The Concours of Elegance Highland Tour 2015 was held 2-3 September in Scotland, starting on the banks of Loch Lomond and ending at the centre of Edinburgh. The scenic 200-mile trip through Scotland, held in association with the Concours of Elegance UK 2015, was open to vehicles participating in the Concours of Elegance at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 4-6 September.
More than 50 pieces of automotive history dating from a 1903 Mercedes 60HP Simplex to a 2015 Ferrari La Ferrari took part in the two-day rally. The Highland Tour route saw the cars drive the famous ‘Rest and Be Thankful’ hillclimb, before moving on to Inverary Castle, the Falls of Dochart and back to Loch Lomond ahead of the final leg which took in the Trossachs and the route to Edinburgh.
Additional Highland Tour entries included His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent in a 1937 Bentley 4 1/4 Vanden Plas Tourer, Sir Jackie Stewart in a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, Dario Franchitti and Zak Brown in a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTS, among others. The 1927 Mercedes-Benz S Rennsport owned by Klaus Schildbach won the Spirit of the Tour award, chosen by the organisers as the driver and car pairing that was considered to enter most in to the spirit of the Tour.
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Similar to the 2012, 2013 and 2014 events, Sports Car Digest also documented the Concours of Elegance UK 2015 at Holyroodhouse, with Senior Photographer Tim Scott producing the following breathtaking images from this year’s Highland Tour. We split up Tim’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Tim, visit fluidimages.co.uk.
Concours of Elegance UK 2015 – Highland Tour Featured Photo Gallery
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Concours of Elegance UK 2015 – Highland Tour Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
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[Source: Concours of Elegance; photos: Tim Scott / Fluid Images]
Tim Scott’s photos are top notch as usual, I think he is your number 1 for consistent quality
Lovely photos, pity the caption writer doesn’t know an Hispano or a Lagonda from a Bentley! Reflects very poorly on the mag.
You caught that, too! Maybe they couldn’t afford a H.S., so they only bought the rad shell and mascot?
Beautiful pix that capture Scotland as evocatively as the cars. Why did you choose multiple shots of cars that could be grouped under the heading of “usual suspects” when you could have included more esoteric entrants such as the Lancia Aurelia lurking tantalizing in the background a couple of times?
Beautiful cars in a gorgeous setting; what could be better? Fine choice of the piper as well, for he is a Fraser.
Lovely photos in the countryside. My favs though were of the Bentley on the Hillclimb and the school children in uniform admiring the La Ferrari
In the page 10 the car pictured as a Bentley Derby is a beautiful Hispano Suiza!!!