Cartier Concours d’Elegance to return in 2017

Cartier Travel With Style Concours d’Elegance will return to India in February 2017 in Hyderabad.

The prestigious concours event, the Cartier Travel With Style Concours d’Elegance will return to India for its fifth edition. The event is scheduled to be held in February 2017, at the Falaknuma Palace grounds in Hyderabad. Cartier Travel With Style rand amongst the top eight classic car events in the world.

The concours event is now a part of the FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens) World Motoring Heritage Year program (WMHY) with patronage from UNESCO. Due to the new affiliation, a new special award will be introduced from the upcoming edition of the event called - FIVA Preservation Award for the Best Preserved Car.

The Chief Jude for the fifth edition will be Simon Kidston, a renowned classic cars authority, commentator and adviser at Villa d’Este Consorso d’Eleganza and Mille Miglia in Italy, and is also on the judging panel at Pebble Beach.

The classes of the 2017 concours will be Pre War Classics, Post War Classics, Indian Heritage, Preservation and Roadsters for Automobiles. For Motorcycles, the classes are divided as Veteran – Vintage, Pre War and Post War.

Prospective entrants can now send in the applications with details on the make and model, chassis numbers and specific history of their vehicle/s with recent images with the email address ctws2017@gmail.com latest by September, 30th September, 2016.

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