London Motorfair
London Motor Show | |
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Frequency | Annual |
Venue | Earls Court Exhibition Centre(1977–1999) Battersea Park(2016–2017) ExCeL London(2018–2019) |
Location(s) | London |
Country | England |
Inaugurated | 1977 (re started 2016) |
Most recent | 2019 |
Previous event | 16 May 2019 – 19 May 2019 |
Organised by | The London Motor Show Ltd |
Website | thelondonmotorshow |
London Motor Show,formerly theLondon Motorfair,was amotor showin England. It was held biannually atEarls Court Exhibition Centre,from 1977 to 1999.[1]When the event won the support of theSociety of Motor Manufacturers and TradersandP&O Events,in October 1993, the name was changed from theLondon MotorfairtoThe London Motor Show.[2]
The London Motor Show was revived in May 2016, being held atBattersea Park,[3]withPrince Michael of Kentas its patron.[4]The event of 2017 also took place at Battersea Park, before it was moved toExCeL Londonfrom May 2018 and continued in 2019.
The event of May 2020 was cancelled, due to theongoing pandemic,and rescheduled to take place from 16 to 18 July 2021, in Battersea Park[5]but the 2021 event did not happen and was effectively replaced by the newBritish Motor Showevent at Farnborough in 2021.
2019
[edit]The fourth London Motor Show took place at ExCeL London (for the second time since its revival) from 16 to 19 May 2019, once again it featured a zone entitled "Built in Britain", promoting engineering by the British, as well as a live drift experience hosted byCaterham Cars.
2018
[edit]The third of the “relaunched” London Motor Show took place at ExCeL London (for the first time since its revival) from 17 to 20 May 2018, within theRoyal Wedding.It featured a zone entitled "Built in Britain", promoting British engineering with exhibitors likeAston Martin,BentleyandJCB.
2017
[edit]The second of the “relaunched” London Motor Show ran from 4–7 May 2017, again in Battersea Park, with forty exhibitors. There were four premiers in the United Kingdom
- Alpina B4S
- David Brown Mini Remastered
- Kahn Vengeance Volante
- MG XS[6]
2016
[edit]The relaunched London Motor Show ran from 5–8 May 2016 in Battersea Park, with forty exhibitors. There were two premiers in the United Kingdom, and the launch of the prototype hydrogen car,Riversimple.
- Infiniti Q60[7]
- MG GS[8]
- Noble M600(facelift)[7]
2003
[edit]Following the cancellation of the show of 2001, the show of 2003 was planned to be called theNew London Motor Show,and was due to take place at Earls Court from June 19 to 29, but following the twelve month consultation process with the motor industry in Britain, the organisers decided to cancel the show in November 2002, due to lack of support.[9]
2001
[edit]The show of 2001 was scheduled to run at Earls Court between 17 and 28 October, but was cancelled in July 2001, due to difficult trading conditions.[10]
1999
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/London_Motor_Show_1999.jpg/220px-London_Motor_Show_1999.jpg)
The show ran from 20 to 31 October, and includedClassic Car Day(26 October 26) and specialMotorsport Days(27–28 October).[11]
- AC AceV8[12]
- AC AcecaV8
- Alfa Romeo 156Selespeed[13]
- BMW 318Ci[14]
- BMW 320d
- BMW Z8"007 The World is Not Enough"[15]
- BMW C1
- Caterham SevenSuperlight R500
- Daewoo MiraeConcept
- Daihatsu CuoreCustom
- Ford FiestaSport
- Ford Racing Puma[16]
- Rover 25[17]
- Rover 45
- Mazda 626
- Nissan NavaraDouble Cab "Lifestyle"
- Land Rover DefenderHeritage[18]
- Lexus RX300 Luxury Concept[19]
- Lotus EliseType 49
- Isuzu Trooper3.0 CT Commercial
- Jeep Wrangler"Yellow" Limited Edition
- Honda AccordType-V
- Honda HR-Vby Kelly Hoppen
- Hyundai Trajet
- Mitsubishi LancerEvo VI Extreme[20]
- Peugeot Boxer(facelift)
- Subaru ImprezaP1 Prototype
- Toyota Land CruiserColorado (facelift)
- Toyota PicnicSE
- Toyota RAV4"Giant"
- TVR Tuscan Speed 6
- Vauxhall AstraCoupe
- Vauxhall Astra1.8 16v SRi
- Vauxhall AstravanSportiv
- Vauxhall BravaLimited[18]
- Vauxhall G90 Concept
- Vauxhall VX220Concept
- Vauxhall VectraDesign Edition
1997
[edit]- AC Ace[21]
- Aston Martin V8 Volante
- Cadillac SevilleSLS and STS
- Daewoo Matiz
- Honda CivicStation Wagon
- Isuzu VehiCROSS
- Kia Credos
- London Taxi TX1
- Lotus EspritSport 350
- Nissan Skyline GT-RV-Spec
- Seat IbizaCupra Sport F2
- Spectre R45Concept[22]
- TVR Cerbera Speed 12
1995
[edit]- Alfa Romeo GTV
- Caterham 21
- Chrysler Neon
- Fiat Brava
- Ford Fiesta
- Lotus Elise[23]
- MG F[24]
- Nissan Almera
- Renault Megane
- Rover 200(world premiere)[25]
- Vauxhall Vectra
- Vauxhall Maxx(concept car)
1993
[edit]- Audi RS2
- Fiat Punto
- Lister Storm[26]
- Honda CivicCoupe
- Marcos GTLe Mans
- Peugeot 106XSi
- SEAT Ibiza(three door)
- Spectre R42
- TVR CerberaPrototype
- Vauxhall TigraConcept
- Volkswagen GolfJim McRae's Rally Car
- Volkswagen VentoVR6 Ray Armes' Rally Car
1991
[edit]The 1991 Motor Show was larger than previous years, with the use of the new extension ofEarls Court 2,opened byPrincess Dianaon 17 October for the Motorfair.[27]
1989
[edit]1987
[edit]- Citroën AXGT
- Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth[28]
- Lotus Esprit
- Jaguar XJR-8
- Peugeot 405Mi16
- TVR ES
- Vauxhall AstraGTE
1985
[edit]1983
[edit]- Austin MetroGala
- Austin MetroVanden Plas
- Austin MiniSprite
- Alfa Romeo Alfetta83'
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta83'
- Dutton Austin Mini Moke "Californian"
- Ford Granada83'
- MG Maestro 1600
- Lotus Excel83'
- Jaguar XJ-SC
- Jensen InterceptorSeries 4
- Peugeot 2055-door
- Peugeot 205GTI
- Peugeot 505GTI
- Renault 11TL
- Renault 11TSE Electronic
- Renault FuegoTurbo[29]
- Tickford Aston Martin Lagonda
- Tickford Capri Turbo
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