Automotive exotica at Classic Motor Show

There’s nothing like a touch of automotive exotica to get a car enthusiast’s pulse racing, and this year’s Classic Motor Show, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 13-15 November, is promising a wide selection of cars par-excellence. From stately Rolls-Royces to a display of Bugattis down the generations, and through to jet-set Maseratis, the finest in luxury and performance will be star attractions.

The Ferrari Owners’ Club is promising the ex-Steve McQueen Lusso as well as a 250 Europa, and another superlative model is promised. With interest in American actor McQueen as great as ever, the beautifully-understated Lusso has the added attraction of its famous previous owner.

Staying with an Italian theme, the Maserati Owners’ Club is serving up an array of Grand Tourers from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Regarded by many enthusiasts as the epitome of jet-set coolness, the club is showing a Ghibli, Indy, Khamsin, Mistral, Sebring, as well as a 3500GT and one of the world’s greatest-ever supercars, a 5000GT.

Meanwhile the Bugatti Owners Club is celebrating the marque’s 100th anniversary and promising a selection of six models, ranging from a Brescia model and Type 35B to the later-generation EB110 – with something even more powerful expected!

Fans of Porsches won’t be disappointed either – look out for a 928 S4, a 1980s 911SC and a 993 C4S on the Independent Porsche Enthusiasts’ Club stand.

But for those who want something haling a little closer to home, the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club is marking the 85th anniversary of the Phantom 11 Continental and 20/25, and the 50th anniversary of its V8 engine. There’s an experimental early V8 Cloud and continuing the technical theme, a cut-away Silver Shadow that’s used for training purposes. Several engines are also being showed, including a very early Royce unit.

So for anyone who likes their cars at the top of the luxury and performance game, a trip to this year’s Classic Motor Show is a must. The show is packed with over 1,400 of Britain’s best classic cars and motorcycles as well as many other live events and attractions, including the Live Stage, Restoration Theatre and hundreds of trade stands selling more parts, spares and motoring paraphernalia than you could imagine.

For more information, the latest show updates and to book tickets, visit necclassicmotorshow.com.