The28th Annual Dana Point Concours d'Elegance™ will take place on Sunday, June 27, 2010 on the Monarch Beach Golf Links at the prestigious St. Regis resort in Dana Point, California. This year Concorsod’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Saturday – Concorso day at Villa d’Este; Bugatti T57 SC Atlantic at Villa d’Este; Lamborghini’s 50th at Villa d’Este; Concorso d’Eleganza Awards Ceremony – Villa d’Este; Concept cars – 2013 Villa d’Este; RM Auctions sale – Villa Erba; 100 years BMW Motorad – Villa Erba; Sunday Public Cest sans surprise aucune que nous avons appris ce matin que la 91ème édition du prestigieux Concours d’Élégance de la Villa d’Este qui devait se tenir du 22 au 24 mai à Cernobbio, sur les rives du lac de Côme en Lombardie est reportée de plusieurs mois. En raison de l’épidémie de Covid-19 qui sévit actuellement dans le monde, l’un des événements majeurs Français: Rolls-Royce Phantom IV de 1954, Limousine 7-places, chassis 4BP7, Princesse Margaret, carrosserie H. J. Mulliner & Co, 8 cylindres 5,6 L, Ceconcours exceptionnel, né en 1929, arbore aujourd’hui encore la noblesse de l’aristocratie automobile. Sur les berges du Lac de Côme, le cadre exceptionnel du Grand Hotel Villa d’Este et de la Villa Erba, met en valeur le mythe de la voiture dans ses acceptions les plus raffinées, les plus élaborées. Cinquante véhicules construits entre les années vingt et septante vont être LeConcours d’Elegance de la Villa d’Este est réputé pour l’excellence des véhicules qui y participent. Par contre, le consensualisme ne fait pas partie des habitudes de l’évènement. Et pourtant, devant l’évidence, juges et public n’ont pu résister. L’Atlantic devait s’imposer. 12 images sur 52 - Cliquez sur une image Concoursd'élégance Villa d'Este Dolce Vita automobile sur fond de Lac de Côme. Depuis 10 ans, quelques unes des voitures les plus exclusives de la planète se rassemblent au printemps dans le cadre exceptionnel de la Villa BNoY. Pirelli équipe les voitures de collection de pneus marqués pour la villa d’Este... En 1929, il y a 90 ans, s’est déroulée la toute première édition du célèbre Concours d’Élégance de la Villa d’Este, remportée par une Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A équipée de pneus Pirelli Cord Superflex. En 2019, Pirelli revient sur les rives du lac de Côme en tant que partenaire officiel de l’un des événements automobiles les plus prestigieux d’Europe, en équipant les plus belles voitures présentes. Au cœur du somptueux parc des expositions de la Villa, Pirelli dévoile quelques-uns des véhicules qui ont écrit l’histoire automobile ainsi que sa gamme de pneus Collezione destinée aux voitures de collection. Les décennies traversées par l’exposition à la villa d’Este ont été marquées par de nombreuses évolutions, mais la passion pour les voitures, l’élégance et l’esprit de compétition restent intacts. Outre ces valeurs traditionnelles, un intérêt nouveau se manifeste pour la préservation et le respect de l’héritage automobile. Cet intérêt est partagé à plusieurs niveaux par Pirelli. La Fondation Pirelli est l’une des ressources impliquées. Elle archive tous les documents historiques, les caractéristiques techniques et conserve des objets anciens, témoins d’un siècle et demi d’histoire. Mais l’expression la plus éclatante en est l’incroyable gamme Pirelli Collezione présentée au concours de la Villa d’Este des pneus qui allient la technologie moderne à l’aspect d’époque, offrant aux propriétaires une utilisation optimale de leurs voitures de collection. La gamme Pirelli Collezione a équipé de manière ininterrompue les voitures de 1930 jusqu’aux voitures modernes classiques des années 2000. La gamme Pirelli Collezione, l’histoire écrite sur la route La famille Pirelli Collezione est née du désir de maintenir les voitures de collection sur la route en créant des pneus à double vocation. Ceux-ci conservent un aspect et une dynamique de conduite d’origine tout en offrant un rendement et une sécurité supérieurs à ceux des pneus d’époque, grâce à la technologie et aux procédés de fabrication modernes. Cette gamme s’ouvre sur le pneu légendaire Stella Bianca lancé en 1927, puis se poursuit par le pneu Stelvio produit à nouveau en 2018 pour équiper en exclusivité la Ferrari 250 GTO, la voiture la plus chère au monde. Les autres pneus de la gamme Collezione comptent les CA67 1955, CN72 1964, CN36 1968, CN12 1968, Cinturato P7 1974, P5 1977, P Zero 1984 et P700-Z 1988. Durant l’intégralité de la phase de développement de ces pneus réinventés, les ingénieurs de Pirelli ont utilisé les mêmes paramètres de véhicules que les concepteurs d’origine. Ceci a permis de créer des pneus dotés d’un comportement optimal associé à la mécanique et aux réglages des suspensions d’origine, tout en intégrant la plupart des derniers développements de la technologie pneumatique. Le résultat est une alliance entre performances, style et authenticité. Les images fournies par la Fondation Pirelli ont joué un rôle essentiel dans la création de ces pneus. Les techniques mises en œuvre pour leur fabrication sont similaires à celles utilisées pour produire les pneus réservés au sport automobile, dans une usine spécialisée à Izmit, en Turquie. Les amateurs peuvent se procurer ces pneus auprès de distributeurs spécialisés dans le monde entier, ainsi que dans les magasins phares P Zero World de Pirelli à Los Angeles, Munich, Monaco, Dubaï et bientôt à Melbourne. Des pneus marqués dans la gamme Collezione La présence de Pirelli au Concours d’Élégance de la Villa d’Este traduit également la relation étroite entre la firme italienne et les constructeurs automobiles au fil des ans, illustrée aujourd’hui par la stratégie Perfect Fit ». Un programme de développement commun entre les ingénieurs spécialisés dans les véhicules et les pneus a permis de mettre au point la meilleure combinaison possible, alliance parfaite entre les caractéristiques de la voiture et une sécurité optimisée. C’est ainsi que sont nés les pneus aux marquages spécifiques, illustrés de symboles caractéristiques des différents constructeurs auxquels ils sont destinés. Ce savoir-faire, longtemps associé aux voitures modernes, s’applique désormais également aux voitures de collection, à la demande des constructeurs qui souhaitaient équiper leurs modèles classiques majeurs des pneus de la gamme Pirelli Collezione. Audi avec un P700-Z sur mesure pour la Sport Quattro, Jaguar avec un P Zero spécifique pour la XJ220, Lamborghini qui a demandé un CN12 pour la Miura et Ferrari qui a redonné vie au Stelvio réservé à la 250 GTO en sont la parfaite illustration. La toute dernière initiative de cette stratégie, le pneu P-700 Z 16 pouces pour la BMW Z1, était également présentée à la Villa d’Este. La gamme Pirelli Collezione compte actuellement 34 tailles, dont quatre seulement sont des pneus non marqués et huit nouvelles tailles sont en cours d’élaboration. Le Pirelli Superflex Cord équipe l’Isotta Fraschini La voiture mesurait précisément cinq mètres de long et son capot allongé abritait le premier moteur huit cylindres en ligne de l’histoire, faisant d’elle la voiture la plus puissante de l’époque sur route. C’est toutefois l’élégance incomparable de l’Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A qui en a fait le choix privilégié de la haute société américaine. En réalité, ses caractéristiques techniques et son prix exorbitant sont bien plus adaptés au marché américain qu’au marché européen et on peut la voir dans une poignée de films hollywoodiens comme Sunset Boulevard » 1950, qui a remporté trois Oscars. L’Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A a reçu elle-même un prix lors du tout premier Concours d’Élégance de la Villa d’Este en 1929. La voiture était alors équipée du fleuron des pneus de l’industrie automobile de l’époque, le Pirelli Superflex Cord, surnommé le pneu de la victoire ». Ces pneus équipaient également l’Alfa Romeo P2, qui a remporté le tout premier grand prix, avant la création du Championnat du monde actuel de la Formule 1, à Monza en 1925. Élégance et performances deux caractéristiques inaltérables dans l’ensemble de la gamme de pneus Pirelli. Welcome our 3rd year of Inspiration Friday! Our Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 Special Edition is especially for the gear heads out there. Engines, power, torque, speed, specifications, style, class, you know it and love it and the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como is the Dom Perignon and Krug Clos d’Ambonnay of motor events. Rare and collector motorcycles, cars and prototypes grace the land. Special classes for 2021 will be Twentieth Century Style From Touring Torpedo to Racy Roadster, Developing the Theme Space, Pace and Grace, Showroom Showdown Britain and Germany Battle for Luxury Supremacy, Granturismo all´Italiana Finding the Perfect GT Formula, Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s Five Decades of Endurance Racing, A Passion for Perfection Celebrating 90 Years of Pininfarina, The Birth of the Supercar Latin Style Landmarks and The Next Generation Hypercars of the 1934 to 2022, Total Motorcycle has 88 years covered of motorcycle models, stats, photos and more to appease and Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este check out our previous incredible Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event coverage of previous years as wellMunich – organisers of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and BMW Group Classic – have jointly come to the difficult decision to postpone the event planned for October […]In light of current events and growing measures to contain the coronavirus, not to mention our duty of care towards our guests and staff, it is with a heavy heart that the Organisation Team of […]Munich/Cernobbio. Just five months before the launch of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2020, the field of the classic cars being presented on the shores of Lake Como is beginning to take shape. The Selecting […]Varese, 27 May 2019 – Exactly 90 years ago the first edition of what would become one of the most prestigious and traditional events in the world for historic vehicles was held on the shores […]The most beautiful motorcycle classics will once again attract two-wheeler fans from all over the world to Cernobbio in Northern Italy between 24th and 26th May 2019. Once again, a unique collection of elite rare […]Event categories for all manner of classic vehicles, whether equipped with four, three, or two wheels, reflect the broad spectrum of the history of mobility +++ Selecting committees are still accepting registrations +++ BMW Group […]The most beautiful classic automobiles and motorcycles are presented in a cinematic setting on the shores of Lake Como. 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Participants and guests travel to the event from all over the world and there is also a big public careful consideration and in agreement with all the partners involved, we decided to rise to the challenges of these times with a Special Edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. From 1st to 3rd October 2021, we will be holding a feasible event but will not be attempting to achieve the impossible. As a consequence, there will be no Public Days on the grounds of Villa Erba this year. This very unusual situation leaves us no choice but to withdraw the spectacular exhibition of participants’ vehicles in the park and the magnificent public parade, along with the Concorso di Motociclette. Uniquely, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021 will be limited to the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’ 1st to 3rd October 2021, BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d´Este present impressive technical and aesthetic automobile concepts from eight decades in eight classes +++ Jeff Koons will also be present as the artist for the edition of the BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupé +++ Presentation of a pioneering concept for sustainable urban mobility with the BMW i Vision Circular +++ Lake Como is the perfect backdrop for the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, presented for the first time in most exclusive edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este so far is being held in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como at the Villa dEste from 1st to 3rd October 2021. The hallmark of the beauty contest is passion for elegant coachworks and timelessly beautiful designs. For organizational reasons and due to attendance limits dictated by the rules the public event in the parkland of Villa Erba and the Concorso di Motociclette are not being held in organisers ask for understanding in relation to the unusual form of the event this year and will enable the loyal public to follow the legendary parade of cars from to on Saturday 2nd October 2021 in a livestream on the website Koons will give initial insights into his project with BMW at a Closed Room presentation of THE 8X JEFF KOONS, his limited edition of the M850i xDrive Gran Coupé. The result of this collaboration embodies precision, refinement and craft artistry, and it is a perfect match with the atmosphere of the Renaissance residence on the shores of Lake Como. Jeff Koons will join together with the Head of BMW Group Design, Adrian van Hooydonk, to talk about the connection between art and mobility, inspiration and creativity, and interaction between these different year, the Head of BMW Group Classic, Helmut Käs, is taking over the Presidency of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este from Ulrich Knieps, who defined the prestigious event from 2014 to 2020, and who will also be present at this year’s 50 exclusively selected Historic Cars will be shown in eight classes at this edition of the Concorso d´Eleganza. The evocative titles of the classes highlight the most exciting and most attractive interpretations in the history of the automobileClass A – Twentieth Century Style From Touring Torpedo to Racy RoadsterClass B – Developing the Theme Space, Pace and GraceClass C – Showroom Showdown Britain and Germany Battle for Luxury SupremacyClass D – Granturismo all´Italiana Finding the Perfect GT FormulaClass E – Big Band ´40s to Awesome ´80s Five Decades of Endurance RacingClass F – A Passion for Perfection Celebrating 90 Years of PininfarinaClass G – The Birth of the Supercar Latin Style LandmarksClass H – The Next Generation Hypercars of the 1990sIn addition, the participating Concept Cars & Prototypes will provide a global highlight. Five visionary one-of-a-kind specials will be presented alongside each other for the first time in a unique BMW Group will also present a pioneering concept for sustainable mobility at this year’s Concorso d´Eleganza Villa d´Este the BMW i Vision Circular. The vision car has been consistently designed on the basis of the principles of the circular economy. The aim is to achieve 100 percent use of recycled materials and 100 percent recyclability. The BMW Group intends to become the most successful and most sustainable premium manufacturer for individual mobility. That’s why the company is adopting a responsible approach and placing these issues at the centre of its strategy. The BMW i Vision Circular also demonstrates that a premium aspiration need not be a contradiction with worldwide debut of the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail in the Mosaic Garden of Villa d’Este will undoubtedly create a sensation. This is an initial apogee of a coachbuilding project over four years with three unusual Rolls-Royce clients. A personalised automobile of superlative excellence has been designed for each one. The convertible has a length of m and comes from the British luxury marque with a long “Boat Tail” designed like a yacht to provide a perfect accompaniment for the journey along the fabulous winding road on the banks of Lake year, the programme of the Concorso d´Eleganza will once again be defined by the exhibition of participating cars, the exquisite aesthetics of their styling and contours, and the crowning of the most elegant and technically excellent winners of the beauty contest by the Jury. The winners of the Coppa d´Oro Villa d´Este will receive their award on Saturday and the winners of the various vehicle classes, the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award and the Best of Show Award for the overall winner of all classes will be presented on again this year, we would like to extend our thanks to our loyal partners A. Lange & Söhne and Vranken Pommery, both of whom have accompanied us over many RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH, THE 1971 LP 500, IS UNVEILED AT VILLA D’ESTE. 25,000 HOURS OF WORK BY LAMBORGHINI POLO STORICOCernobbio/Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1 October 2021 – The countach LP 500 has returned, entered in the class reserved for concept cars at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It is a passionate reconstruction carried out by Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico that required over 25,000 hours of work on behalf of an important collector. The contribution of the lamborghini Centro Stile was fundamental in the reconstruction of the bodywork and supervision of the styling.“The countach reinvented high-performance cars,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili lamborghini, “and it became an icon in terms of stylistic language that even today, after decades, still inspires contemporary Lamborghinis. Bringing the reconstruction of the first countach to the concept class of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in the year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of this model, is something extraordinary because it allows us to admire the legendary 1971 LP 500 in person for the first time in so many years.”At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 countach. The car immediately became the star of the show, and the photographs of it, which went viral, were published in major magazines around the world. This new model 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 then the end of 2017, a classic car aficionado and important lamborghini customer asked Polo Storico if there was any possibility of creating a reconstruction of the countach LP 500, a legendary model known only through photographs of the first months were spent acquiring all the material available and undertaking an in-depth analysis. “The collection of documents was crucial,” underscored Giuliano Cassataro, Head of Service and Polo Storico. “There had been so much attention paid to all the details of the car, to their overall consistency and to the technical specifications.” Photographs, documents, meeting reports, original drawings, and the memories of some the protagonists of the time all this contributed to establishing the form and function of every single detail as accurately as possible. The support of Fondazione Pirelli was also fundamental in providing historical archive material to recreate the tires mounted on the original LP500 work began on the platform chassis, completely different from the tubular frame of the countach models that would follow. In addition to physically redesigning it, Polo Storico had to decide which work system to use for building it in order to respect the production methods of the time. The same procedure was used for the bodywork, with various modern technological instruments employed for its analysis and definition. Once the sheet metal beating phase was reached, technology gave way to the traditional Italian system, carried out by the “battilastra” with his creativity and tools. A similar process was followed for the interior, which included the lighted diagnostic instruments, as shown on the 1971 all the mechanical components, as in 1971, original lamborghini spare parts or restored components of the time were used, or failing that, parts were completely the historical reconstruction part of the original design, Polo Storico turned to the lamborghini Centro Stile where the team led by Mitja Borkert, Head of Design, set to work on a very challenging project. “The LP 500 is of paramount importance to lamborghini because it gave rise to the design DNA of all subsequent models.” said Mitja Borkert. “To arrive at the car that debuted in Geneva in 1971, a 11 scale styling model was developed, which along with the car itself was lost over time, but extensive photographic evidence of it remains. This is the same approach with which we decided to tackle the project. Starting from publications of the time, from images on homologation sheets and other material recovered from Polo Storico, we were able to reconstruct the mathematics necessary for creating the first 11 scale model. The biggest challenge was to create the exact volume of the car, and for this we used the opportunity to take a 3D scan of our LP 400 chassis 001, which was an enormous source of information. It took us 2000 hours of work altogether to arrive at the final model, with lines that satisfied us. The exact same procedure was followed for the interior.”The collaboration with Pirelli – in existence since 1963 – to reconstruct the tires mounted on the LP 500 prototype proved to be invaluable. Thanks to the images and materials preserved in the archives of Fondazione Pirelli, it was possible to use the original plans of the Cinturato CN12 tire fitted on the LP 500 for its Geneva debut. From these documents, the Milanese company’s technicians set out to create the Cinturato CN12 of the Pirelli Collezione range, today’s line of tires dedicated to the most iconic cars built between 1930 and 2000, which preserve the originality of the rubber by combining a vintage image with modern technology. Specifically, the Pirelli Cinturato CN12 tires for the lamborghini countach LP 500 were supplied in the sizes 245/60R14 for the front and 265/60R14 for the rear, and are now fitted with the same tread pattern and aesthetics as in the 1970s, but with a modern compound and it came to choosing the color, the PPG archives proved to be crucial, making it possible to identify, after careful analysis, the exact composition for producing the yellow color used, identified as “Giallo Fly Speciale”.Lamborghini Polo StoricoLamborghini Polo Storico, inaugurated in 2015, is the division of Automobili lamborghini responsible for preserving the historic identity of the company from Sant’Agata Bolognese. Its main tasks include the certification and restoration of all lamborghini cars produced up to 2001. To this end, Polo Storico oversees the preservation and acquisition of new sources for the company archives, which makes it possible to establish and preserve the value of all classic Lamborghinis. Because of the requests made by classic lamborghini enthusiasts, particular attention is given to producing spare parts that are no longer available on the MASTERPIECE BOAT TAIL’ MAKES GLOBAL DEBUT AT VILLA D’ESTERolls-Royce’s coachbuilt masterpiece Boat Tail makes its global public debut at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 2 October 2021. The car will be unveiled at local time on the Mosaic Lawn by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor coachbuilt Boat Tail’ makes its first-ever public appearance at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 2 & 3 October 2021Boat Tail on view to guests and media for two days only on the Mosaic Lawn within the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, on the shores of Lake Como, ItalyExhibited four years after the first coachbuilt Rolls-Royce of the modern era, Sweptail, was launched at the same event in 2017“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 coachbuilt Rolls-Royce of the modern era, Sweptail, at the 2017 event.“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-personalisation and contemporary patronage provide essentially limitless possibilities.”Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor CarsRolls-Royce’s coachbuilt masterpiece Boat Tail makes its global public debut at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 2 October 2021. The car will be unveiled at local time on the Mosaic Lawn by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It will then be available for guests and journalists to view for two days only, before returning to the privacy and seclusion that have surrounded it since it was formally revealed in May of the car have been shared and admired around the world; however, this is the first time Boat Tail itself has been displayed in public. It is a unique opportunity for guests and journalists to examine the car’s remarkable coachbuilt construction and extraordinary Bespoke detailing, which were designed and hand-built at the Home of Rolls-Royce in a highly demanding technical and creative project lasting almost four Tail marks a seminal moment in the annals of Rolls-Royce, demonstrating the marque’s commitment to coachbuilding as a central part of its future direction and portfolio. It continues and accelerates a contemporary coachbuilding movement that began with Sweptail, the first coachbuilt Rolls-Royce of the modern era, which also made its first public appearance at Villa d’Este back in Tail represents a pivotal moment for the wider luxury goods sector. As a truly hand-built, one-of-a-kind creation, in which both the bodywork and interior are designed and produced to the client’s specification, Rolls-Royce Coachbuild redraws the boundaries of luxury and opens vast new possibilities for patrons of contemporary design and fine staged in 1929 on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is one of the most important and glamorous occasions on the international lifestyle calendar. Normally held in May, the 2021 event takes place from 1-3 October 2021, with Boat Tail presented to the world, for the first time, on 2 & 3 October YEARS OF CONCORSO DELEGANZA1929The “Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este”, the international Concours d’élégance for motor cars, was held for the first time on the 1st of September 1929 following a joint initiative undertaken by the Automobile Club of Como, the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and the Comitato di Cura di Como. The fame of the venues, the logistically impeccable choices that brought into play the inimitable backcloth provided by the gardens of Villa Olmo and Villa d’Este, immediately raised this event head and shoulders above numerous similar shows held at other well-known over eighty entries and cars of the highest quality right from the first event, the Concorso di Villa d’Este was on a par with prestigious concours events held in Paris and Monte Carlo. In what was soon to prove the marque’s swan song, the top prize was awarded to an Isotta Fraschini bodied by was a mere two months before the Wall Street Crash it was to be the beginning of a three-year crisis that was to lead to a reassessment of values, and an acceleration of the rationalisation of car production that was to result – in continental Europe at least – in the demise of automotive gigantism. Despite this, however, the coachbuilding business managed to stay afloat and coachbuilders enjoyed a twenty-year reprieve during which they reached heights of creative expression that have perhaps remained unmatched ever 1930 Concorso di Villa d’Este was marked by the institution of the Gran Premio Referendum, which was awarded on the basis of a secret vote cast by the spectators both public and panel were unanimous in awarding the victor’s laurels to a Lancia Dilambda clothed with classic elegance by Stabilimenti 1931 concours was memorable for the appearance of Touring’s “Flying Star” versions of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS and an Isotta Fraschini 8ASS, a pair of dream two-seaters both painted in an unusual ivory-white. The former car, thanks partly to the likeable personality of its lady driver, Josette Pozzo, won over the public after having already conquered the panel. The sleek 1750 still treasured today in an American collection therefore carried off two grand prizes, an unusual achievment and a sign of the great interest aroused by the design produced by the Milanese 1932 show marked the end of the first cycle of concours events sponsored by Villa d’Este, whose organisational formula the one that has inspired the 1999 revival event had reached its fullest development by that time. In particular, given its importance and popularity, the Gran Premio Referendum was offered explicitly by the Chairman of Villa d’Este spa after a vote to be cast on the terrace of the Grand Hotel during the closing stages of the refined model by Touring in 1932 this was an austere but very sleek Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 coupé spider once more convinced both panel and public alike. On another level altogether, no less interest was aroused by the little Fiat Balillas on their debut appearance in saloon and numerous special versions; a sign of the contradictory predilection – typically Italian – for luxury utility cars. Nor was there any shortage of anachronistic oddities such as the Isotta Fraschini with art déco styling entered by the Hartmann Coachworks of that time the consolidated success of the concours had attracted the attention of the regime, represented at the prize giving ceremony by Attilio Teruzzi, then chief of general staff of the militia and later to become a cabinet 1933 a split whose causes are unknown caused the Villa d’Este company to withdraw from the organization of the event, responsibility for which was wholly assumed by the Automobile Club of Como. Having obtained the support of Princess Maria José, the event was renamed the “Coppa d’Oro Principessa di Piemonte” and was held entirely at Villa Olmo, including the prize giving ceremony, albeit without the referendum, which was lines of the cars became steadily more fluid during the three-year spell in which government policy was leading Italy towards the sanctions and isolationism that followed. But the event’s cosmopolitan nature and popularity remained at excellent levels by then Como had become the Autumn showcase for the latest in coachbuilding fashion. From 1934 onwards the event featured a minor innovation in the form of a women’s fashion show with clothes presented by mannequins from Milan’s most important fashion 1935, Prince Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, in his capacity as President of the Italian Royal Automobile Club, authorised the organisers to introduce a series of prizes named after his own title of Duke of Spoleto. But the supreme prize awarded every year, inasmuch as it was an ongoing challenge was still the Coppa Principessa di Piemonte. The series-produced Fiat 1500 saloon won this award in its class while a rather conservative panel overlooked some interesting aerodynamic saloons by Pininfarina and Castagna. A certain reduction in the number of contestants, which fell to eighty in 1935 whereas previous entries had always topped the hundred mark, was perhaps a sign of diminishing interest, but we do not know the nature of the difficulties that led to the axing of the 1936 event. The show was held once more on the 12th of September 1937 under the aegis of the Automobile Club of Como and this time the number of entries climbed back to over a hundred. But there were no truly exceptional cars, so much so that the supreme prize for custom built cars went to an ephemeral Pininfarina Convertible built over a Lancia Aprilia chassis, and it should be said that – as had been the case in 1935 – some types of series-produced cars were entered in numerous examples, the only difference being the September 1940 Italy had been at war for three months and civilian car production had already been suspended, as was the Concours. Recovery was long and difficult, and the Concorso d’Eleganza di Villa d’Este, which reverted to the original name and organisational structure for the event held on 27-28 September 1947, provided clear evidence of the automotive sector’s renewed desire to return to life. More agile and relatively less badly hit by the consequences of war damage, the coachbuilders were the first to set up promotional events and it was the same sector that inaugurated – in the absence of the manufacturers – an authentic mini Motor Show held in Milan’s Palazzo dell’Arte the following November. A new generation of stylists – with Giovanni Michelotti in the forefront – waited impatiently in the wings, while a febrile, contradictory wealth of design proposals competed for the centre stage at Villa panel gave its vote to an extravagant Lancia Astura convertible bodied by Stabilimenti Farina, while the Gran Premio Referendum went to an avant-garde aerodynamic saloon built by the same coachbuilder over an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport chassis it was not the first time that the public had shown itself manifestly more mature than the experts. Another injustice on the part of the panel was the decision to fetter the sensational Cisitalia berlinetta – the car that decades afterwards was to become the very symbol of Pininfarina’s creative genius – with a mere first equal award in its sober designs proposed by Touring met with even less comprehension. Leaving aside the controversies sparked off by the work of the panel, the event was a success, but the scarcity of resources prompted the organizers to make it biennial. Having skipped 1948, the 1949 show had everything that it takes to make a memorable occasion, including the – to modern eyes, at least – nostalgic distinction of being the event that marked the end of an era, one in which the Italian coachworks were all working to full capacity. Once again more than one hundred cars were entered, featuring very balanced and classically orientated styling proposals from the most important names, those who had been the first to recover from the innovative fever of 1949 event witnessed a flat contradiction between the opinions of the panel, which voted for a distinguished but unexciting three-light saloon by Ghia, and the result of the referendum by which a far more intuitive public adjudged Touring’s coupé version of the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS an absolute masterpiece. This was the model that from the moment it won the prize was baptized by popular acclaim as the “Villa d’Este”, thus making a considerable contribution to the spread of the fame of this princely residence in the world of show originally planned for the September of 1951 never took place the governing body of Italian motorsport issued a communiqué on the 24th of July announcing that it had been postponed indefinitely. The specialist press opined that a new triennial concours might be inaugurated in 1952, but by that time the crisis affecting the coachbuilding industry had become so severe that only those very few businesses able to convert to industrialised production avoided having to FROM 1995After the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was last held in its original form with the first new post-war vehicles in 1949, the event was forgotten for almost 40 Italian historian and author Tito Anselmi revived the Consorso and joined forces with the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este to establish the Concorso d’Eleganza once more. The first attempt at revival was made in 1986, although this event featured classics from yesteryear rather than new automobiles. Unfortunately, this was to remain a beacon event because a further nine years elapsed before the next Concorso was held in 1995. Two other Concorsos then followed in 1996 and 1997. However, the Concorso was abandoned yet again in 1998 and there was a risk of the event being consigned to the annals of the end of the 1990s, the event in Cernobbio attracted the attention of the BMW Group with its brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce. The BMW Group took sole responsibility as the patron of the Concorso d’Eleganza for the years 1999 to 2001, under the management of the Director of BMW Group Mobile Tradition at that time, Christian Eich. Now, the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and the BMW Group are celebrating the fourteenth anniversary of their rather modest beginnings, the Concorso has been on a trajectory of continuous improvement and expansion. The selection and high quality of the automobiles, the strong international presence, the smooth organisation, the exclusive standard of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, the fabulous landscape of Lake Como and the numerous participants and visitors have transformed the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este into one of the most important Concours return to the roots of the Concorso represented a milestone in 2002. An award for the latest design studies for Concept Cars & Prototypes was established to complement the competition for the event is held on the last weekend in May. While the Saturday is reserved as a closed event at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este for participants, the media and invited guests, the Concours of Historic Cars is open to the public on Sunday in the park of the Villa Erba located close to the hotel. More than 50 of the world’s most beautiful classics from the 1920s to the early 1980s and around a dozen of the latest Concept Cars & Prototypes make the hearts of the visitors to the exhibition and at the automobile parade beat a little faster. The Motorcycle Concours is also judged by an international Jury and this event is open to public visitors in the Grounds of Villa Erba on Saturday and Sunday. An exhibition on a dedicated subject each year is held in the Villa Erba to complete the event. Special shows usually celebrate anniversaries of famous designers and exhibitions of the BMW and Rolls-Royce brands have augmented this premium social event celebrating historic automobiles for a number of years. The BMW Group and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este are looking forward to a continuing relationship of cooperation during the years to come. French Arabic German English Spanish French Hebrew Italian Japanese Dutch Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Swedish Turkish Ukrainian Chinese English Synonyms Arabic German English Spanish French Hebrew Italian Japanese Dutch Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Swedish Turkish Ukrainian Chinese Ukrainian These examples may contain rude words based on your search. These examples may contain colloquial words based on your search. Très moderne à conduire, elle est la voiture idéale pour les concours d'élégance et autres rallyes touristiques. Very modern to drive, it is the ideal car for Concours d'Elegance and other tourist rallies. Ces créations lui permettront d'être honoré dans les concours d'élégance très prisés de l'époque. These designs earned him a lot of recognition at the concours d'elegance which were very popular at that era. Ce modèle mérite sans conteste sa présence dans les très belles collections et les concours d'élégance comme la Villa d'Este par exemple. This model undoubtedly deserves its presence in the beautiful collections and Concours d'Elegance Villa d'Este as the example. Idéale pour les évènements historiques et les concours d'élégance, dans le monde entier Aussi à l'aise sur la route que dans les concours d'élégance, on retrouve aussi la M67 dans les rallyes automobiles comme le célèbre Rallye de Monte Carlo. Equally at home on the road in concours d'elegance, there is also the M67 in rallies like the famous Monte Carlo Rally. Dans les années 20 et 30, les concours d'élégance automobile étaient fréquents et courus. Cette très belle carrosserie permettra à son nouveau propriétaire de triompher dans les concours d'élégance. This beautiful body will allow the new owner to triumph in the elegance shows Tout en permettant d'investir dans sa passion, les voitures anciennes constituent un ticket d'entrée dans un loisir riche en relations chaleureuses et en évènements passionnants, comme les concours d'élégance et les courses historiques dont fait partie le Grand Prix. As an investment in passion, classic cars are a ticket to a hobby filled with camaraderie and thrilling events, including stylish concours d'elegance and historic races, the Grand Prix Historique among them. Cette Chrysler Ghia est née pour être admirée dans les salons automobiles, les concours d'élégance aux mains de célébrités et pour être utilisée au quotidien du moins à l'époque. This Chrysler Ghia was made to be admired in motor shows and concours d'elegance in the hands of celebrities, and to be driven daily at least in period. En plus d'un important dossier de factures et d'archives concernant les concours d'élégance auxquels elle a pris part, elle est livrée avec un certificat du Jaguar Heritage Trust. As well as a substantial file of bills and archives relating to the concours d'elegance in which it took part, it will be delivered with a certificate from the Jaguar Heritage Trust. Propulsé dès sa première édition parmi les concours d'élégance de dimension internationale de référence, l'évènement poursuit sa progression, tant sur le plan de la fréquentation du public que de la richesse des automobiles inscrites dans les différents concours. Boosted by its first staging, which placed it firmly among the international benchmarks for concours d'elegance, the event continues to progress both in terms of visitors and in the richness of the cars entered for the different concours. Immatriculé en 1953, c'est lui qui a été utilisé dans les concours d'élégance en compagnie de Paulette Dubost, et qui a été présenté au Salon de Paris de 1954, où on le voit en photo avec le président Coty. Registered in 1953, it was this car that was displayed in the concours d'elegance in the company of Paulette Dubost, and was exhibited at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, where it can be seen in a photo with the president Coty. Chaque voiture est magnifiée par des accessoires de mode comme des sacs à main, des lunettes et même des chapeaux qui propulsent les concours d'élégance Each car is amplified by fashion accessories such as handbags, glasses and even hats, which propel the styling competition right back into the 21st century. Bien peu de ces coupés Lancia Aurelia B53 ont été construits et encore moins ont survécu, faisant de cet exemplaire le candidat idéal pour le tourisme ou pour les Concours d'élégance où il sera sûrement accueilli avec enthousiasme. Very few of these Lancia Aurelia B53 coupés were constructed, and even fewer have survived, making this example an ideal candidate either for continental touring or Concours d'Élégance events where it will surely be enthusiastically welcomed. Les concours d'élégance ont par contre toujours admis des automobiles populaires et la tendance actuelle consistant à organiser deux séries », l'une pour les autos de prestige et l'autre pour les autos produites en grande série est tout à fait acceptée par la FFVE. Elegance contests have always admitted popular cars and the current trend of organizing two "series", one for the prestige cars and the other for the cars produced in large series Is fully accepted by the FFVE French Federation of Vehicles of the Period. Les concours d'élégance ont par contre toujours admis des automobiles populaires et la tendance actuelle consistant à organiser deux séries », l'une pour les autos de prestige et l'autre pour les autos produites en grande série est tout à fait acceptée par la FFVE. However, the concours d' elegance have always allowed the participation of popular automobiles and the actual tendance consists in the organisation of two series one for the prestige cars and other one for the remarkable popular productions, registered, in fact, in the FFVE. La D8 remporte les concours d'élégance, mais se distingue aussi par quelques belles performances comme une boucle de 7000 km en huit jours entre les capitales européennes, entre les mains de Robert Sénéchal, et plusieurs records établis à Montlhéry, en 1931-1933. The D8 not only won concours d'élégances but also distinguished itself with some outstanding performances including a 7,000 km round trip between European capitals in eight days, driven by Robert Sénéchal, and several records at Montlhéry between 1931 and 1933. No results found for this meaning. Results 17. Exact 17. Elapsed time 566 ms. Documents Corporate solutions Conjugation Synonyms Grammar Check Help & about Word index 1-300, 301-600, 601-900Expression index 1-400, 401-800, 801-1200Phrase index 1-400, 401-800, 801-1200 All the information on this year’s edition of the exclusive concours for historic 20 to 22 May 2022, BMW Group Classic and Grand Hotel Villa d'Este are presenting around fifty of the most beautiful and fastest automobiles of their time in seven classes - 50th anniversary of BMW M GmbH - World premiere of the BMW M4 CSLBeauty belongs on the catwalk. The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is the dream setting on Lake Como for the world’s most exclusive pageant for outstanding historic vehicles. The BMW Group Classic continues its more than 20-year partnership with the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este as organiser of this unique Concours with undiminished passion and organiser, in close consultation with the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este, constantly reconsiders the scope of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este to ensure an event format appropriate to the times and circumstances is offered every time. For this reason, the Concorso di Motociclette will continue to be suspended for the time new and unique facet will be integrated into the weekend in Cernobbio for the general public the BMW Group Classic looks forward to inviting you to their “Wheels & Weisswürscht Lake Como” event at Villa Erba on Sunday, 22 May. The new event on the grounds at walking distance from the Villa d'Este will be kept very relaxed under the theme of “Casually Celebrating Cars”. “Wheels & Weisswürscht Lake Como" welcomes international BMW, Mini and car clubs across all brands with the authentic Bavarian flavours from the organiser’s home region. Many automobile enthusiasts will make their treasured collections accessible to visitors on the grounds of Villa Erba. A separate area will be reserved for automotive stars from the history of BMW M. Three of the legendary BMW M RingTaxis from the Nürburgring will be among these fifty automotive beauties from almost one hundred years of vehicle history will present themselves at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2022 in seven classes, with designations reflecting the anniversaries and superlatives of this year’s competitionClass A – The golden age of elegance the art deco era of motor car designClass B – Kompressor! The supercharged Mercedes-BenzClass C – Celebrating 150 seasons at Villa d’Este how grand entrances were once madeClass D – The Cavallino at 75 eight decades of Ferrari represented in eight iconsClass E – Born for the racetrack “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”Class F – 50 years of mean machinery BMW M cars and their ancestorsClass G – Breaking the speed barrier pioneers that pursued the magic 300 kphBMW Motorsport GmbH was founded 50 years ago as a subsidiary of BMW AG. Known as BMW M GmbH since 1993 and having long-since achieved legendary status, BMW M has an impressive history of racing cars and high-performance vehicles. Its own “50 years of mean machinery - BMW M cars and their ancestors” judging class will be documenting and honouring this year’s Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d' years of BMW M also marks the occasion when many BMW Group Classic collection vehicles representing this history are brought to Lake Como in May to be exhibited. Historic BMW racing cars will be present as well as BMW M series vehicles and stunning historic eye-catchers from the BMW 7 BMW Group Classic bridges the past, present and future of mobility by presenting historic and current collection vehicles. The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2022 will focus on the pinnacle of luxury, elegance and premieres of exceptional BMW automobiles point the way to the future the eagerly anticipated BMW M4 CSL Combined Fuel consumption – l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions 227 – 222 g/km according to WLTP will be making its world debut at the Concorso d'Eleganza, while the new BMW i7 BMW i7 xDrive60, combined consumption according to WLTP - kWh/100 km, combined consumption according to NEFZ - , provisional data – the first all-electric BMW 7 Series – will be making its Concorso d’Eleganza on the radical Supersports bike M 1000 RR, BMW Motorrad is presenting a special anniversary edition that will appear together with the BMW M4 another highlight is the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail. Over a four-year project period, three highly unique automobiles have been designed for individual Rolls-Royce customers. The next chapter of the Boat Tail will be shown at this year’s Concorso d' 75th anniversary of the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari will also be honoured with its own competition category “The Cavallino at 75 eight decades of Ferrari represented in eight icons” brings the extraordinary history of the brand to life in a special is a very special year for the iconic Villa d'Este. Originally designed as a private residence for the Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio in the 16th century and transformed into one of world’s finest hotels in 1873, Villa d’Este celebrates its 150th hotel season this year. It is impossible not to be swept up in the silent glamour and history of Villa d’Este, with the grande dame having played host to some of the greatest names in cinema, art, literature, politics and business over the past 150 seasons. The legendary hotel has withstood the test of time and evolved gracefully, and this anniversary year will honour the traditions for which Villa d’Este is famed and adored, whilst also celebrating the continued innovations which affirms the hotel as an evolving icon within the industry. This anniversary merits a separate Concorso d'Eleganza vehicle class “Celebrating 150 seasons at Villa d'Este how grand entrances were once made” presents vehicles that have gone down in the annals of the Concours as winners of the Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este or the “Best of Show” trophy since the first The Archaeological Site of Villa Adriana is open every day at the following times – from March 27th to September 18th 2022 The Mouseia open from to The ticket office closes an hour and a half earlier The nature of the route in the archaeological area with paths and gradients requires the use of suitable clothing and footwear. Free admission on the first Sunday of the month. Closing days January 1st and December 25th, with the exception of special project openings which are reported on this website Extraordinary evening openings until 10 September 2022 Ticket Office Archaeological Area of Villa Adriana Largo Marguerite Yourcenar, 1 00019 Villa Adriana-Tivoli RM email telefono + 39 0774382733; +39 06 39967900 call center INFO AND ONLINE TICKETS As recommended by the Museum General Management “You are hereby informed that this Institute undertakes to offer visitors the longest possible opening hours, in compliance with the criteria established for the opening hours to the public, security and safety of Italian state museums and cultural facilities provided for by Ministerial Decree of 30 June 2016, pending completion of the expected proceedings to overcome the current lack of staff and set up the consequent recruitment procedures” from 1 April to 18 September 2022 – the ticket office closes at Monday opening at pm. In the case of public holidays, the opening is from 845 am to 745 pm and the following Tuesday from 200 pm to 745 pm. Free admission on the first Sunday of the month. Closing days Monday morning, January 1st and December 25th, except for special project openings which are reported on this website. Extraordinary evening openings until 10 September 2022 Villa d’Este ticket office Piazza Trento, 5 00019 Tivoli RM email prenotazioni telefono +39 0774332920; +39 06 39967900 call center INFO AND ONLINE TICKETS On the recommendation of the Museum General Management “You are hereby informed that this Institute undertakes to offer visitors the longest possible opening hours, in compliance with the criteria established for the opening hours to the public, security and safety of Italian state museums and cultural facilities provided for by Ministerial Decree of 30 June 2016, pending completion of the expected proceedings to overcome the current lack of staff and set up the consequent recruitment procedures” The Sanctuary is open every day with the following times until 30 September 2022 – last admission The visit to the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor takes on average an hour. Free admission on the first Sunday of the month. The Sanctuary of Ercole Vincitore is closed on January 1st and December 25th, except for any extraordinary openings on project which are reported on this website. Extraordinary evening openings until 10 September 2022 Santuario di Ercole Vincitore ticket office Via degli Stabilimenti, 5 00019 Tivoli Roma email prenotazioni telephone + 39 0774382733; +39 0639967900 call center INFO AND ONLINE TICKETS As recommended by the Museum General Management “You are hereby informed that this Institute undertakes to offer visitors the longest possible opening hours, in compliance with the criteria established for the opening hours to the public, security and safety of Italian state museums and cultural facilities provided for by Ministerial Decree of 30 June 2016, pending completion of the expected proceedings to overcome the current lack of staff and set up the consequent recruiting procedures”

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