Dating back to 17th century France, the Concours d'Elegance is a term of French origin that means a 'competition of elegance'. Concours is not a contest of speed, but of elegance. Automobiles are judged on the quality of presentation, historical accuracy, technical merit, style, and the best garner reward and recognition.
Limited to 120 vehicles, on display are the finest rare, collectable and classic cars from pre-war vintage to the modern era, all models dating from 1995 and prior.
The event last year was won by the 1988 Ferrari F40 belonging to the Johannesburg collector Keith Rivers, while the victory of the first Concours South Africa, hosted in 2016, was awarded to the 1985 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 owned by the De Abreu family from Gaborone.
The weekend programme will include a Parade Des Voitures and a welcome function and auction by Coys of Kensington on Friday 10 August. Saturday, 11 August will showcase a full day of judging competitor cars, with final judging and the prize giving ceremony on Sunday, 12 August.
Owners of classic, vintage and veteran cars can enter their vehicles for this year’s event by visiting www.concourssouthafrica.com.
