Pioneers, supercars and choppers rub shoulders at Cartier Style et Luxe

The very oldest cars on display are from the Dawn of the Motor Car class. These cars come from an era before there was a consensus on many of the conventions we now take for granted, which cars on show including the 1895 Peugeot Type 9 and 1898 Stephens Prototype.

A selection of low-slung Lamborghini Miuras makes a stark contrast to those upright contraptions. No fewer than six examples of history’s first supercar are gathered, including one SV. Sticking with the supercar theme, we witness the evolution of Koenigsegg, from the 1994 CC Prototype to the newest car on display, a 2010 Agera N. 

There comes another abrupt change with a category dedicated to American Chopper motorcyles. These cartoonishly adapted Harley-Davidsons are the epitome of individualism and creativity, each one worth a closer look to take in the details that deviate from the norm.

Spezial K is the name given to the category of supercharged Mercedes-Benzes hailing from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s. Contrasting them with cars from the 19^th century shows just how rapidly cars evolved in their first few decades.

Things had moved on again by the 1950s, as evidenced by the category for couture roadsters.  Lancia, BMW, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz and Ghia are all represented in this category. A Ghia badge is also in evidence in the category for homologation road cars that were born to compete. A Ford RS200 sits among its stage and circuit contemporaries from the 1980s. 

Picking a favourite from that lot is not easy, but it’s exactly what our judges must do during the weekend to crown the overall winner on Sunday.

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Photography by Joe Harding.