With the end of the year fast approaching, it is time to take a look back at some of our favourite events and cars. Definitely ranking high on that list is the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille from which we have featured three very special cars today.
Taking best of show that day was this unique Talbot Lago T26 GS Figoni & Falaschi Coupe. It had originally been built for an industrialist who had made his fortune selling zippers. Several cues on the one-off design including the chrome trim serve as a reminder of what had paid for the car. Following a longterm American ownership, it was more recently sold to the Czech Republic where it was restored by the owner himself. The result was quite spectacular as in addition to winning Chantilly, chassis 110103 was also a runner up at Pebble Beach in 2018.
This year the 20th anniversary of the Pagani Zonda was celebrated. To mark the occasion, the factory set up restoring chassis 001, which had been used in period for homologation and crash-test purposes. It was rebuilt to the same configuration of the 1999 Geneva show car, which had long been upgraded to a later specification. For good measure, the only other Zonda C12 preserved in its original guise was also shown at Chantilly.
One of the major anniversaries celebrated this year was the Bentley centenary. At Chantilly there were three classes dedicated to the British marque. One of favourites from the Bentley line-up was this beautifully preserved 4½ Litre Maythorn Saloon. In good Bentley fashion, the Weymann patent bodied machine is not only regularly shown at events but also fervently driven on the road.

Enjoy the links:

1930 Bentley 4½ Litre Maythorn Saloon

1999 Pagani Zonda C12 (76001)

1948 Talbot Lago T26 GS Figoni & Falaschi Coupe