A glittering cavalcade of around 75 supercars will roll into the grounds of Wilton House on Sunday 21 June as the inaugural Concours des Légendes closes its three-day timetable with the Castrol Supercar Drive-In. The convoy – led by the Earl of Pembroke himself – will depart from Winchester before parading onto the showfield of the Wiltshire estate.
Maranello-built exotica dominates the entry list, with nearly 30 Ferraris confirmed. Highlights include a pair of F12 TdFs, an 812 Competizione and a Scuderia Spider 16M, the only right-hand-drive example finished in Nuovo Rosso F1 – the £30,000 paint option that matched Ferrari’s 2008 Constructors’ Championship-winning Formula 1 cars. Bolstering the line-up is a trio of 296s, a Testarossa and 512TR, and a 355 Challenge raced from new in the European series.
Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Porsche in the UK, the German marque is represented by a pair of Rennsport icons – a 993 RS in Racing Yellow and a 964 RS finished in period-perfect Amethyst paintwork. Lamborghini, meanwhile, brings drama with two Aventador SVJs and one of only 250 Huracán Avios built to honour the Italian Air Force.
McLaren fields a 765LT and an ultra-rare 688 MSO HS, one of just 25 made. Aston Martin, though, musters the largest British presence, with everything from a 1971 DBS V8 to a DBS Superleggera OHMSS edition, built to mark 50 years of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Those with a penchant for the more obscure corners of the supercar world will be well catered for, too. A 1967 Bizzarrini 5300 Strada – bought new by a Sicilian count who reputedly never drove it for fear of the local Mafia stealing it – arrives following appearances at Pebble Beach and Amelia Island.
Joining the Bizzarrini is a Carrozzeria Embo-bodied DeTomaso Pantera GTS, one of 72 Venturi 400GTs built for the French marque’s one-make Le Mans series, and a rare right-hand-drive Maserati Merak. Newcomers to the supercar scene – the track-honed Australian Spartan 300 and the British-built, three-seater Contera MD1 – will also take part.
The Castrol Supercar Drive-In is the finale of a weekend running from 19 to 21 June that also features land speed record holder Andy Green and legendary F1 figure Ross Brawn among its star guests.
Limited tickets for the inaugural Concours des Légendes at Wilton House are available to purchase here.
