After some of the busy, crowded and commercial motoring events this summer, the quiet and elegant Hurlingham Concours d’Elegance was a breath of fresh air. Held from 27 to 29 July the Concours was conducted on the cricket pitch and under the trees of the private tennis club. Six classes were judged including a special Jaguar class where Dr James Hall’s original 1935 SS1 Airline coupe drew much attention. Other classes included McLaren Le Mans cars, Gulf cars, Aston Martin and Ferrari.

As well as over 50 Concours cars on the lawns, a 1944 Spitfire Mk I was on display and as Bill Wykeham noted,  ‘it must have been quite difficult to land it on the short cricket pitch.’ A modern EC135 Eurocopter was also on display next to the Veuve Clicquot Champagne tent.

Organised by Michael Scott, the Concours also featured a Club 96 enclosure at the cricket pavilion where a barbeque was enjoyed by many of the Concours entrants next to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley line up. Modern supercars were on display at the front of the club as well as popular demonstrations by ladies in swimming costumes in the Hydropool, which is basically a bling Jacuzzi. A jazz band, fresh lobster and lots of champagne in the Hurlingham gardens make this one of the most pleasant motoring events in London.

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