Icons of the Sixties Style: Five Legendary Automobiles to Appear at the Concours of Elegance Germany
Speed, style and sophistication defined the automobile of the 1960s like no decade before or since. This year’s Concours of Elegance Germany at Tegernsee will celebrate that spirit with a series of landmark machines from this era; a masterclass in the art of the great European sports and grand touring car.
1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
The 300 SL Roadster needs little introduction, but this late-production example is exceptional even by the standards of that rarefied model. Finished in Mercedes Blue over red leather and accompanied by its desirable factory hardtop, it is one of only 210 roadsters delivered with the definitive combination of disc brakes and the lighter aluminium engine, so it represents the final, most technically advanced evolution of the 300 SL line. The car has benefited from a bare-metal repaint and full engine rebuild by one of Bavaria’s most respected 300 SL specialists. The result is one of the most convincing and correct late-production roadsters in existence.
1965 Alpine A108 Berlinette “Tour de France”
Long before the Alpine A110 conquered the rally stages of Europe, there was the A108 – the slender, fibre-glass-bodied Berlinette that laid the foundations for a dynasty. Styled by Giovanni Michelotti and weighing under 600 kg, it was conceived from the outset for competition, with engine tuners Amédée Gordini and Marc Mignotet coaxing up to 65 hp from just 904 cc. Around 165 examples were built in Dieppe and Valladolid between 1960 and 1965; only a handful survive today. The car appearing at Tegernsee was acquired in fragmented condition before undergoing a meticulous six-year restoration to its exact 1965 specification, finished in the bleu métallisé that would later become synonymous with Alpine’s rallying legend. It remains an active participant in international historic rallies.
1965 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada
Giotto Bizzarrini’s masterpiece in miniature – and one of its most competition-focused expressions. Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro and clothed in hand-formed aluminium bodywork, this Strada is among the competition-oriented examples fitted with alloy panels, an aluminium fuel tank, quick-fill refuelling and a roll cage. Its Chevrolet-derived 5.4-litre V8, mounted far back in the chassis in a front-mid configuration, produced around 425 hp in race specification through four twin-choke Weber carburettors. Purchased in highly original condition in the United States in 1992, the car was restored over three years in Modena to full Appendix K standards under the personal supervision of Giotto Bizzarrini himself. Still active in historic racing, it stands as one of the most authentic examples of Bizzarrini’s original engineering vision.
1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2
Chassis 01147 occupies a singular place in Lamborghini history as the final 400 GT completed by Carrozzeria Touring. It was finished after Touring’s closure, by Carrozzeria Marazzi, and is the 333rd Lamborghini ever constructed. Originally finished in Grigio Saint-Vincent with a Senape interior in factory pigskin leather, the car was purchased in 1969 for a European grand tour before eventually making its way to California and later Germany, where it stood dormant in a paint shop for nearly two decades. A comprehensive restoration from 2012 onwards – encompassing bodywork, engine, suspension, interior and, in 2020, a painstaking 156-hour conservation of the original cabin materials – has returned it to a condition of exceptional authenticity, supported by fully traceable ownership history throughout.
1968 Ferrari 330 GTC
The 330 GTC represents Ferrari at perhaps its most urbane: a car that combined the mechanical sophistication of the 275 GTB with the easy refinement and long-legged gait of a true grand tourer. Penned by Aldo Brovarone at Pininfarina, its clean, balanced proportions remain among the most admired of any Ferrari road car. This Grigio Fumo example, chassis 10841, completed in January 1968, carries a provenance of considerable distinction: delivered first to three-time Mille Miglia entrant Franco Mosters, it later passed through the hands of noted American and Dutch collectors before spending nearly twenty years in the celebrated Hilversum collection. Certified by Ferrari Classiche in 2011 and freshly restored in 2025, it arrives at Tegernsee as one of the most desirable and thoroughly documented 330 GTCs in private hands.
These five extraordinary machines will join the assembled field at the Concours of Elegance Germany at Tegernsee. Further details at concoursofelegancegermany.com