The Concours featured two post-war open-top segments: one is focused on two-seaters, the other on four-seaters.
The first one was dubbed “Fresh air for two” and featured a diverse selection of roadsters. 
This included the tiny white 1958 Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Spider (only two of four ever built), and the red 1950 Simca 8 Sport.
The 1958 Jaguar XK 150 S 3.4 Litre and the Gullwing Mercedes was so common at classic car shows that we did not even bother to photograph in detail, although each might fetch over a million Euros at auctions these days.
The 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 NART Spider was a far more exciting proposition. NART stands for North American Racing Team.
Designed by Italian star designer Michelotti, this car started its life as a 365 GTB/4 Daytona Coupe in the US. Following an accident, it was sent to Carrozzeria Michelotti Torino to be reconstructed as Michelotti NART Spider, according to US requirements (the massive bumpers were obviously removed since then).
Opposite the two-seaters, a careful selection of four-seaters are parked, lining up more prominent and somewhat more prestigious cars. The 1956 Facel Vega FV2 Cabriolet is quite a rare sight by now, not that there were so many Face Vegas built.
Our favourite car of this selection was the green 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C with a Ghia Chassis that belonged to Marquis Alfonso “Fon” de Portago. He was the racer whose deadly accident also ended the crazy Italian Milla Miglia race for good.
Nevertheless, the 1947 Bentley Mk VI Cabriolet coachbuilt by the French Franay company also drew quite some attention.
For us, the absolute highlight category was the closed class, especially the elegant icons. The 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter is one impressive supercar, but that is true for the entire line-up.
The blue 1953 Delahaye 135MS CL Speciale is more than a match to the 212 Inter, with an elegant chassis designed by French coachbuilder Faget & Varnet. This prototype car was based on a 1949 Delahaye 135 chassis with a 3.6-litre V6 engine.
This prototype was a precursor to the Facel Vega HK 500, as the structure of the sills, doors, boot and bonnet are similar.
The third car is an old friend of ours, covered on several occasions (Autoworld’s brilliant and comprehensive Pegaso exhibition from 2018, and also at InterClassics Brussels 2019).
Pegasos are the unicorn of the classic car world (literally : ) ), as the Spanish company only produced less than 100 cars between 1951 and 1956.
The model was the brainchild of Wifredo Ricart, who earned a reputation as chief engineer at Alfa Romeo. Each car was different, and the company approached several coachbuilders to vest the vehicle with their signature styling. Out of them, some two dozen cars were fitted with Superleggera coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring.
This blue car is one of the last Z 102 models and arguably one of the most stunning of all Z102 cars. It is equipped with a 3.2-litre engine in Touring configuration and is one of four Series II cars with RHD.
The Pegaso is paired with a black 1962 Facel Vega II and a Lancia Flaminia with the iconic Zagato coachwork.
The next category is dedicated to the “special ones”, a diverse selection of classics like a Volvo P1800 and Fiat 8v.
The last segment is called the iconic ones and features really eye-watering expensive supercars from the golden age of classics.
With the exception of the 1954 Autobleu 750 Mille Miglia, which is a one-off blue race car, as its name suggests.
Autobleu of Paris was established in 1950 by Maurice Mestivier and Roger Lepeytre. Autobleu made a racing prototype of the Renault 4 CV, model 750 Mille Miles, for the marketing of the Autobleu brand. The car had a tubular frame and a tuned 750 cc engine fitted with a streamlined, lightweight body developed by the aerospace engineer Marcel Riffard.
Jean Bianchi drove the Autobleu in the Mille Miglia’s of 1954, 1955 and 1956. This one-off Autobleu ran the 12 Heures Internationales de Reims in 1956, where it finished 11th. Its last racing outing was in the Coupe de Belgique in 1964. After an impressive period of racing history, the Autobleu 750 Mille Miles participated in the revived classic Mille Miglia of 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
The next one is an auction megastar, the 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB/2, that recently completed a Ferrari Classiche Certified restoration. It was quite a spectacle to be around this car when the owner opened the doors for the referees and showed the car’s details.
This Ferrari seems like it was brought here via a time machine straight from the showroom.
In addition to classic Porsche 911s (we were especially fond of the 1975 Porsche 911 Turbo), there was also an impressive 1964 Aston Martin DB5 with a body designed by Touring Superleggera.
So there it is, the last article of the Concurs d’Elegance concludes the reports of the Zoute GP 2021, which also became our favourite car event of the year (and we were not alone in that). For an overview check out the complete gallery with over 100 photos:
