Appropriately in the marque's centenary year, a 1924 Aston Martin took both Best of Show and People's Choice at the ninth Antwerp Concours d'Élégance, held in the grounds of Kasteel Belvédère in Wijnegem on 8 September.
Belgian Hans Natens' sidevalve-engined Aston, known as ‘Jarvis’, fought off strong competition from some 100 outstanding cars gathered by organiser Nicolas Van Frausum.
This year's honoured marque was Lancia, with 20 examples ranging from a 1924 Lambda Torpedo, via unique 1937 Augusta 'John Charles' with March Streamlined body (above, with 1948 Aprilia), to a 1975 Stratos Stradale.
Among the other Torinese models grabbing attention were an 'as-found' Fulvia HF (above), complete with a coating of barn dust, and Leon Thiery's ex-Juan Manuel Fangio 1952 Lancia Aurelia B20GT (main image).
The ex-Michael Schumacher 1992 Ferrari F40 – a gift to the Formula 1 World Champion from Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo – was a favourite among the supercars.
Elsewhere, local enthusiast Patrick Van Remoortel brought his rare 1961 Porsche 356 Roadster D'Ieteren in unusual Sepiabraun livery, while the award for furthest travelled to the event went to respected historian Karl Ludvigsen aboard his 1935 Talbot-Lago T120 Baby-Sport Coach.
The Baby-Sport has independent front suspension and was the first model built at the Suresnes factory after Antony Lago took control of the Talbot marque.
