Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2016
The class D “Petite Performance – Pretty Pocket Rockets” reflects the enthusiasm for sporting characteristics and dynamic bodywork contours. The demand for compact two-door cars with open or closed bodies was particularly high during the 1950s and the 1960s.
Manufacturer | Type | Body | Coachbuilder | Year | Competitor | Country |
Siata | 208 S | Spider | Motto | 1954 | J. De Reu | Belgium |
FIAT | 8V Supersonic | Coupé | Ghia | 1954 | M. Behaegel | Belgium |
Maserati | A6GCS | Berlinetta | Pinin Farina | 1954 | Destriero Collection | Monaco |
AC | Aceca Bristol | Coupé | AC | 1956 | F. Maret | Switzerland |
Alfa Romeo | Giulietta SZ | Coupé | Zagato | 1961 | C. Lopresto | Italy |
Fiat Moretti | 850 Sportiva SS | Coupé | Moretti | 1968 | P. Bischoff | Switzerland |
Unique specials that were primarily produced in the period from the 1920s to the 1950s by renowned manufacturers or coachbuilders for particularly sophisticated customers are waiting to be discovered under category C “Sur mesure et haute couture – One-offs for the connoisseur”.
Manufacturer | Type | Body | Coachbuilder | Year | Competitor | Country |
Rolls-Royce | Phantom IV | Sedanca de Ville | Hooper | 1952 | I. Tiriac | Roumania |
BMW | 503 | Coupé | BMW | 1956 | H. Seekamp | Germany |
Rolls-Royce | Silver Cloud I | Convertible | Freestone & Webb | 1958 | O. Smith | USA |
Bentley | S2 Continental Fastback | Coupé | H.J. Mulliner | 1960 | F. Kriz | Monaco |
Facel Vega | Facel II | Coupé | Facel | 1962 | H. Ibing | Germany |
Bentley | T Speciale | Coupé | Pininfarina | 1968 | A. Bamford | U.K. |