Salon Privé launches ‘Cars & Coffee’ breakfast meets at Blenheim Palace

• Inaugural Cars & Coffee meets from the UK’s leading luxury super and classic car show
• Showcase of the very best supercars and classics in the grounds of Blenheim Palace
• Open to all automotive enthusiasts, held on summer Sunday mornings
• Supercar Sunday – 12th June, 60s & 70s Classics – 3rd July, Speed & Style - 21st August

Salon Privé, the UK’s leading luxury supercar and classic car show, has announced a summer series of high-octane car gatherings at the stunning World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace. The Cars & Coffee meetings will be held on the 12th June, 3rd July and 21st August in the run-up to this year’s main Salon Privé event on 1st to 3rd September.

Set within the magnificent architecture of the East Courtyard at Blenheim Palace, each breakfast meet will focus on a well-known automotive theme.  Supercar Sunday will kick-start the line-up in June, while 60’s & 70’s Classics will be the focus in July, before culminating with Speed & Style in August.

In Salon Privé style, the gatherings are limited and designed to showcase a number of carefully selected ‘best-of-breed’ cars, ensuring a mouth-watering display for all visitors. Owners of exceptional cars are invited to apply for a coveted space on each of the days.

Open to all owners, enthusiasts and connoisseurs, the public can enjoy the event for a small Blenheim ‘Park & Gardens’ fee. The summer Sundays offer something for the whole family, combining carefully-considered cars with the opulent surroundings of Blenheim Palace’s grounds.

Full line-up:

Supercar Sunday – Sunday 12th June

Supercar Sunday brings together a spectacular display of the very best supercars, whether you have an iconic 80s supercar or a modern day hypercar, all makes and models are welcome.

60s & 70s Classics – Sunday 3rd July

In true Concours spirit, this Sunday event showcases some of the finest cars from the 60s & 70s against the backdrop of the stunning World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace.

Speed & Style – Sunday 21stAugust

Paying homage to phenomenal power and elegance, Speed & Style previews the Pirelli Prestige & Performance Competition, and provides the opportunity to enjoy some amazing cars and a final coffee morning ahead of the main Salon Privé event.   

To apply to pre-register and enter your supercar or classic vehicle at any of the three Cars & Coffee Sunday meetings please complete the application form on our website here.

Guests of Cars & Coffee are welcomed at each event for a ‘Park & Gardens’ fee of £14.90 per person and £6.90 per child (these can be upgraded, at no cost, to annual ‘Palace, Park & Gardens’ passes).

For Cars & Coffee enquiries, please contact:

Dan Barkaway - Events Co-ordinator - 01753 827 632 or 07784 888 309

Image credit: © Salon Privé 2015/Max Earey

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Media contacts:

Matt Sanger: 0207 952 1079 or msanger@torqueagencygroup.com

Hannah Burgess: 0207 952 1092 or hburgess@torqueagencygroup.com

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About Salon Privé:

Now in its 11th year, Salon Privé is firmly established as the UK’s most prestigious Luxury Supercar Show & Concours d’Élégance. It returns to the opulent grounds of Blenheim Palace for the second year running in 2016 from Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd September. The three-day event incorporates the Chubb Insurance Concours d’Élégance, Boodles Ladies’ Day and The Salon Privé Supercar Show, also showcasing The Pirelli Prestige & Performance Competition, the EFG Art and Memorabilia Fair and The Salon Privé Sale. Salon Privé takes pride and place amongst the leading automotive shows of the world including the U.S.’s Pebble Beach and Italy’s Villa d’Este.