Zoute Grand Prix 2026

The Lancia brand was well represented, with a specific class commemorating the brand’s 120 years. This 1935 Lancia Astura Série III Pinin Farina roadster, 3.0 liter, V8, 82 hp, was the oldest representative of the brand present in Zoute and wins the Best of Show award.

This Lancia Aurelia B20 competition car is one of only five built at the time with a lowered roof. It participated in the 1951 Carrera Panamericana, driven by the experienced factory driver Felice Bonetto. It was forced to retire due to a blown head gasket. The car was sponsored by Road & Track magazine in exchange for a road test between Dallas and Mexico City, where journalists handed the car over to Bonetto. This adventure was recounted in the January 1952 issue of the magazine.

1955 Lancia B24 S Spider America, 2.4 liter V6 110 hp

1965 Lancia Flaminia Super Sport Zagato, 2.8 liter, V6, 150 hp

1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF, 4-cylinder 115 hp

Another interesting class evoked the 100 years of Carrozzeria Touring, notably through this 1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S.

In the same class, also built during WWII, was the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS of Count Trossi, an aviator and Alfa Romeo factory driver before and after the war. Its 2.5-liter inline 6-cylinder engine produced 110 hp.

A Touring class wouldn’t be complete without a Ferrari 166 MM barchetta. This one bears chassis number 0034 M and has participated in numerous historic Mille Miglia and Monaco Grand Prix races.

Among the other Ferraris present, this 275 GTB from 1965, chassis 07341. It regained its original Verde Pino color a few years ago after having succumbed for a while to the fashion of red.

1968 Ferrari 330 GTS #11045

As in Chantilly, every concours d’élégance seems destined to welcome an F40. This is undoubtedly due to its fortieth anniversary, which is coming up next year.

Maserati was also well represented, notably by this 200 S barchetta, born 150 S, bodied by Fantuzzi and bearing chassis 1657.

The cockpit of the 200 S which notably hosted drivers such as Briggs Cunningham.

One of the two Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spider prototypes present at the 1959 Turin Motor Show, this one on the Maserati stand sporting a 3.5-litre, inline 6-cylinder engine, 220 hp.

Back in the Touring class with the classic Maserati 3500 GTi coupé, this one from 1962.

The Touring Superleggera name made a comeback in the world of high-end automobiles, notably with the Maserati Sciadipersia, based on the Gran Turismo. Presented in 2018, it paid homage to the 5000 GT commissioned by the Shah of Iran.

The Siata 208S, bodied as a spider by Motto, can rely on the two-litre engine from the Fiat 8V, developing 105 hp.

Among the other brands, there was this 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio cabriolet, 3.3 litres, 8 cylinders in line, 135 hp.

It’s not common to see an Autobianchi A112 in a concours d’élégance. This Abarth version was part of the ‘Pocket Rockets’ class.

Just like this 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi whose 1.9 litre engine developed 128 hp and delighted young sportsmen in the late 80s.

This rare 1936 BMW 326 is fitted with a convertible body by Drauz. Its 1971cc 6-cylinder engine produced 50 hp.

Even rarer, one of only two 1961 BMW 700 RS models, marking BMW’s return to competition after the war. Equipped with a 700cc flat-twin engine, it belongs to the May Collection, the other example being owned by the BMW factory.

1956 Arnolt-Bristol Deluxe S coupé, 2-litre 6-cylinder in-line Bristol engine delivering 150 hp.

Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, this is one of the first examples from 1959 of the elegant Triumph Italia, produced until 1962 in approximately 330 units. It has a 2-litre in-line engine producing 100 hp.

This MG B Berlinetta wasn’t designed by a major automotive designer, but by a modest Belgian coachbuilder named Jacques Coune. Between 1963 and 1964, he nevertheless produced 56 examples of this MG B Berlinetta.

The Rolls-Royce Camargue, with its bodywork by Mulliner Park Ward, has a touch of Italian blood in its veins, as its design is attributed to Paolo Martin, a designer at Pininfarina. Considered at the time to be the most expensive car in the world, it struggled to sell, and its production was limited to approximately 530 units

The Bonhams’ sale featured this rare Osca 1600 GT bodied by Fissore. This coachbuilder produced 21 coupes and 3 convertibles based on the Osca 1600 GT. Other coachbuilders who bodied the 128 examples of this model included Boneschi, Morelli, and Zagato.

This Citroën DS21 convertible is one of the approximately 1400 DS convertibles manufactured by Chapron between 1960 and 1974. This factory model has the distinction of having been exhibited at the 1966 Paris Motor Show where it can be seen photographed alongside General Charles de Gaulle.

The Zoute Classic Rally included among its participants this Etceterini, built on a Fiat 508 C chassis and sold new in Belgium. The bodywork is attributed to the Brussels coachbuilder Bidée, who also worked on Alfa Romeo and Jaguar SS100 models.

The Zoute Classic Rally ended in wind and rain, which did not, however, encourage the crew of this Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider to put the soft top back on.

The Zoute Grand Prix 2026 comes to a close with this 1952 Fiat 1100E Zagato berlinetta.