As part of the twelfth Zoute Grand Prix, a Concours d'Élegance also took place at the end on October 10, 2021. In Knokke-Heist, Belgium's northernmost coastal town, the most beautiful cars in nine categories were sought on the grounds of the Royal Zoute Golf Club.
The prize for the best-preserved vehicle in its original condition went to an Amilcar C6 from 1930, which gracefully displays the traces of its active racing days.
The 1959 Cadillac Sixty-Two Convertible was in many ways the exact opposite: lavishly restored, lavishly shaped and lavishly adorned with chrome, it won the prize for the most exciting design.
Two Italians were voted the most beautiful car of the event. The 1927 Lancia Lambda Casaro was voted "Best of Show" among the pre-war vehicles. This honor was a fitting tribute to the 100th anniversary that this type of car celebrated in September 2021.
"Best of Show" among the post-war models was an early Lamborghini Countach LP 400 from 1974.
The sixtieth anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type was of course celebrated, as were the half-centuries of the Alfa Romeo Montreal and Citroën SM and the fortieth anniversary of the Audi Quattro. We apologize for the one-year delay, as the Concours could not take place last year like so many other events.
The spectrum of vehicles on display was diverse and ranged from the Pegaso Z-102 to the Ferrari racing cars of Jean Blaton, who died in 2020, to the likeable Renault 4CV as a former patrol car of the Belgian breakdown service Touring Secours.
The Zoute Grand Prix, which, contrary to what the name suggests, is not a circuit race but a rally, began on October 8 and also took the participants through the historic center of Bruges.
As is customary these days, this concours was also accompanied by a top-class classic car auction, in which 45 cars were sold for a total of 12.3 million euros. You can find out exactly what went under the hammer in our auction report .
