Goodwood 2010: top 10 concepts

My biggest festival pleasure is wandering around unsure of what you’ll uncover next. ‘Cars, Stars and their Guitars’, features car-loving ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck and Jimmie Vaughn, all of them playing.

The Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ gathers some of the planet’s most eclectic, eccentric, expensive and obscure cars on Lord March’s grass, while contrast will be found with the Red Bull X-Fighters, probably the world’s most spectacular freestyle moto-cross riders, and the future-glimpsing FoS-TECH pavilion of green concept cars and prototypes.

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Looking skywards will spot you the Black Cats helicopters, and just as daring will be the exploits of stunt bike rider Dougie Lampkin.

1. Alfa Romeo

Alfa is celebrating its centenary, and occupies the spectacular central display besides running even more cars than usual from its museum. It also features in the ‘Style et Luxe’, and has its own stand.

2. CadZZilla

This 23 foot beauty was built by legendary hot rod creator Boyd Coddington on a commission from ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons. It’s based on a 1948 Cadillac Series 62 Sedanette, the rework by Ford designer Larry Erickson of 2004 Mustang fame. The Caddy’s top has been decisively chopped - examine its rear, you’ll understand why this style is known as a tail-dragger. CaZZilla cost $900k at the time of construction, and is also known as ‘The Eliminator’ in ZZ Top videos. A must-see.3

3. Vauxhall Ampera

General Motor’s famous Extended-Range Electric Vehicle - E-REV - appears at the Festival’s FoS-TECH pavilion of green concept cars and prototypes. This is the European version of GM’s much publicised Chevrolet Volt You can see a full-sized model complete with interior, a chassis unit revealing the location of the key components - including the unusual, T-shaped battery pack - while a third working prototype Ampera will be running up the hill in the Low Emission Hillclimb class.

4. Audi e-Tron

Audi’s dramatic, high-performance electric e-Tron can be seen in the FoS-TECH pavilion. Two electric motors provide it with 201bhp scope for a silent, 5.9sec assault on 62mph.

5. Citroen REVOLTe

The 2CV inspired Revolte is a plug-in hybrid with vibrant, velvet interior featuring an offset driver’s seat and pair of passenger seats behind. The body is covered with solar cells, while the dashboard is a touch-sensitive screen. A mix of small internal combustion engine, electric motor and battery pack provide its green credentials, although the interior is anything but that with its rich, red velvet trim that’s as nightclub as the purple exterior paint. Find it in the FoS-TECH pavilion.