HEVENINGHAM HALL CONCOURS D ELEGANCE CONFIRMS FULL LIST OF ENTRANTS

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1 PRESS RELEASE 19th June HEVENINGHAM HALL CONCOURS D ELEGANCE CONFIRMS FULL LIST OF ENTRANTS Heveningham Hall, Suffolk, UK - Heveningham Hall Concours d Elegance has confirmed the details of all entrants participating in this year s event on 30th June & 1st July at the 5,000 acre Georgian estate in the heart of Suffolk. A total of 54 cars will grace the dramatic Kim Wilkie-designed grass terraces to the rear of the Grade I listed Palladian mansion, including cars from the very dawn of motoring up to the modern day. The oldest car confirmed is a wonderful 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen and the youngest a stunning 2016 Aston Martin 6C Vulcan. To mark the 70th anniversary of Porsche, the organisers have confirmed a number of spectacular entrants from the marque: a B Super 90 GT; a 1968 Porsche 910; a 1969 Porsche 911 ST; a 1974 Porsche 911 RS; a 1987 Porsche 962, a 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution and a 2010 Porsche 918 Spyder. The organisers have also confirmed that there will a separate McLaren F1 Exhibition on the lawn in front of the concours entrants. A total of seven iconic McLaren F1 Grand Prix cars courtesy of the British Formula One Team and David Clark will be on display including historic cars driven by legends of the sport including Mika Hakkinen; David Coulthard; Jenson Button; Lewis Hamilton and the late Ayrton Senna. The details of the entrants in the aviation concours located at the airfield in the Capability Brown landscape have also been announced and they include a wonderful 1944 Spitfire Mk XI, a 1942 Texan AT6-D and a 1952 Morane-Saulnier 315 to name but a few.

2 Commenting on the entrants and this year s concours, Max Hunt, chairman of judges, said: Our third concours has attracted entrants from far and wide, including the United States and the list of exhibitors is extremely varied. During this, the 70th anniversary year of Porsche we are also really pleased to have so many of Stuttgart s finest on display - we can t wait to see everyone at the event. For more information about the concours, visit: For further information about the country fair which takes place at the same time as the concours, including ticketing, visit: -ends- For press information, please contact Will Kitchener on will.kitchener@heveninghamhall.co.uk or Tel: +44 (0) Notes to editors: MOTORSPORT CONCOURS: PRE-WAR, POST-WAR & SUPERCAR TROPHY ENTRANTS Benz Patent Motorwagon Clement 12/16HP Vauxhall Velox Bentley 3 Litre Bugatti T37 Grand Prix Herbert Engineering 16/60 Short Chassis Sports Tourer Bentley Speed Six Works Team Car Invicta Low Chassis Speed Model Maserati Tipo 26S Alfa Romeo Tipo B Monoposto Bentley 3.5 Litre Vanden Plas Aston Martin 2 Litre Speed Model

3 Bugatti Type 57S Riley Sprite BMW 327/80 Cabriolet Delage D8-120 Cabriolet Ferrari 166 Inter Superleggera Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Jaguar C-Type Frazer Nash Targa Florio Pegaso Z Aston Martin DB3S BMW Maserati T61 Birdcage Porsche 356B Super 90 GT Aston Martin DB4GT Jet Coupe Ferrari 250 GTO Lister Costin Coupe AC Cobra Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Ferrari 500 Superfast Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Morris Mini Cooper S Porsche Porsche 911 ST Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Lancia Stratos Porsche 911 RS McLaren M26

4 MG Metro 6R Porsche Jaguar XJR Ferrari F40 LM Michelotto McLaren F1 GTR Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution Pagani Zonda C Maserati MC12 GT Porsche 918 Spyder Eagle E-Type Speedster Pagani Huayra Koenigsegg One: McLaren P1 XP1 LM Aston Martin 6C Vulcan THE MCLAREN F1 EXHIBITION 1. MP4-8 (1993) 2. MP4-12 (1997) 3. MP4-14 (1999) 4. MP4-20 (2005) 5. MP4-21 (2006) 6. MP4-23 (2008) 7. MP4-27 (2012) AVIATION CONCOURS: HANNA AVIATION TROPHY ENTRANTS Miles M.3A Falcon Major Percival Mew Gull De Havilland 90 Dragonfly Dragon Rapide DH89A Texan AT6-D

5 D84 Dragon Twin Engined Cabin Bi-plane Spitfire MK X Morane-Saulnier Bleriot EXP 2E An entirely new event has also been launched for 2018: Horsepower Hill will provide an opportunity for concours owners and specially-selected guests to burn rubber in their own cars in a timed burnout in the heart of the Capability Brown-designed landscape. The Heveningham Tour also returns on Friday 29th June and a number of the concours entrants will take the 50-mile route which this year includes a ferryman s picnic and unique river crossing. Once again the event is in association with auctioneers Bonhams, British watch manufacturer Bremont, manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and English winemaker Gusbourne. The Heveningham Hall Concours Royal College of Art Automotive Design Scholarship will see a student awarded a full scholarship to cover the 15 month MA Automotive Design course under the auspices of Professor J Mays. The event has also funded a dementia unit locally this year. Heveningham Hall dates from and incorporates work from an earlier18th-century building. It was designed by Sir Robert Taylor for Sir Gerald Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield. The interiors of circa were designed by James Wyatt. The Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust is a registered charity (number: ). Since its launch, the Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust has raised over 700,000 for charity. Satellite navigation for the event is IP19 0PN