We’re at less than 10 days to the Villa D’Este Concorso D’Eleganza, arguably the best Concours d’Elegance in the world. On the 27th I’ll be at Villa Erba, on Lake Como, the venue for the public event.
You’ll find many Instagrams of the beautiful classic and prototype cars on my Tumblog, posted live from Villa Erba. In the days following the Concours I’ll post pictures (and maybe videos too) on the blog.
Some of the cars participating to this year’s Concorso are breathtakingly beautiful, and if you have the possibility to be there, you should absolutely go to Cernobbio.
These are my favorites among the classic and prototype cars, in alphabetical order:
Abarth
Despite the small size, these two classics are worth looking at
204 A – this is the first car sold as an Abarth, based on a Cisitalia
500 – Based on a Fiat 500, it has a beautiful Zagato body
Alfa Romeo
4C – this is one of the most beautiful concept cars we’ve seen in the past year. A super light 4-cylinder supercar
6C (x3) – a great Alfa classic, in three different models all worth watching
Aston Martin
C Type Speed – a great car “designed by wind”
DBR1 – the legendary racer that brought Carroll Shelby to victory at Le Mans. Also Sir Stirling Moss and many other drivers brought this car to glory for many years
Avions Voisinc
C 25 – a rare French saloon
Bentley
S1 Continental – one of the greatest and most luxurious Bentleys
BMW
335 – a beautiful classic BMW
507 – a beautiful roadster
Ferrari
212 Inter (x2) – the first Ferrari built by Pininfarina
250 (x8) – arguably the best Ferrari series ever made.
250 GTO – the Holy Grail of Ferraris, great Le Mans racer
250 LM – another great racing Ferrari, built for Le Mans
365 GTB/4 Daytona Prototype – a beautiful Ferrari prototype
400 Superamerica – a classy Ferrari built for America
Ford
EVOS – a beautiful Concept Car (that looks a lot like an Aston Martin)
GT40 Mk3 – the greatest American car of all time.
Italdesign Giugiaro
Brivido – a great Concept car
Jaguar
B99 (Bertone) – a beautiful concept car made by Bertone
D Type – wonderful roofless racer
Maserati
5000 GT
A6G 2000
Mercedes-Benz
300 SL – The original, iconic Gullwing
Moretti
750 Gran Sport
Lamborghini
Countach – the 70′s supercar
Miura SV/J – a special edition Miura SV, made like the original Miura Jota
Lancia
Flaminia – one of the most beautiful Lancias ever made
O.S.C.A.-Fratelli Maserati
1600 SP
Pininfarina
Cambiano – a luxurious concept
Porsche
365 Pre A – the greatest Porsche before the 911 series
550/1500 RS – a small but awesome Porsche. One of Philip Schiller’s favorite cars.
917/K – the greatest Porsche racing car of all time. Steve McQueen drove one of these in the famous movie Le Mans
Rimac
Concept_One – electric supercar concept
Volkart
V2 Sagitta – a rare car with interesting aerodynamics
I’m sure I’ll see other great cars at the 2012 Villa D’Este Concorso D’Eleganza, these are just some of the greatest. You can check out the photos I took last year here. My favorite three from last year are the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione and the Ferrari 500 TRC Spider.
You can find the full list of cars participating here.
UPDATE
These are the best cars brought to Villa Erba’s congress hall by the BMW group
BMW
635 CSI
Le Mans Art Car – one of the most beautiful BMW Art Cars, made in 2011
M3 DTM Group A – the “original M3″ from 1987
M6 – both Coupè and Cabrio versions of the new M6
The 2012 DTM racer
MINI
Austin Mini Cooper S MK – a Mini rally car
There are probably even more cars I missed in this post, but I’ll take pictures of all of the great cars at Villa Erba.
UPDATE 2
These two great cars will be premiered at the Concorso
UPDATE 3
You can find a roundup of all of the galleries I’ve posted after the event here.
