The organizer is beaming! More than 1250 exhibitors from more than 30 nations have already booked presentation areas at the 27th Techno-Classica Essen 2015: Almost all the exhibitor areas in the 20 halls and on the four open-air grounds of Messe Essen have been booked around four months before the start of the classic car fair.
In 2015, Techno-Classica Essen will once again be more than just the "World Fair for Vintage, Classic & Prestige Automobiles, Motorsport, Motorcycles, Spare Parts, Restoration and World Club Meeting", as its subtitle describes it.
With over 220 exhibiting classic car clubs and interest groups, it is once again the world's largest club meeting place for the classic and vintage car scene. And the mostly lavishly staged presentations by over 25 German and international car manufacturers will once again make Techno-Classica the world's largest history show for the automotive industry in the coming year.
Already familiar appearances by the manufacturers
With their presence, the automobile manufacturers demonstrate the importance they attach to presenting their history to the international Techno-Classica audience.
Some companies have already announced initial information about their appearances - here in alphabetical order:
- Audi will present fascinating classics under the sign of the four rings under the motto "Roadsters and Convertibles"
- The Autostadt will not only be celebrating "15 years of the Autostadt", but is also planning to show interesting pairs of cars under the motto "Relationship Cars"
- Bentley plans to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the legendary Bentley Speed Six "Blue Train".
- Bugatti will look back on 10 years of the Bugatti Veyron
- Ford will be celebrating the "50th anniversary of the Ford Transit" with 15 Ford clubs and showcasing the brand's commercial and emergency vehicles. And to mark the "50 years of the Ford GT 40" anniversary, the Ford GT 40 Friends Germany will be represented on the stand for the first time with two exhibits.
- Opel plans to present the main theme of "Design" at its stand, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the first Opel concept car, the Opel Experimental GT.
- Porsche will present itself under the motto "30 years of the Porsche 959"
- Rolls-Royce will celebrate 90 years of the Phantom and show a historic and a modern exhibit of the brand's legendary luxury model
- Ŝkoda will commemorate the founding of the company 120 years ago and celebrate 110 years of car manufacturing. The 40th anniversary of the Skoda RS is also on the agenda
- Seat plans to show "special prototypes for VIPs", such as the SEAT "1400 Visitas" and the "600 Savio" with removable roof - vehicles that have never been seen at a trade fair in Germany before
- At Volkswagen Classic, there will be exhibits to mark the "40 years of the Volkswagen Polo" anniversary
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Oldtimers will focus on the theme of 30 years of the Syncro and show the T3 Tristar and a restoration object
Tourist Trophy as a special exhibition
At the heart of Techno-Classica Essen, in Hall 6, the organizer, S.I.H.A., is presenting a fascinating special show with rare and spectacular historic racing cars that have one thing in common: They all competed in the legendary Tourist Trophy in Ireland in the late 1920s - an automobile road race that was held from 1905 to 1936 and at times even counted towards the World Sports Car Championship. Ten classic racing cars from the brands Alfa Romeo, Alvis, Austin, Bentley, Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, OM and Riley are expected to bring the fascination of this spectacular race to the exhibition halls in Essen.
Meeting place for the classic car scene
In the more than 25 years of its existence, TECHNO-CLASSICA has become the most important meeting place and largest trading center for the international classic car scene: More than 2,500 classic cars, collectors' and enthusiasts' vehicles, youngtimers and prestige automobiles are for sale. The specialist dealers - as well as the more than 190,000 visitors - now come not only from all over Europe, but also from overseas. Exhibitors from North and South America and even China present their offerings.
In addition, Techno-Classica has more restorers, suppliers, car literature providers, spare parts dealers, accessories sellers, watch and technology dealers, artists and gallery owners and, last but not least, car model suppliers than any other classic car show in the world. Everything, but really everything to do with classic and modern classics can be seen at the five-day trade fair. The classic car scene will meet again at Techno-Classica Essen from April 15 to 19, 2015.
