

Single-seater

1923 Aston Martin Razor Blade
1928 Maserati
1960 Ferrari 246 Dino
1961 Lotus 21
1977 Crosslé FF1600, Nigel Mansell livery
1983 Toleman F1, ex-Derek Warwick

Aerodynamic Pioneer

1936 MG PB Airline coupe
1938 Alfa 6C Aerodinamica Spider
1938 Tatra T97
1964 Jaguar E-type, Lindner-Knocker low drag coupe
1986 Ford Sierra Cosworth
1989 Audi 100 C3

Ferrari Tribute

1952 Ferrari 212 Inter
1965 Ferrari 330 Vignale Shooting Brake
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4
1971 Ferrari 246 Dino
1990 Ferrari F40
2002 Ferrari Enzo

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