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<\/a>Just to prove the event was in London, the rear end of the R33 and a London Double Decker Bus, also known as the Boris bus, so named after Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp<\/strong><\/p>\n I was unable to make the London edition of Salon Prive, but as luck would have it the organizers decided to do a small preview under the title of \u2018The Sloane Street Concours\u2019 on April 11th. For those not familiar with London shopping streets, Sloane Street and the surrounding environs is home to some very upmarket shops, as you will see from looking at the background. Great if you like shopping (yuk) and have a Gold card.<\/p>\n Surprisingly the road was not shut to traffic so the hi vis jacket-clad marshalls had a field day telling us to keep on the pavement, like that was going to happen with the mobile phone touting youth out in force. Anyway not a large amount of cars to view, but eventually the sun came out and the expensive lunch I had was rather nice so not a bad day out. So if you want to know who won what, as judged by a panel of Design students from the Royal College of Art I have pasted the list below.<\/p>\n As the day drew to a close, a selection of awards were presented to the standout cars on display, chosen by our young panel of Royal College of Art Automotive Design Students.<\/p>\n Best Coachwork \u2013 Aston Martin Valhalla Ferrari displayed by Joe Macari, a London based dealer.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n The Maserati MC12 GT1 competed at the highest level from 2005 to 2010. JMB Racing\u2019s chassis 008 stands as the fifth most-raced example among the 11 MC12 GT1s built, recording 28 race starts across three competitive seasons in the FIA GT Championship. Its record includes five podium finishes, highlighted by an overall victory at Magny-Cours in 2005, as well as strong performances at the prestigious Spa 24 Hours, finishing second in 2005 and fourth in 2008.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Chassis 3059 GT was the 31st of the 56 SWB California Spyders produced and was completed in November 1961. It was originally finished in Rosso Cina over a Beige Connolly leather interior and specified with covered headlights, factory removeable hardtop, and no bumper brackets, features that place it among the most desirable specifications of the model. Factory records document a tightly sequenced assembly and a dyno-tested output of 220 horsepower.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n On the left the new Encore series 1, a re-imagined carbon fibre bodied Lotus Esprit powered by a 400 bhp re-engineered twin turbo V8. On the right, from the pen of Giugiaro, the 160 bhp Lotus Esprit complete with Morris Marina door handles and tartan fabric interior.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n The new Gordon Murray Special Vehicles\u2019 Le Mans GTR,<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Proof that Ferrari no longer make elegant cars,<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n \u2026just insanely fast ones, the SF90 XX<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n On the left the new road legal Nichols N1A track car, on the right its inspiration a McLaren M1A.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
\nBest Overall Design \u2013 Automotive Artisans R33
\nBest Supercar \u2013 Ferrari SF90 XX
\nPeople\u2019s Choice \u2013 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50S
\nBest Hypercar \u2013 Koenigsegg Jesko
\nBest Track Car \u2013 McLaren F1 GTR
\nBest Classic \u2013 Ferrari 250 California Spyder<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>