Thebeautiful Mercedes-Benz 540 K was a very worthy recipient of our coveted Best of Show award, and truly epitomised the grace and elegance of the late 1930s.’. 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance presented by Aviva Award Winners. Class I: Post-War Closed (European) – 1950 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa d’Este Coupé by Touring Thereare many shows and events going on but the quality of the show field in Pebble simply surpasses everything, not just of this week. With more than 200 cars on the field compared to the rather small concours of Villa d´Este one can only be surprised that there are new and exciting features every year. Certainly due to the amount of Bentley Awide range of hugely differing cars could be seen this year, all built between 1950 and 1967. Oldest car ”on the grid” was a very cool looking Lancia Aurelia B 50 Pinin Farina Cabriolet and the youngest participant was simply the highlight of this years Concours d’Elegance: Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Vignale Station Wagon s/n 7963 Auconcours d’élégance de Villa d’Este en Italie; le Renault TREZOR a été élu plus beau concept car de l'édition 2017. Le Jury du concours a remis le prix à Laurens van den Acker, Directeur du Design Industriel du Groupe Renault. Après le prix .. Faris Bouchaàla 6 Juin 2017. Actualité Auto Almoto 2017 / Concours Vintage BMW R80 : des passionnés venu des quatres This1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Coupe was the first car Fred brought to the Pebble Beach Concours in 1991. “Scott Grundfor suggested that the cars we were preparing were worthy to be shown,” says Kriz. So he entered his 540K in 1991 in the Mercedes-Benz 1935–1940 class, which included two other 540Ks and three 500Ks. Bêtede concours. BMW ne se présente pas les mains vides au Concours d'élégance de la Villa d'Este. L'un des deux concepts de la marque rend hommage à la fameuse 3.0 CSL des années 70, digne obQi2j. Quand on aime l’automobile ancienne, il y a des noms, des lieux qui font rêver et qu’il faut connaître au moins une fois pour être comblé. Après Goodwood en 2015, lire Grand Format à la découverte de Goodwood Revival, bonjour le Concours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este 2018 ! Un cadre et une ambiance énorme Ça faisait très longtemps que je rêvais d’assister à cette manifestation réputée internationalement, car en plus de l’évènement, il y a la beauté du site, la douceur du lac de Côme, le charme des villages alentour, bref, une sérénité italienne qui vous rend paisible et heureux. Le Concours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este 2018 en lui même a lieu le samedi, mais n’est pas accessible au public. Il faut être propriétaire d’un véhicule exposé, VIP ou journaliste accrédité pour y assister. Les véhicules sont exposés au public le dimanche dans le parc de la Villa Erba juste à coté. La foule présente en masse témoigne de l’amour qu’on les italiens et les italiennes pour les belles mécaniques… une confirmation après les Mille Miglia que vous pouvez revivre ici Les Mille Miglia 2018, Plongée au Cœur de la plus Authentique Course du Monde. Il est très agréable de constater comme à Goodwood que les visiteurs jouent aussi le jeu, avec des chapeaux, des tenues chics pour les hommes et des robes élégantes pour les femmes. La carrosserie italienne à l’honneur Ici, on célèbre les maîtres du design automobile italien que sont Pininfarina, Bertone, Scaglietti, Vignale, Ghia et j’en passe. N’espérez pas trouver ici des véhicules usine », puisque toute les carrosseries sont spéciales, signées, ou uniques ! Cette année, cinquante voitures historiques, trente motos et quelques concept car modernes participaient au concours. C’est peu, mais c’est la rareté et le caractère exceptionnel de certains modèles que l’on vient admirer. Si les voitures sont classées en plusieurs catégories pour le Concours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este 2018, il faut en retenir 4 principales Les avant-guerre Les après-guerre Les voitures de course Les prototypes modernes Les motos sont exposées à part sous une vaste tonnelle. Les avant-guerre, tous chromes dehors Certaines stars de la périodes avant-guerre était difficilement accessibles l’impressionnante Cadillac V16 de 1930, l’énorme Packard Standard Eight de 1932 et l’incroyable Isotta Fraschini de 1924 rivalisaient de luxe. Une Bentley 4 1/2 litre de 1928 exposait son moteur étincelant comme un percolateur italien ! Une élégante Lancia Astura de 1936, bien plus discrète car dessinée par Pininfarina ? proposait un intérieur en cuir tressé de toute beauté. Cadillac V16 Cadillac V16 Packard Standard Eight Packard Standard Eight Isotta Fraschnini Isotta Fraschini Lancia Astura Lancia Astura Bentley 4 1/2 Litres Les carrosseries italiennes se montent sur tous les châssis Ce qui est frappant, quand on admire les carrosseries après-guerre dans le pur style italien des années 50, 60 et 70, c’est la modernité et l’avant-gardisme qu’elles apportent par rapport à leur époque lignes tendues, fluides et sobres, sans artifices inutiles. Les modèles redessinés sont très en avance sur leur temps, voir futuristes ! Ainsi une étonnante Fiat 8V lire aussi La Fiat 8V, le Top-Modèle des carrossiers Italiens de 1953 dessinée par Vignale dont la modernité insolente donne l’impression qu’elle a été fabriquée 10 ans plus tard ! Une magnifique Jaguar XK120 de 1953, dessinée par Pininfarina rend vieillotte le même modèle de série ! Ou encore cette incroyable Cadillac Série 62 de 1953 dessinée par Ghia, bien moins clinquante qu’un modèle d’origine ! Fiat 8V Fiat 8V Vignale Fiat 8V Vignale Jaguar Xk120 Pininfarina Cadillac Serie 62 Ghia Cadillac Serie 62 Ghia Et que dire de la mythique Lancia Stratos Zero de 1970 dessinée par Bertone, véritable ovni roulant ! On comprend mieux, l’influence qu’ont pu avoir les designers italiens sur les constructeurs automobiles des trente glorieuses et sur le design automobile en général. La compétition à l’honneur du Concours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este 2018 Quant aux voitures de course, LA star était la Tyrell P34 à 6 roues de 1977 il fallait jouer des coudes pour l’approcher, surtout quand le propriétaire a démarré son moteur ! La McLaren MP4/2B de Alain Prost de 1985 était également très plébiscitée par le public ! Du côté des autos de course routières, là aussi on trouve du très beau. Chez Ferrari la star c’est la GTO bleue et jaune, 3445GT de son ptit nom, mais la 250 GT Berlinetta est aussi belle. On notera également la présence d’une 335 Sport et d’une 750 Monza. Revenons un peu sur la Ferrari 335 Sport. Cette auto de 1958 a gagné le Best of Show du Concours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este 2018. Dans un superbe état et avec un dessin spectaculaire, elle le mérite ! Enfin en dehors des Ferrari, il y avait du beau. On retiendra quatre mythes. Côté italien, une F1, une Maserati 250 F. Pour les allemandes, une Porsche, une 904 Carerra GTS. Et pour les anglais, deux choix, soit une Aston Martin DB3S, soit une Jaguar Type C. Bel échantillon de motos Les motos étaient exposées sous de longues tonnelles, avec de nombreuses raretés comme un side-car Brought Superior de 1939, une Miller Balsamo entièrement carénée de 1939, une impressionnante Benelli Balbiero de 1952, ou encore une Norwin cadre Norton et moteur Vincent de 1967. Les concepts modernes et BMW restent bien présents Ferrari, Mazda, GFG Style et Aston Martin exposaient quelques concept cars. BMW, qui est l’organisateur de cet événement depuis 1999, proposait un panel de modèles historiques de la marque, dont un rare cabriolet 507 de 1958, plusieurs coupé CSL et deux coupés M1. Dans un bâtiment annexe, une exposition était consacrée aux véhicules du groupes BMW BMW, Rolls Royce et Mini ayant participé à des films ou des séries célèbres. En bref, un événement remarquable, pour voir des voitures très rares dans un cadre idyllique, le tout à un prix très raisonnable puisque le ticket d’entrée est de 13,50 €. Les plus chanceux ont quitté le lieu en Riva, les autres comme nous sont allés prendre une glace à Côme, juste en face ! After the calm of an 8am booth setup for The Vintagent, the gates for the Quail opened at 10am sharp, releasing a flood of 3 years of built-up excitement. The Quail had been shuttered since 2019, the can kicked down the road twice, and finally, the show was open, and the record crowd of 3200 was happy. But I had work to do, and an attempted 11am rush across the Quail’s immaculate grass was balked several times by spectators circling in a slow daze around the dazzling motorcycles. A week of little sleep and perhaps too much drink led me to this morning, and I reminded myself to master the urge to be rude, as the people in my way were enjoying themselves and doing what we’d all come for; to see the motorcycles, and the motorcycle people. So, breathing deep, I steered less a bee-line to find Somer Hooker than a fly-path, hoping to catch him at the Custom & Modified section before he slipped back into the judge’s chambers. He’d asked earlier that I join the Best in Show deliberations, and I’d waved him off saying the judges could handle it, but he said he’d like my input. So, here it throng! But with such a mellow vibe, the Quail never seemed crowded despite record-setting attendance. [Andy Romanoff]“We have to give Max Hazan the Best of Show award. Have you seen his custom Vincent?” He admitted he hadn’t yet, so we parted the crowd surrounding the low, sleek, and shining object. “It’s his masterpiece. He’s been building up to this for years, and it’s simply extraordinary. Everything is right – the lines, the proportions, the craftsmanship, the imagination. He even made his own f*cking carburetors, and it runs!” Somer Hooker, Chief Judge of the Quail, is so versed in everything Vincent he can tell at a glance if an engine has been re-numbered, by the sequence of digits, the quality of the stamping, and the likelihood that those numbers matched the story being sold. And here was a Vincent engine housed in a radical, hand-made chassis that was built solely to satisfy Hazan’s aesthetic urges, not for increased performance or to honor the hand of its manufacturer. But Somer came of age in the 1970s, and while he is today a respected expert on period correctness, he is not averse to the inherent value of a good chopper. He took a lot of photos of Max’s Hazan’s customized 1950 Vincent Rapide, with a chassis built entirely in his small shop in central Los Angeles, by one man. [Andy Romanoff]Max showed us a few details of the build, like the tiny solar panel built into the fuel tank to charge a battery for the lights; they’re LED, so should last 4 hours on a charge.’ And those carburetors, too smooth to be production items, with integrated bellmouths and a single cable disappearing into the cap. They looked so simple, making me wonder why more customizers don’t build their own carburetors? I realized with a start that Max was most likely the only person among the thousands of motorcycle fanatics in attendance to have even attempted this. Also that, by their mere presence on his custom Vincent, a line had been drawn; artisans who build their own components, like drum brakes and carburetors, and everyone else. There were several other brilliant customs on the field, including Bryan Fuller’s gorgeous Vincent Black Flash’ and Revival Cycle’s gleaming Ducati Fuse’. Superb as they are, Hazan’s Vincent was simply on another level. “I thought it was going to be between my Ducati and Fuller’s Vincent today, but then I saw Max’s Vincent, and I knew we were toast,” said Revival’s Alan Stulberg earlier in the day, and of course he was Revival Cycles Fuse’ custom Ducati at Laguna Seca raceway, gleaming in the mid-day sun. [Andy Romanoff]“I’ll let you make the case for a custom winning Best in Show to the judges,” said Somer diplomatically. The judging corps was 40 strong this year, and composed of lifelong devotees of two wheels, as dealers or restorers or club stalwarts or journalists they knew their stuff, and had opinions. I’d begged off judging bikes at the Quail for several years, as I also have a booth on site for The Vintagent and Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation swag this year with Kim, Nadia, and our friend Neil keeping it warm, and found the hours taken up with judging plus keeping tabs on book/tee sales meant I didn’t get to see half the motorcycles. Somer had roped me into the Chopper class – something the Quail Motorcycle Gathering invented for a concours – saying as only two had entered, it would be a quick job. But of course, I found six choppers on the field, all of them well-built iterations on the theme of mid-1950s club’ bikes; standard frame geometry, kicked up exhausts, solo seats, moderate handlebar rise, no front fender for a 21” wheel, bobbed rear fender for a 19” rear wheel, and all of them Harley-Davidsons. So, six very similar bikes, from which I had to pick a winner. Respecting the time invested in all these customs, I was compelled to give more than a cursory inspection, and spoke to all the owners about their build process. So much for the quick job! The winner, though, was the Lane Splitter’ by Gene & Denise Ilacqua, built as an homage to the San Francisco club of the same name that famously used skinny bikes with narrow handlebars for doing exactly as their name Lanesplitter’, winner of the Chopper class, with owner Gene Ilaqua interviewed by Color Commentator Paul d’Orléans. [Kahn Media]In the judge’s chambers, each team shared photos of their class winner for general approval, although that wasn’t required. Feeling impatient, I blurted out the case for Max Hazan’s Vincent as Best of Show from an aesthetic and technical standpoint. Other judges balked, preferring a 3000-mile unrestored Paul Dunstall Norton Commando in immaculate condition, still in the hands of the original owner. “We can’t give Best in Show to a custom!” But of course, the Dunstall Commando was exactly that – a special-order custom café racer from the 1970s…but not many older fans of café racers have had the Aha! moment that the bikes they love are in fact customized motorcycles. And likely, not read my arguments to that effect in The Ride books, nor in my two books on café racer history – Café Racer and Ton Up! I pointed out that the concours category with the most entrants this year was Custom & Modified, which showed a majority interest among a younger demographic of builders and fans, and that the traditional’ categories of antique/vintage/classic motorcycles were losing support as their owners and fans got older, and that in fact the judges who were resisting in that moment were all over 70 years old. A vote was taken, the Vincent lost, but one of the judges changed his mind after some thought about the future for the Quail Motorcycle Gathering. The tie-breaker was in the hands of the Chief Judge, and he saw the value in being the first Concours d’Elegance on the planet to crown a custom motorcycle Best in Lane’s amazing Dunstall-modified 1972 Norton 810 Commando MkII, owned since new! [Andy Romanoff]And that, in a nutshell, is an old story of motorcycling, as a mature generation feels that the bikes they treasure, invest in, restore, and become experts on, are being passed over in favor of bikes in which they see less value. That’s the reason clubs like the VMCC in the UK were created in the 1940s, as collectors sought to bolster their love of 1920s motorcycles by labeling them vintage’ – defined as of fine and rare quality’ – with all other motorcycles revolving around their universe of assumed perfection. An untenable position 100 years later!The antique American class winners; a 1914 Yale 37 and 1936 Crocker Small Tank, formerly owned and raced by Sam Parriott. [Kahn Media]Judging a concours is, of course, a subjective matter, but with objective criteria; condition and correctness are the gold standards with historic machines, with aesthetics and historical importance a close second in consideration. But with custom motorcycles, the standards are reversed; aesthetics and historical importance weigh heavily, with build quality an assumed 90+points or it wouldn’t be in consideration, and correctness nowhere. It’s an entirely different set of criteria. But we’re capable of weighing the merits of a perfect 1960s two-stroke lightweight against a 1920s Brough Superior, or an original-paint 1915 Harley-Davidson against a gleaming 1980s sportbike. Having judged dozens of Concours, including the Concorso Villa d’Este on Lake Como, other factors are always in play than the obvious merits of a motorcycle, including, to be frank, will it look good on the cover of next year’s catalog?’ Corporate politics and personal inclinations are always a factor, which is more in evidence at an international show like Villa d’Este than at the Quail some judges are shockingly nationalistic, and cannot imagine a technically retrograde 1920s Harley-Davidson winning over a sophisticated overhead-camshaft Benelli, or an elegant Gnôme-Rhône with Art Deco sidecar losing out to a cobby single-cylinder Brooklands in the time; a judge sorting out the dozen immaculate Harley-Davidson XR750s. [Kahn Media]But to be honest, such internal politics are my favorite part of judging big shows! Wrestling with one’s true peers over our mutual field of expertise is an amazing experience. These are the folks who write books and support exhibits and step up when there’s a call for their knowledge and experience. It’s always an honor to work beside such people; they represent the best of the motorcycle d’Orléans sorting out the Chopper class. [Andy Romanoff]With BMW’s /5 series a featured marque, restorer Tim Stafford brought the big guns out, and the most colorful examples of the breed. [Kahn Media]Roland Sands’ wicked MV Agusta 3-cylinder custom, sounding simply amazing on the Quail Ride. [Kahn Media]Paul d’Orléans commenting on the inspiration for Richard Mitchell’s 1951 BSA B34 custom – the Falcon Kestrel, which had rolled across the same stage in 2010. [Kahn Media]Another machine we’ve had the pleasure of Road Testing; a Münch Mammut 1200TTS in original paint. [Kahn Media]One for the Future. Support the kids’ interest in motorcycles, or they’ll disappear. [Andy Romanoff] Paul d’Orléans is the founder of He is an author, photographer, filmmaker, museum curator, event organizer, and public speaker. Check out his Author Page, Instagram, and Contributor Andy Romanoff started out as a biker/photographer, then had a long career in Hollywood, including years working with Panavision. He’s a member of The Academy, and is now back to his biker/photographer roots. Follow these links for his Bike Pictures for sale and his Bike Gallery. Special Report Villa D’Este 2016 5th June 2016 As distinguished automotive events go there are few as prestigious as a concours d'elegance. The calendar is dominated by a handful of the most exclusive... Villa Erba 2015 Mega Gallery 31st May 2015 Villa Erba is the setting for the bi-annual RM Sotheby’s exclusive Villa Erba sale that took place on Saturday 23rd of May 2015. On... Official BMW CSL Hommage 22nd May 2015 BMW usually have something special in reserve for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This year the German manufacturer presents the new BMW CSL... The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in northern Italy which was for centuries a residence of the aristocracy – princesses, marquises, sultans, tsars and Popes have lived there. Since 1873, the villa has been one of the most charming and celebrated five-star resorts in the world, and since 1929 it has held a spectacular annual automotive beauty contest – the world-renowned Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The 2021 event, as usual, provided a feast for the setting for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is highly appropriate for the cars that are displayed there. In addition to being a resort, it is now an Italian state museum and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The winner of both the Trofeo BMW Group for “best of show” at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 as awarded by the jury, and also Class E Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s was this 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF Coupé with coachwork by Pinin d’Eleganza Villa d’Este There’s an irony about the Trofeo BMW Group winner of recent times. The trophy is sponsored by Germany’s BMW Group and is awarded to the overall winner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. In 2021, the winning car was produced in Italy for the seventh time in succession. A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France owned by American Brian Ross was awarded Best of Show by the Jury and will now attend the final of the 2021 Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award in Paris next Boat Tail A pivotal moment for the luxury goods sector? The world's most expensive picnic basket the one-of-a-kind, bespoke Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Rolls-Royce Roll-Royce is on a mission to resurrect coachbuilding, a program it introduced with the exhibition of the first coach-built Rolls-Royce of the modern era, Sweptail, at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in unveiling the unique coach-built Boat Tail for its first-ever public appearance at Villa d’Este last Friday, the words of Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, tell the story most elegantly“It is a wonderful privilege to reveal this unique Rolls-Royce to the world for the very first time. Although images have been widely shared, the car itself has not been displayed in public before. The Villa d'Este Concorso d’Eleganza is the perfect occasion, bringing together leading international media alongside knowledgeable motoring experts and discerning luxury aficionados, on the glamorous shores of Lake Como. There is also a pleasing symmetry in that we launched the first coach-built Rolls-Royce of the modern era, Sweptail, at the 2017 event. The world's most expensive picnic basket the one-of-a-kind, bespoke Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Rolls-Royce "It is a truly historic moment for the marque. We are leading a modern coachbuilding movement that takes the wider luxury industry into an entirely different space, where hyper-personalization and contemporary patronage provide essentially limitless possibilities." The world's most expensive picnic basket the one-of-a-kind, bespoke Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a truly hand-built, one-of-a-kind creation, with the bodywork and interior designed and produced to the client’s original Lamborghini LP 500 Countach re-created A completely authentic reproduction of the original 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP 500 show car was presented at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este / Lamborghini One of the stars of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este this year was the second coming of the 1971 Lamborghini LP the 1971 Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Lamborghini presented the LP 500 Countach. The Countach was conceived to replace the legendary Miura and wrote a new page in the history of the automobile, both for its technology and design. After three years of development, the LP 500 was sacrificed in crash tests in March 1974 and the remains were disposed of, never to be seen again. A completely authentic reproduction of the original 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP 500 show car was presented at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este d’Eleganza Villa d’Este / Lamborghini The LP 500 shown on March 11, 1971, immediately became a global phenomena, and photographs of it went viral, being published in major magazines and newspapers around the world. From 1974 to 1990, 1,999 Countachs were produced in five different series, with many millions of posters of the car resplendent on the bedroom walls of an entire the end of 2017, a classic car aficionado and important Lamborghini customer whose youth was touched by the Countach, asked Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico if there was any possibility of creating a reconstruction of the Countach LP 500, a legendary model now known only through photographs of the time. A completely authentic reproduction of the original 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP 500 show car was presented at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este d’Eleganza Villa d’Este / Lamborghini At Concorso d’Eleganza Villa 2021, the second coming of that car was presented. It was entered in the class reserved for concept cars a full half century after it first saw public display. We have no idea what the cost might be to undertake a passionate reconstruction project as far-reaching as this, but suggest it would be many millions of dollars. Lamborghini’s Polo Storico spent over 25,000 hours of work on the project on behalf of that VIP done our best to capture the elegance of the cars entered in this year's event, with the award winners included in the photo Koons has entered the buildingJeff Koons looms large in the art world viewed from any perspective. As the value of an artist’s creations exponentially increases following their death and the capping of “supply” in the demand/supply equation, Koons stands out as a dynamic force of nature for a very long time, given he is still producing at his creative best. He reclaimed the title of the highest price paid for an artwork by a living artist in May 2019 when his Rabbit sold for $ million at a Christie’s the third time Koons has held that title, having previously held it for a $ million sale of his Balloon Dog Orange at a Christie’s auction in November 2013, and the $ million sale of his Hanging Heart Magenta/Gold at a Sotheby’s auction in November already has a strong affinity with automotive art in several dimensions; it is heavily involved with the sponsorship and logistics of the running of Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and it has been running the BMW Art Car program for many decades, which has seen collaborations with the like of Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and John Baldessari. Jeff Koons on the BMW M3GT2 he designed for BMW in 2010 "These race cars are like life, they are powerful and there is a lot of energy. You can participate with it, add to it and let yourself transcend with its energy. There is a lot of power under that hood and I want to let my ideas transcend with the car – it‟s really to connect with that power."BMW Koons has previously been involved in the BMW Art Car Program in 2010 when he designed a BMW M3 GT2, but his attendance at Villa D’Este signifies the beginning of something much larger as Koons is creating a limited-edition collectable car collection for BMW based around the BMW M850i Gran Coupé, with his “8X Jeff Koons” project to be sold as collector’s editions following the launch at Frieze Los Angeles in February and BMW appear to be playing at the point of intersection of the giant tectonic plates of the collectibles marketplace, and while the collectible car market is massive, the total sales of Monterey Car Week are usually much less than the totals achieved at Sotheby’s and Christie’s high-end art auctions. It will be fascinating to watch this play out. Please form an orderly queue to the right, with a blank cheque from your pension BMW Group Best of Show The winner of both the Trofeo BMW Group for “best of show” at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 as awarded by the jury, and also Class E Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s was this 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF Coupé with coachwork by d’Eleganza Villa d’Este One of the most prestigious awards in the world, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is one of the eight concours events that provide the finalists for the Peninsula Classics "Best of the Best" Award, which will be awarded in Paris next other finalists for the de facto world concours championship are the Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A that won the 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance, the Voisin C-27 Aérosport that won the 2021 Concours of Elegance "Best of Show", the 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster that won the 2021 Rolex Best of Show award at the Quail, the 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier that won Best Of Show at the 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the 1974 Lancia Stratos that won the 2021 Goodwood Cartier Style et Luxe Concours, the 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Cabriolet Pininfarina that took Best of Show at the 2021 Cavallino Classic Concorso d’Eleganza, and the 1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet that won Best in Show at the 2021 Amelia Island Concours d' award for Best of Show is decided by the Jury and this year was won by a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF Coupé, with coachwork by Pininfarina. The car's current custodian is Brian Ross of the United d’Oro Villa d’Este The Best of Show by Public Referendum at the 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este went to this 1930 Lancia Dilambda Serie I Drop Head Coupé by Carlton Carriage. The car also won Class B Developing the Theme Space, Pace and GraceConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este is the Best of Show as voted by the attending public, and this year the public conferred the award to a 1930 Lancia Dilambda Serie I Drop Head Coupé. The Best of Show by Public Referendum at the 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este went to this 1930 Lancia Dilambda Serie I Drop Head Coupé by Carlton Carriage. The car also won Class B Developing the Theme Space, Pace and GraceConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The exquisite one-of-a-kind Italian classic is owned by well-known enthusiast, restorer and Lancia expert Filippo Sole. Despite now being in its tenth decade, the car is both beautiful and quick, with a four-litre V8 engine producing 100 hp. The motor car presented at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 was styled at London-based coachbuilder Carlton Carriage as a unique one-of-one drop head D’Eleganza Design Award For Concept Cars & Prototypes The 2021 Concorso D’Eleganza Design Award For Concept Cars & Prototypes was chosen by public referendum and went to the 2019 Automobili Pininfarina Battista Hyper GTConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The Concorso D’Eleganza Design Award For Concept Cars & Prototypes is chosen by Public Referendum, and remarkably, three of the five cars contesting the class were electric. That's a first and a definite sign of the times, particularly considering the great beauty required to be a participant at Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D'Este. Named to commemorate Saudi Arabia's "vision2030" project to reduce the state's dependence on oil incomes, the Vision2030 is a 4WD electric monster built on an aluminum chassis and featuring all-carbon d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The two EVs that didn't win a gong were the GFG Style Vision2030 above and the Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne below. The Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne combines outrageous performance with outrageous luxury, performance and exclusivity – just five will be made. The all-electric powertrain offers 1,100 hp and a range of around 250 miles 400 km per d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The winner of the category was, not surprisingly, the Automobili Pininfarina Battista Hyper FIVA The Trofeo FIVA is awarded for the best preserved pre-war car and went to the 1920 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 High Speed Open Tourer with coachwork by Barker. The car is owned by Jürg Haas CHConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Authentic original patina is now the height of fashion at an event such as this, hence winning this award is a much sought-after honor. Swiss owner Jürg Haas went to some quite remarkable efforts to dress for the role, complete with chauffeur in his 1920 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 High Speed Open Tourer with coachwork by Barker. That's a genuine centurion automobile. ASIThe award for the best preserved post-war car went to the 1968 Howmet TX Turbine eXperimental Coupé with coachwork by Bob McKee, and owned by Egon Zweimüller of Automobile Club Como Automobiles may be intrinsically mobile, but once they move towards the elite end of the spectrum in value, they tend to decrease in value when driven on public roads, so most of the automotive attendees at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 arrived by truckConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The Trofeo Automobile Club Como goes to the car driven from farthest away each year, and some of the winners of this trophy have indeed travelled a long way. The Trofeo Automobile Club Como goes to the car driven from farthest away each year and in 2021 it was awarded to Ian Maxwell-Scott who drove his 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible Touring Superleggera all the way from d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The Trofeo Automobile Club Como in 2021 was awarded to Ian Maxwell-Scott who drove his 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible Touring Superleggera all the way from BMW Group Classic The Trofeo BMW Group Classic is awarded each year to the most sensitive restoration and in 2021 it went to the 1935 Fiat 508 CS ”Balilla Aerodinamica“ Coupé of Mark Geessink NL.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The Trofeo BMW Group Classic is awarded each year to the most sensitive restoration and in 2021 it went to the 1935 Fiat 508 CS ”Balilla Aerodinamica“ Coupé of Mark Geessink NL.Trofeo Vranken Pommery Awarded for the best iconic car of the show, the Trofeo Vranken Pommery went to the 1989 Ferrari F40 Coupé of Christiano Michelotto, IT.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Awarded for the best iconic car of the show, the Trofeo Vranken Pommery went to the 1989 Ferrari F40 Coupé of Christiano Michelotto, IT.Trofeo Auto & Design Awarded for the most exciting design, the Trofeo Auto & Design went to the 1995 McLaren F1 Coupé, of Ahmad Gozal AE.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Awarded for the most exciting design, the Trofeo Auto & Design went to the 1995 McLaren F1 Coupé, of Ahmad Gozal AE.Class A Twentieth Century Style From Touring Torpedo to Racy Roadster The class winner in Class A Twentieth Century Style was this 1934 Lancia Astura Torpedo GS Open Tourer, with coachwork by Viotti. The car was displayed by Anthony MacLean CHConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class A Twentieth Century Style was this 1934 Lancia Astura Torpedo GS Open Tourer, with coachwork by Viotti. The car was displayed by Anthony MacLean CH.Class B Developing the Theme Space, Pace and Grace The class winner in Class B Developing the Theme was this 1938 Delage D8-120 S Cabriolet, with coachwork by De Villars. The car was displayed by Fritz Burkard CHConcorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class B Developing the Theme was this 1938 Delage D8-120 S Cabriolet, with coachwork by De Villars. The car was displayed by Fritz Burkard CH.Class C Showroom Showdown Britain and Germany Battle for Luxury Supremacy The class winner in Class C Showroom Showdown was this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Alloy Coupé with coachwork by Sindelfingen, owned by David MacNeil US.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class C Showroom Showdown was this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Alloy Coupé with coachwork by Sindelfingen, owned by David MacNeil US.Class D Granturismo all´Italiana Finding the Perfect GT Formula The class winner in Class D Granturismo all´Italiana was this 1953 FIAT 8V Coupé with coachwork by Vignale, owned by Jan de Reu of d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class D Granturismo all´Italiana was this 1953 FIAT 8V Coupé with coachwork by Vignale, owned by Jan de Reu of E Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s Five Decades of Endurance Racing The winner of both the Trofeo BMW Group for “best of show” at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 as awarded by the jury, and also Class E Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s was this 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF Coupé with coachwork by d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class E Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s was this 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF Coupé with coachwork by Pininfarina. The car was displayed by Brian Ross US.Class F A Passion for Perfection Celebrating 90 Years of Pininfarina The class winner in Class F 90 Years of Pininfarina was this 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spyder. The car comes from the Destriero Collection MC.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class F 90 Years of Pininfarina was this 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spyder. The car comes from the Destriero Collection MC.Class G The Birth of the Supercar Latin Style Landmarks The class winner in Class G The Birth of the Supercar was this 1978 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S Prototype Walter Wolf Special Coupé with coachwork by Bertone, and owned by Shinjiro Fukuda of d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class G The Birth of the Supercar was this 1978 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S Prototype Walter Wolf Special Coupé with coachwork by Bertone, and owned by Shinjiro Fukuda of H The Next Generation Hypercars of the 1990s The class winner in Class H Hypercars of the 1990s was this 1993 Isdera Commendatore 112i Coupé and owned by Phillip Sarofim US.Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este The class winner in Class H Hypercars of the 1990s was this 1993 Isdera Commendatore 112i Coupé Isdera, and owned by Phillip Sarofim US. 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