Stonor Park, 21-22 May, 2022

The Supercars & Classics Weekend was held in the bucolic setting of Stonor Park, a deer park, set in a valley in the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire, about 4 miles north of Henley-on-Thames. Stonor House, the home of many generations of the Stonor family for some 850 years, with its immaculate red brick façade, formed the main backdrop to the event. As one might imagine with a building whose roots go back to the 13th century, it is steeped in history, notably with the preservation of Roman Catholicism in England following the formation of the Church of England by Henry VIII in the 1530s. The house has also featured in a number of films and TV shows over the years, including the James Bond film “The Living Daylights” in 1987, and more recently in an episode of the BBCs “Antiques Road Show” aired in February 2021.

Apart from the six feature classes there was a Coachwork & Concepts display, The Collector display and an Ode to Ducati motorcycle display. The Coachwork & Concepts display encompassed a wide variety of offerings, probably the most spectacular being the 1996 Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination, one of only two built, which was Mercedes take on the future at the time, it really stood out in its bright metallic turquoise paintwork and chrome wheels.

Keith Bluemel
05/2022

Further rarities in the display included the 2005 Bizzarrini Ghepardo, one-offs in the form of a 1974 Lotus Estralle estate car and a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Pick-Up, together with a Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Crayford estate car. The Collector Display this year featured the vehicles of Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, which within the diverse display included a Jaguar E-Type, an Aston Martin DB5, a Porsche 356 Speedster, a Ferrari 365 GTB4, together with a two wheeled antithesis, a Honda 90 motorcycle. The Ducati display comprised of nine examples, ranging from a 1971 750 GT to a 2014 1199 Superleggera.

Apart from the main classes and feature displays there were numerous trade and retail lifestyle displays, including Alpine with a pair of A110 models, together with a F1 show car, whilst Lotus displayed the Evija, Emira First Edition and their Eletre SUV.

Bizzarrini showed their 5300 GT Corsa Revival model along with a P538 Continuation, with Caton showing their modern Austin Healey interpretation. Presenting partner Montres Breguet had a pale metallic purple Lamborghini Diablo fronting their boutique, which featured a Montres Breguet clock inside.

Gooding & Company previewed cars from their upcoming September auction at Hampton Court, these being a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, a Bugatti Type 55 and a Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competition Berlinetta. Further variety was provided on the final day with a display of supercars added to the field courtesy of the Drivers Union. These included a number of McLaren variants, Lamborghinis, including a spectacular electric blue Aventador, and Ferraris, within whose number were a trio of testarossas, a 488 Pista and an 812 GTS.

Best in Class Awards
Pursuit of Speed
2012 Koenigsegg Agera S

The Italian Spiders
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California

Fins & Chrome
1958 Cadillac Sedan de Ville

Japanese Jewels
1967 Toyota 2000GT

Great Marques – Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing”

Great British History
1938 Jaguar SS100

Classic & Sports Car Editor’s Award
1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 LWB

Chairman’s Award
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California

Best of Show
1967 Toyota 2000GT

... List of Participating Ferraris >>>