Six race cars and six road cars will tell the story of Sergio Scaglietti on the lawns of Waddesdon Manor this July.
The story of famous Italian designer Sergio Scaglietti will be told at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire in July when 12 Ferrari’s go on display at the Auto Royale 2021 Concours d’Elegance.
Event Director, Paul Mathers, said, “When one thinks of Italian coachbuilders, many iconic names come to mind. But when one considers Italy’s most collectable marque, one carrozzeria trumps them all. The son of a carpenter, Sergio Scaglietti founded his eponymous design and coachbuilding company in Modena in 1951.
“Its location across the road from Ferrari, combined with Sergio’s accomplished bodywork and design skills, was destined to bring him and Enzo together for some of the finest automotive collaborations of the last century.”
He added, “In this year’s 70th anniversary, Auto Royale is proud to bring together not one but two classes to celebrate the work of Scaglietti as both a designer and coachbuilder in this year’s British International Concours d’Elegance.”
Paul said: “ Starting out as a body shop, and having caught the eye of Ferrari, Scaglietti soon began building Ferrari coachwork to Pininfarina designs. However, because his designs were both lightweight and aerodynamic, Scaglietti was soon given the job of both design and construction, particularly of Ferrari’s race cars.
He added: “In curating a fitting tribute, it soon became apparent that we just couldn’t do Sergio’s story justice with just one class, and so it is that we have created a class for race cars celebrating design, and for production cars to celebrate the craft of his hand-built coachwork”.