2015 Concours of Elegance show report and gallery

The 2015 Concours of Elegance took place at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

The main concours was competed by 60 specially selected entrants

HRH Prince Michael of Kent was patron of the event

Three-time F1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart was vice-patron of the 2015 Concours of Elegance

All three of Stewart's championship-winning cars were together for the first time ever

The Pullman Trophy for Best in Show went to this 1903 Mercedes Simplex 60HP

This Ferrari 250 GTO, once driven by Innes Ireland, was one of several show stars from Maranello

The 275 GTS/4 NART Spyder is among the most prized of all Ferraris

The 300bhp, Scaglietti-designed Spyder was built to compete in the USA

Touring Suprleggera's Berlinetta Lusso was the only contemporary entrant in the main concours

All five planned examples of the bespoke Ferrari F12-based coupé have been sold

The Berlinetta Lusso's cabin is finished to customer specifications

This example - the first to be completed - will shortly be delivered to its buyer in Asia

The 1975 Lancia Stratos Stradale was part of the rallying Stratos's homologation run

Lancia won three World Rally Championships with the racing version of the Stratos

Ex-Ferrari employees started Automobili Turismo e Sport in 1963

This ATS 2500 GTS is a mid-engined V12 coupé good for 150mph

Lamborghini Countach 5000S packs a 375bhp 4754cc quad-cam V12

This immaculate example is one of 323 5000Ss produced

Tri-tone BMW M1 was tuned to 350bhp by AHG

A total of 456 BMW M1s were built

The 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale was designed by Pininfarina for the Belgian royal family

This was the first of four Speciales to be built

This 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider wears bodywork by Zagato

A beastly 15.1-litre four-pot engine powers the 1912 Lorraine Dietrich 'Vieux Charles III'

Tom Hartley Jnr's Lamborghini Miura S drew plenty of attention in the main concours

This 1970 Miura S is one of a handful of right-hand-drive examples

Scaglietti-supplied aluminium bodywork cloaks the Pininfarina-designed Ferrari 250 TDF

Power comes from a 260bhp 3.0-litre V12

The little 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale was fresh from a 14-month restoration programme

The 212 is powered by a 150bhp 2.5-litre V12

The American-built 1902 Westfield is said to be capable of 50mph

This is one of seven upgraded Ferrari F40 GTs

F40 GTs were tuned from 478bhp to 590bhp

It's 20 years since this race-liveried Jaguar E-type Lightweight was seen in public

The car won its class at the 1962 Sebring 12 Hours

The special Delahaye Type 165 Touring Cabriolet was commissioned by the French government

It was entered in the 1939 World's Fair in New York - less an engine

The Aston Martin DB4GT 'Jet' by Bertone is a one-off

The car was sold at auction for £3.25 million in 2013

The 1905 Star Gordon Bennett racer has a 9.3-litre four-cylinder engine

The gleaming 1908 Silver Ghost Barker Open Tourer was one of six Rolls-Royces in the main concours

Aristotle Onassis's 1960 Bentley S2 Continental Fastback Mulliner Coupé

The Queen and Prince Philip toured the Commonwealth with this Land Rover Series 1

It was replaced by this state Range Rover in 1974

Both cars were specially adapted for The Queen to greet crowds

The Queen Mother's Daimler was the second-last DS420 to be built

Scottish driver Johnny Dumfries raced this Ecurie Ecosse Austin Rover at Le Mans

The largest-ever collection from Ecurie Ecosse included the team's Commer Transporter

The team's Tojeiro-Jaguar was raced by Scottish double F1 world champion Jim Clark

The Ecurie Ecosse 'long nose' Jaguar D-type placed second at Le Mans in 1957

The team's contemporary BMW Z4 GT3 racer was also on show

This Lotus 38 was another ex-Jim Clark racer on show

1988 Le Mans-winning Jaguar XR9 was co-driven by Johnny Dumfries

Pace cars from all three of Dario Franchitti's Indy 500 wins were at Holyrood - this is the Corvette from 2012

The race winner traditionally keeps that year's pace car; here's the Corvette C6 from 2007

A Chevrolet Camaro SS is the pace car from Franchitti's 2010 win

Cars from owners clubs representing several marques competed for the Club Trophy

Club members' cars on show at the front of the Palace

Ferrari was strongly represented in the Club Trophy

Franchitti's Porsche Carrera GT was among Club Trophy entrants

A Ferrari 288 GTO also drew many admirers

A pre-War Jaguar SS1 won both the Club Trophy and the Jaguar Trophy

A host of privately owned Bentleys contested the Bentley Trophy on Sunday

The winner of the Bentley Trophy was a Barnato Green Continental R

Woolf Barnato's 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six was a star turn on Sunday

Six recreations of the Lightweight E-type are being built by Jaguar

The price is around £1 million apiece, but all are sold

A rare Jaguar XK-SS road-racer from 1957 joined the JLR stand

The F-type-based Project 7 roadster from Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations division was on show

The car's supercharged 5.0-litre V8 produces 567bhp

The extreme limited-edition Project Seven costs £135,000

A strong display from McLaren Glasgow included the P1 hybrid hypercar

The McLaren 570S is part of the marque's new entry-level Sports Series

Revealed at this year's New York motor show, the twin-turbo 570S makes 562bhp

McLaren's 650S Spider uses a 641bhp version of the same engine

The 650S is part of the company's mid-range Super Series

The event was held in Scotland for the first time, at the Queen's official residence in Scotland

Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, from Bathgate, was in attendance

Many show stars took part in a Highland Tour before the event began (picture: Bryn Musselwhite)

Sir Jackie Stewart started the Highland Tour at Loch Lomond (picture: Tim Scott)