5 Of The Rarest Cars At This Weekend’s 'Concours Of Elegance'

Seen by some connoisseurs as one of the world’s greatest cars, this ‘Boat Tail’ offered ground-breaking aerodynamics and a lightweight shell featuring an aluminium pod design. In its day it was one of the fastest cars on the road and is on show for the first time in the UK since 1958.

Designed by design legend Pininfarina, only fourteen of these were ever made, and were offered to only the most important on Ferrari’s VIP customer list. Fitted with a sophisticated 4.4-litre V12 engine, producing 320hp.

Built in the early heyday of some of Ferrari’s most beautiful designs, matching style with racing substance, this 500 TRC has claims to be the pick of the bunch and backed up its looks with an impressive race history, including a win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Only two cars were built by Touring as possible replacements for the Aston Martin DB6, and this is the only one remaining – a left-hand-drive 4-litre, straight-six in Dubonnet Rosso paint with a tan pigskin interior.

Jaguar’s first 200mph car, the XJ220 remains one of the rarest and most striking ‘modern’ supercar on the road. With a twin-turbo V6 and rear-wheel-drive, the XJ220 was the fastest car in the world when it launched, setting a speed record of 212.3mph at the Nardo test track.