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Torque Autos December 2016
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF
CAR EVENT! WILTON CLASSIC AND
SUPERCAR IS GO! 3-4 JUNE 2017
Wilton Classic and Supercar - a major
new event for the 2017 international au‐
tomotive calendar and beyond - is con‐
irmed for the weekend of 3-4 June 2017.
he event will take place at the iconic
Wilton House, which has been home to
the Earls of Pembroke since Tudor times.
Designed as a season-opener, Wilton
Classic and Supercar is the perfect place
for guests to not only to see and hear
some of the greatest high-performance
cars of all time, but also to learn about
the people that make automotive history.
he all-new accompanying website is
now live, too - a story-telling portal
whereby the Wilton community can
share their automotive tales and interact.
Bringing together the latest and greatest
supercars from around the world and
their equally iconic predecessors, WCS
2017 will stand apart in the packed inter‐
national calendar of car events. he WCS
brand slogan sums it all up: 'Celebrating
the Stories Behind the Cars We Love'.
Wilton Classic and Supercar will com‐
prise over 10 sub-events, each one very
different, providing entertainment and
fascination throughout the weekend. De‐
tails of these will be revealed in the
months leading up to the weekend and
are shaped around three core events: the
Wilton Wow!, the Wilton 6 Nations and
the Wilton 100 - he Concours d'His‐
toire.
he Wow! will be a daily gathering of
150 of the greatest supercars in the world
- pre-1990 on Saturday, 1990-onwards
on Sunday. he 6 Nations, meanwhile,
celebrates automotive excellence and
culture from around the globe in six
dedicated national zones, while the Con‐
cours d'Histoire brings together a diverse
variety of models with rich and interest‐
ing stories to tell. Owners can apply for
their car to be displayed at Wilton Clas‐
sic and Supercar 2017, via the all-new
website.
Lord Pembroke, whose fascination with
speed, power and all things automotive
gave birth to the event, said: "his will be
by far the biggest venture I have ever
started at Wilton, and is the result of 18
months' hard work. I have held relatively
low-key supercar events here for several
years, mostly as fundraisers, and super‐
cars remain central to my vision, but the
all-new WCS 2017 will be something
very different. We will have around 700
cars on display in a host of different fea‐
tures and will be telling the story of the
car in completely new ways. his will be
a show like nothing staged before."
he show has also spawned a new storytelling website - www.wiltonclassicsuper‐
car.co.uk- which wen t live on hursday
17 November.
Designed as a story-telling portal, the
website presents specialist writers to‐
gether with user-generated material in a
format similar to that of Instagram or a
Tumblr blog. Pembroke's Players - 20
writers making up the core expert team will set the stage for members of the
public to share their automotive stories
with the world.
More information about Wilton Classic
and Supercar, including ticket prices and
further event details, will be revealed
regularly over the months leading up to
the weekend.
LONDON MOTOR SHOW RETURNS IN
MAY 2017
Selling out in its irst year, he London
Motor Show was a great success and is
now set to return to Battersea Park from
4th to 7th May 2017.
Next year's event, which will see HRH
Prince Michael of Kent continue as show
Patron, is set to be even bigger and better
with more cars, more celebrities and
more fun family entertainment.
At the 2017 show, there will be over 150
brand new cars from major manufactur‐
ers and dealerships, including Tesla, As‐
ton Martin, Fiat, Hyundai, Nissan and
Zenos. Visitors will have the chance to
get up close and personal with these re‐
cently launched cars. In addition, a selec‐
tion of iconic historic vehicles will also
be on display, showcasing the heritage of
some of the world's best-loved marques.
ous key models sold, it was a success for
both ourselves as organisers and our ex‐
hibitors. We are very much looking for‐
ward to welcoming new and returning
visitors to Battersea Park in May and are
sure the 2017 event will build on a great
irst year."
Last year the show attracted 25,000 visi‐
tors, with tickets sold out on Saturday
and Sunday, with information from the
show reaching a national and interna‐
tional audience.
he inal batch of early bird adult tickets
are on sale now at just £15, with children
aged 11 or under going free (two chil‐
dren per paying adult), and can be pur‐
chased
at
www.thelondonmotorshow.co.uk, where
further information about the event is
also available.
Attendees will also get the chance to
learn about the latest technology
through exhibits from companies show‐
casing developments related to safety,
electric vehicles, fuel alternatives and
even driverless cars.
he London Motor Show has a range of
exciting features and activities suitable
for attendees of all ages. From virtual re‐
ality racing and the chance to meet mo‐
toring legends, to immersive simulator
driving experiences, there is something
for everyone.
And it doesn't end when the show closes.
he evenings will see private previews
and dinners taking place, supporting
motoring charities including he Sean
Edwards Foundation and RoadSafe.
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Alec Mumford, Chairman of he Lon‐
don Motor Show, said: "he inaugural
show exceeded our expectations. With
sell-out crowds over the weekend, close
to 100 test drives arranged and numer‐
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