5 double tickets to be won for entry to the Concours d’Élégance Suisse at the Château de Coppet on Sunday, 25 June 2017!
Following the success of his first classic car show in Coppet last year, 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.
Attracting more than 2,300 visitors last June, the second edition of the Concours d’Élégance Suisse is expected to feature a splendid range of vehicles this year over a three-day period, from 23 to 25 June 2017. To make the event 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 cultural 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.
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. 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. 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.
The belle époque of Juke Boxes
The motorised divas accepted into the show will be divided 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, who 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. The contrast in styles between Europe and the New World promises a range of styles and colours. Observing the traditional charter governing concours d’élégance for pre-1975 cars, these vehicles will be judged just like all other cars, bringing to the fore their authenticity and the original condition of the vehicle.
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.
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 20h 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.
Prize giving
The climax of the event is the prize giving and presentation of the prestigious Best of Show Trophy, which will bring together participants, guests and visitors on Sunday 25 June from 13h in front of the Chateau de Coppet in the area around the lawns where the competing motor cars will be on display. The panel of judges, made up of historians, designers, drivers and journalists from the motor world, will be chaired by Adolfo Orsi and Ed Gilbertson as honorary president, and will present the eighteen awards to the cars that have won in their respective category.
Throughout the Show, the special guests will have access to the culinary pavilion and will be able to sample various carefully prepared and selected dishes and wines from the region. The general public will have the chance to enjoy local dishes and products offered by the different producers present on the Show grounds.
In a generous donation to knowitall.ch, Director and co-founder of the event, Mathias Doutreleau, has kindly offered our readers the chance to win one of five double tickets for entry to this year's show on Sunday, 25 June 2017, between 10h and 17h. To enter our competition, just fill in this form and let us know which car from the 1970s won the Best of Show Trophy award in last year's Concours d’Élégance Suisse. Only one entry per person and per email is allowed. The competition closes at midnight on Thursday, 15 June 2017. The names of all those submitting correct answers will be placed into the digital hat and the winners' names drawn at random on Friday, 16 June 2017. The first 5 names to be drawn will each receive a double ticket for fair. The winners will be notified by email and their names will be added to this article after the competition closes.
2nd Concours d’Élégance Suisse
Château de Coppet
23, 24 and 25 June
Fr. 25.- (adults); free of charge for children under 12
www.ConcoursdEleganceSuisse.com
Click here to download the full brochure and program.
Lead photo copyright: Cyril Perregaux
Other photos copyright: Michael Furman
Competition winners drawn on June 16th:
Jennifer Candotti
Jonathan Helliwell
Liliane Mauranne
Michelle McIssac
Aubra Wilson
