COMING UPÉ
Now we’re in ‘the season’ it’s time to break out the fancy dress if you want to be seen
24-27 July
Ennstal Classic
This, the organisers claim, is ‘driving in the last paradise’: two days of regularities based around Gröbming in the mountainous Austrian province of Styria. ennstal-classic.at
26-28 July Silverstone Classic
‘Rocking and racing’ are both on the menu again in 2019. This huge meeting (over 1000 cars will line up on the track) allows visitors to watch cars racing into dusk as bands play. This year the musical side will celebrate Woodstock with some top-notch tribute acts, while track parades will include Bentley, Mini and Ford Capri. silverstoneclassic.com
26-28 July
Concours d’Elegance of America
Three days of events at the Inn at St John’s in Plymouth, including a ‘cars and coffee’ morning, culminating in the concours itself. concoursusa.org 26-28 July
CarFest North
The-charity event returns to the 6500-acre estate of Bolesworth Castle in Cheshire. Music this year will be provided by the likes of Johnny Marr, the Kaiser Chiefs, Sister Sledge and Jools Holland, among others. Touring Car ace Jason Plato will also be there. carfest.org
27-28 July
Atomic Vintage Festival
A weekend of 1950s-themed entertainment, including drag racing, at Sywell Aerodrome. It has an American flavour, but all sorts of pre-1966 cars, bikes and commercial vehicles are welcome. atomicfestival.co.uk
2-4 August
Classic Days Schloss Dyck The ‘German Goodwood’ is held at the picture-perfect castle Schloss Dyck, north-west of Cologne, and makes room for ‘youngtimers’ as well as first-rate classics. classic-days.de 3-4 August
Vintage Prescott
The quintessential English car meet, with 250 pre-war cars charging up an 880-yard course established by the VSCC in 1938. vscc.co.uk
3-4 August Copenhagen Historic GP Flat-out fun in the Danish capital on an unusual 2.6km street circuit. chgp.dk
9-11 August
AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix
The Nürburgring provides a tough test for cars spanning 70 years. avd-ogp.de
9-18 August Monterey Car Week
Car ‘Week’ serves up auctions galore and over a dozen concours and car shows, including the gathering at Pebble Beach that started it all. At nearby Laguna Seca there’s first-rate Historic racing in the form of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. whatsupmonterey.com 10-16 August Bonneville Speed Week Speed freaks from around the world bring their hopped-up machines to north-western Utah and floor it on the famous, sun-baked Bonneville Salt Flats. scta-bni.org
11 August Brooklands Relived
The cars, motorcycles and bicycles that appeared at Brooklands between 1907 and 1939 evoke the atmosphere of a pre-war meeting. brooklandsmuseum.com
23-25 August
CarFest South
The venue for the second leg of CarFest 2019 is Laverstoke Park Farm, where Chris Evans, Jody Scheckter and Pudsey Bear will be joined by musical acts including Jools Holland and Roger Daltrey. carfest.org
24-25 August Concours d’Elegance Paleis Soestdijk
For 2019 the Netherlands’ premier concours moves from the palace of Het Loo to the equally grand Paleis Soestdijk, a former royal residence half an hour outside Amsterdam. concourselegance.com
24-25 August
Vienna Classic Days
Classics parade through the Austrian capital, driving from City Hall past palaces, parks and more on the famous Ringstrasse. viennaclassicdays.com
29 August – 2 September Lime Rock Historic Festival Morgan, which turns 110 this year, will take centre stage at the concours, while on the track there will be a special grid to mark 50 years of Formula Ford in the USA. limerock.com
30 August – 1 September Rømø Motor Festival
You’ll need an invitation to take part in the beach races on the Danish island of Rømø, along with a pre-war car or bike and period attire to match – but anybody can go along and watch. Around 7000 spectators turn out each year. romomotorfestival.dk
Bonneville Speed Week, 10-16 August Image: SCTA
31 August – 1 September Bo’Ness Revival
A busy weekend of action at Bo’ness Hill Climb, 20 miles west of Edinburgh. Most keenly anticipated is the Jim Clark Celebration Class, open to cars owned or raced by Clark, from DB4 GT Zagatos to Goggomobils. bonessrevival.co.uk
1 September
Shere Hill Climb
Some 180 eclectic cars head for a mile-long course in the Surrey Hills. There’s a grass autotest, too. sherehillclimb.co.uk
5-8 September
Salon Privé
The Blenheim Palace-based event features two concours fields, one featuring classics of all stripes, and one reserved for Bentleys in the marque’s centenary year. salonpriveconcours.com
6-8 September Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort F1 cars, pre-’66 GTs, Le Mans prototypes and more go flat-out at the seaside Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. This year’s event will also feature a re-enactment of the 1961 Dutch GP. historicgrandprix.nl 6-8 September
The Concours of Elegance Sixty of the world’s finest historic cars assemble in the grounds of a suitably impressive venue: Hampton Court Palace, the favoured residence of King Henry VIII. Highlights include a Ferrari 166 drive-in and the Octane Tour. concoursofelegance.co.uk
7-8 September Beaulieu International Autojumble
The vast sale of motoring bits and bobs might just be the place to find that elusive NOS part – and you’re guaranteed to come home with something you never knew you needed. beaulieu.co.uk
7-8 September
Motors and Soul
Cars and motorcycles ‘de caractère’ gather at the Château de Neuville in Gambais, about 30 miles west of Paris. There are separate concours classes for two- and four-wheeled machines, and owners are given several opportunities over the course of the weekend to explore the local roads en masse. motors-and-soul.com
13-15 September Goodwood Revival
The world’s most prestigious Historic race meeting delivers fierce competition on a circuit unchanged in layout since 1970. As well as the racing, there’s the fun of dressing up in period garb, and attractions including a vintage funfair and air displays. goodwood.com