BEST IN SHOW AT 2026 ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB CONCOURS
1953 JAGUAR C-TYPE RESTORED BY CKL WINS BEST IN SHOW
“The second Royal Automobile Club Concours built on the success of its award-winning debut at Woodcote Park, with a 1953 Jaguar C-type taking the coveted Best in Show title after a day celebrating some of the finest collector cars and motorcycles in Britain. Judged by a panel that included Ian Callum CBE, Peter Stevens and Richard Hammond, the concours featured seven themed classes spanning everything from pre-war masterpieces to competition cars and landmark grand tourers.”
- Octane
Simon Aldridge, Head of Research at CKL, chats to Tony Purnell
The overall winner was a 1953 Jaguar C-type owned by Tony Purnell, restored to the Finnish racing colours it wore during its early competition career in Scandinavia by CKL Developments Ltd. The work was done on a tight timeframe to be ready for the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours, where the car also took part in the tour. The Colorado Grand followed - an event which owner Tony described as ‘driving miles of twisting canyon roads alongside two D-types - it was as good as it gets’.
A full feature on the C-type will appear in a forthcoming edition of Octane.
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