from 19 to 24 June 2018
CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE SUISSELocation: - Switzerland
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www.concoursdelegancesuisse.com
COPPET, VD – 23, 24 & 25TH OF JUNE 2017
2ND CONCOURS D’ÉLÉGANCE SUISSE,
A TRIBUTE TO MOTOR CAR HERITAGE
Coppet, 18 April 2017 – Following the success of the first edition,
which was quite a hit, Mathias Doutreleau, co-founder of the Concours
d’Élégance Suisse, is staging a second lap, this year paying homage
to the incredible Juke Box era with cars dating from 1945 to 1960.
Organised in compliance with the official rules governing the leading
classic car shows, this second Concours d’Élégance will once again
take up residence in the gardens of the Château de Coppet from 23 to
25 June 2017. All aboard!
The 2016 edition set the tone! The Concours d’Élégance Suisse, which
attracted more than 2,300 visitors last June, will be putting a splendid range
of vehicles on display this year over a three-day period, from 23 to 25 June
2017. And to make the event even more spectacular, you can give full rein to
your creativity by opting for period dress, hairstyle and accessories.
“Always from a perspective of paying tribute to the historical and cultu-
ral heritage of the motor industry, and to bring back to life the tradition
of the Geneva Concours d’Élégance, we give the public the opportunity to
marvel at beautiful examples of automobile engineering that are rarely
put on show”, explains Mathias Doutreleau, director of the event. Having
devised one of the most coveted shows in the United States, “The Quail, A
Motorsports Gathering”, in 2003, the collector has managed to enlist the
participation on his panel of judges of such illustrious names as Adolfo
Orsi as president (member of the jury of the Ville d’Este Concours
d’Élégance) and Ed Gilbertson, honorary president (honorary judge of the
Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance).
Photo : Cyril Perregaux
©Photograph by Michael Furman
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2e
édition
23-25 JUIN 2017
Avec le soutien de la
Commune de Coppet
ELEGANT COACHWORK!
Almost seventy rare classic cars will be on display during the festivities
in the grounds of the Château de Coppet. Collectors, enthusiasts and
car lovers will have the chance to wonder at the splendid curves of the
Hispano-Suiza models, the Italian class of the Ferraris or stately gems
from the Juke Box era, vehicles that are being showcased in this second
edition of the Show. As well as admiring these veritable masterpieces from
the last century, the public will also be able to browse around the various
pavilions set up by the partners in attendance, which will be arranged in the
area around the lawn, and exchange thoughts and views over the gleaming
cylinders of these classy machines. Indeed, mechanical engineering as an
art will be brought to the fore, demonstrating that the end result in the
form of such enchanting cars has called for the time, meticulousness and
know-how of a great many artisans. Just like the panel of judges, visitors
will thus have the opportunity to scrutinise down to the very last detail
each vehicle’s authenticity, rarity, original condition or specific restorations
made to it.
TRIBUTE TO CULTURAL HERITAGE
For three days competitors, owners and enthusiastic lovers of period
vehicles will be able to get together and share their passion for classic cars.
The festivities will kick off on Friday 23 June with the traditional Tour
d’Élégance (“a Drive in Style”), which will take competitors along the shore
of Lake Geneva. At 8.00 p.m. the inaugural party will have some surprises
in store, with a “chic workshop” atmosphere where artisans and mechanics
will welcome guests in their den devoted to period hackney carriages. In a
jazzy, Dance Hall atmosphere, the participants in the show and a number
of hand-picked guests will be greeted in an unusual venue in the centre of
Geneva. On Saturday 24 June the exhibited vehicles will be examined in
great detail by the panel of judges made up of members of the International
Chief Judge Advisory Group and leading figures from the motor industry
and related sectors. This exclusive preview, reserved for participants and
special guests, will be rounded off with the Collectors’ Dinner served at the
Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues in Geneva.
THE BELLE ÉPOQUE OF JUKE BOXES
The motorised divas accepted as competing in the show will be divided
up into eighteen special categories. Last year’s show was a celebration of
the Pop Art years (1960-1970), a modern era that won over the panel of
judges which awarded the Best of Show Trophy to a car from the 1970s,
an exceptional Lamborghini Miura SV. This year star billing goes to cars
from the Juke Box years of 1945 to 1960, which will be the showpieces for
this edition. The contrast in styles between Europe and the New World
promises a range of styles and colours. In observance of the traditional
charter governing concours d’élégance for pre-1975 cars, these vehicles, all
of them equally remarkable, will be judged just like all other cars, bringing
to the fore their authenticity and the original condition of the vehicle.
By way of a reminder, the panel of judges will judge each car according to
the following criteria : its authenticity, its rarity, its historical interest, the
quality of its restoration or of its state of preservation, its elegance.