{"id":82119,"date":"2021-04-12T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxsure.com\/?p=82119"},"modified":"2021-03-26T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:17:31","slug":"fwd-news-worlds-oldest-aston-martin-comes-to-concours-of-elegance-during-its-centenary-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxsure.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/12\/fwd-news-worlds-oldest-aston-martin-comes-to-concours-of-elegance-during-its-centenary-year\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s oldest Aston Martin comes to Concours of Elegance during its centenary year"},"content":{"rendered":"

*WORLD\u2019S OLDEST ASTON MARTIN COMING TO CONCOURS OF ELEGANCE DURING ITS CENTENARY YEAR*
\n– The Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019, the earliest surviving car from the British marque, will be on display at Concours of Elegance 2021
\n– Built in 1921, \u2018A3\u2019 \u2013 which was a Type A and the third car constructed by Aston Martin \u2013 is currently celebrating its centenary year
\n– Driven extensively by Lionel Martin himself, A3 also set speed records, including averaging more than 86mph over 100 miles at Brooklands
\n– In total, nearly 1,000 vehicles will be on display across the weekend as further features are revealed in the coming months
\n– The Concours of Elegance remains the UK\u2019s top concours d\u2019elegance and among the top three in the world
\n– Tickets can be bought now from\u00a0 www.concoursofelegance.co.uk\/tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & S\u00f6hne, will host the oldest surviving Aston Martin during its 2021 event at Hampton Court Palace this September. Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019 was the third car ever built by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, and was extensively driven by the founders. This year, it celebrates its centenary.
\nThe Concours of Elegance was first established in 2012 to mark Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee, with a collection of 60 of the rarest cars in the world in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle. Since then the Concours of Elegance has evolved into a world-renowned celebration of craftsmanship, design and innovation, hosted since 2017 at Hampton Court Palace, but always with spectacular cars like the Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019at its heart.
\nGiven its name because it is built on chassis no.3 and uses a Type A engine, \u2018A3\u2019 produces just 11hp from its four-cylinder side-valve engine. Nevertheless, it was raced in period, and proved capable of setting speed records, achieving an average of more than 86mph over 100 miles at the Brooklands circuit.
\nBy 1923, the car\u2019s life as a factory prototype was complete and it was sold to a customer. It changed hands a number of times until history shows it under the ownership of R.W. Mallabar in 1927. Following a con-rod failure, the car returned to Aston Martin for an engine rebuild, at which time the car was refinished in pale grey (rather than its original black) with red wheels.
\nThe next time \u2018A3\u2019 reappears in the history books is 2002 when it was identified at auction as the third Aston Martin ever produced. In 2003 a generous donation enabled \u2018A3\u2019 to be purchased by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust, who entrusted it to Ecurie Bertelli for a full restoration to as close as original specification.
\nA new body was designed and hand-beaten into shape to replace the later green body that had been added at some point in A3\u2019s life, a new ash bodyframe was built, the engine was rebuilt, the radiator was refurbished and the chromium finish removed. The car is presented today in full working order, with its factory specification black paintwork, preserving an extremely important part of Aston Martin history.
\nThe display of Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019 is just the latest in a spectacular partnership between Aston Martin, particularly the Aston Martin Owner\u2019s Club (AMOC), and the Concours of Elegance. At the inaugural event in 2012, Mark Donoghue of the AMOC arranged for sixty Aston Martins \u2013 one from each year of Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s reign \u2013 to be lined up along Windsor Castle\u2019s Long Walk. Then, in 2019, Donoghue was responsible for arranging AMOC\u2019s show-stopping display of one example of every single Aston Martin Zagato model produced, many of which are one-offs.
\nThe \u2018A3\u2019 will form part of the Main Concours display at Concours of Elegance 2021, a line-up of the world\u2019s rarest cars set to go on display at Concours of Elegance 2021, taking in some of the finest European coachbuilt cars ever built, a collection of Gulf and Martini-liveried motorsport heroes and the very latest bespoke hypercars. The event will also welcome a number of special features and displays, including a celebration of Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 95th birthday, bringing with it a British car from each year of Her Majesty\u2019s life. In total, over 1,000 rare and exotic cars will be on display across the weekend.
\nOutside of the automotive displays, Concours of Elegance remains an occasion of pure luxury, with champagne provided by Charles Heidsieck, picnics by Fortnum & Mason, live stage interviews with Chubb Insurance, hosted by Jodie Kidd, and a collection of art, jewellery and fashion displays. Presenting Partner, A. Lange & S\u00f6hne, recently confirmed to support the event for a further three years, will continue to showcase some of its most intricate timepieces.
\nTickets to the Concours of Elegance 2021 are available now from just \u00a330 for half-day entry, with full three-course hospitality packages from \u00a3288. Tickets can be bought from concoursofelegance.co.uk\/tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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