Bentley was the main sponsor of the Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance and revealed six of its best among 60 of the finest motor cars in the world,” including the 4¼-liter Bentley ‘Embiricos’.
Concours d’Elégance dates from 17th century France where the aristocracy paraded their highly ornate horse-drawn carriages through the parks of Paris. In time the carriages became horseless and the gatherings became a competitive ‘beauty pageant’ for automobile owners.
Included in the line-up is the 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupé – the ‘Round Door Rolls’ – coming from the Petersen Museum in LA; three Pebble Beach ‘Best of Shows’: a 1931 Daimler Double-Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupé, a 1933 Delage D8S de Villars Roadster and a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta; an award-winning 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Zagato Berlinetta; and the 1948 Vincent Black Lightning Prototype better known as Rollie Free’s ‘Bathing Suit Bike’.
