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From motorsport greats to a gadget-laden Aston Martin, a class of prominent British classic cars is heading to this year’s Concours of Elegance on 1-3 September.
The new British Rarities class features models from Bentley, Aston Martin and McLaren.
They will join a display of around 60 concours cars at next month’s event at Hampton Court Palace.
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Q Branch upgrades set this Aston Martin DB5 apart
One of the stars will be an Aston Martin DB5 used to promote the James Bond film Thunderball.
Part of the Pearl Collection that belongs to prolific collector Fritz Burkard – who will be displaying a number of cars at Hampton Court Palace – the Silver Birch DB5 is fitted with a retractable smoke screen and rotating numberplates.
It was one of two DB5s ordered by the franchise’s production studio to market the 1965 release.
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Peter Collins and Stirling Moss steered this Aston Martin DB3S/9 to second at Le Mans in 1956