The Festival of Speed 2005 is done, with the last day yesterday seeing some great cars basking in the seasonal sunshine, and spectator sunburn much in evidence.
Among the highlights were:
 AM DB9 Volante  AM DBR9 Le Mans car  Morgan Aero  Marcos TSO GT Coupe  Roush Mustang |
 AM V8 Vantage  Spyker C8 Spyder  BMW M6 due in November  Jag concept shows shape of all-new XK  Maserati Birdcage |
- All-new V8 Vantage
- Both DBR9 Le Mans cars and the new DBRS9 track day car derivative
- DB9 Volante
- Marcos TSO GT2 Coupé
- Jaguar's new XK plus an unannounced project in light disguise
- Ferrari SuperAmerica
- Spyker C8 Spyder
- Lamborghini Murcielago roadster
- TVR Tuscan 2
- TVR Sagaris
- Invicta S1
- Ford GT
- Some gorgeous old Bugattis showing what a Bugatti is supposed to look like
- Alfa Romeo Brera
- BMW M6
- Morgan Aero
- Venturi Fetish
- Maserati Birdcage
Among the non-car highlights were a ground-shaking display by the swing-wing Tornado fighter plane showing off a power-to-weight ratio to die for, especially with afterburners on. Cornering could have been a bit more controlled though...
We'll have some more photos tomorrow.
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