On September 20, the sixth edition of Reb Concours is land in Rome, this year entirely dedicated to English motorism.
The sixth edition of the Reb Concourswith the support of theAutomobile Club of Romeis entirely dedicated to English motorism. The event will take place under the arches of the Neronian aqueduct of Villa Wolkonskythe splendid residence of the ambassador of United Kingdom in Italy where they recently stayed King Charles III and the Regina Camilla. In the five hectares of the park on Colle Esquilino There will be 30 cars that compete for the title of “Bella as Rome” and to decree the victory will be the landlord, If Edward Lewellyn, which has proven to be an authentic enthusiast of vintage cars in the time. Cars in this special edition of the Rome Eternal Beauties Some journalists from Rai, Mediaset and Sky Tg24 were called into five categories and were called as judges. To condition their choices will be – as always happens in the REB competitions – that emotional feeling that only cars of a certain type are capable of arousing. Let’s see some.
Two Rolls Royceto begin with. The first is the Silver Cloud Decapattable of 1964 that Grace Kelly used for his movements in the Principality. The princess loved that type of car, so much so that to reach the prince at the altar Ranieri di Monaco used one on April 19, 1956 Rolls Royce Donatal downgrade for the occasion by Monegasque citizens. The second Rolls has equally gifts origins: it is the 25/30 that Queen Elizabeth II donated to King Faruk of Egypt on the occasion of his wedding with Princess Farida. Abandoned in the Garage of the Hilton of the capital he was masterfully restored by Yellow Owl after the splendors of the Dolce Vita in Rome of the sovereign in exile.
To represent the incredible British sports successes in the 1930s (five wins a Le Mans) Here is a Bentley 3 Liter, built in 1925 in the factories in Pyms lane A Crewe, still the headquarters of the Bentley brand. Thanks to the effective collaboration with the Jaguar Drivers’ Club Italia There will be a selection of magnificent cars born a Coventry. Note the 1936 SS100, an XK 120 OTS of 1950 and the coupe version of the 1961 XK150. There will certainly be no lack of Triumphthe mg, the Austin Healeythe Daimlerthe small and very fast Caterham And the cars most loved by the unforgettable and loved Lilibeth, the Land Rover. And speaking of off -road there will be room for a specimen of the first series of the 1973 Range Rover, which can be considered the mother of all the SUVs that today clog our cities. It could not be missing in this “Tribute to British Cars ” The Queen of Malvern with three specimens: a 4/4 1600 4 Seater of 1968, the mighty Aero8 of 2003 and thanks to the official Italian representative of the Morgan Motor Company The last produced, the super sport of 2025. We will also talk about cinema at the 6th edition of the Reb Concours thanks to the presence of the very rare Lotus Esprit St. Tropez, whose coupe version was the protagonist of three cult movies: two of James Bond (“The spy who loved me” and “Only for your eyes”) and one with the beautiful Sharon Stone (“Basic Instinct”). To finish in beauty in the Young Timer category Due Aston Martin and one Lotus Evora. In this British Reb, the sound of the bagpipes and the institutional one of the fanfare of the State police. Appointment for all the guests at 5pm on September 20 for the national hymns followed by the awards ceremony. Within the salons of Villa Wolkonsky A refined cocktail in perfect style will take place Downton Abbey With many toasts based on Pimm’s, the fruity gin cocktail created in 1859 by James Pimm.
