WORDS: ELLIOTT HUGHES | PHOTOS: LONDON CONCOURS
The London Concours has announced that it will welcome yet another class to the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London on June 6-8, 2023.
Called Built To Race For The Road, the newly announced concours class pays tribute to homologation specials that were built by manufacturers to satisfy motor sport regulations.
The cars curated for Built To Race For The Road will join almost 100 world-class collector vehicles on the Honourable Artillery Company’s lawns in the heart of the UK capital.
A 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring and a 1992 Porsche 959 Komfort are two of the headline cars confirmed so far. The former was created from the basis of the 911S as a homologation model for Group 4 racing. It is regarded by many as one of the finest 911s ever made.
The cutting-edge 959, on the other hand, was built to satisfy Group B regulations, and was the world’s fastest production car when it was released in 1986. Porsche built just 340 examples, and innovations including active suspension, four-wheel drive and sequential turbocharging laid the foundations for modern performance cars.
Other homologation cars borne from the legendary Group B era are the pugnacious MG Metro 6R4 and the iconic Audi Quattro.
Ford is responsible for some of the greatest performance cars ever created, and it is represented in the Built To Race For The Road class by the Sierra Cosworth. Developed in the mid-1980s to adhere to Group A regulations, the Sierra Cosworth came to represent accessible performance, with a top speed of 150mph.
“We’re absolutely delighted to have been able to assemble such a wonderful line-up of homologation specials for the 2023 London Concours,” said event director Andrew Evans.
“The Built To Race For The Road class has been carefully curated by our team, and features some of the most highly coveted, unique performance cars of recent times… Stay tuned for further exciting announcements.”
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