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Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2016

25 May, 2016

J-C Etter

Unforgettable rarities from the pre-war era are presented in two classes. The category A
“Pre-war decadence – Flights of automotive fantasy” highlights vehicles which reflect the decadent luxury of the 1920s and 1930s.

Manufacturier	Type	Body	Coachbuilder	Year	Competitor	Country
Aston Martin	International	Saloon	Bertelli	1932	W. Frey Collection	Switzerland
Austro Daimler	ADR 6 Bergmeister	Cabriolet	Oeffag	1932	M. Kaufmann	Austria
Lancia	Astura Serie II	Berlinetta	Castagna	1933	A. Meijer	Holland
Bugatti	57 SC Atalante	Coupé	Bugatti	1937	K. Lendoudis	U.K.
Alfa Romeo	6C 2500 Sport	Coupé	Turinga	1944	F. Vitto	Italy

Category B “Pre-war supercars – The Fast and the Flamboyant” represent the ambition to achieve peak performance and the exhilaration of speed, which were equally typical of this era.

Lancia Astura Castagna

Manufacturer	Type	Body	Coachbuilder	Year	Competitor	Country
Delage	CO 4 1/2 Litre	Salamanca	Gallé	1920	A. Felhner	Italy
Alfa Romeo	RL Normale	Coupé de Ville	Farré	1925	M. Sontheimer	Germany
Rolls-Royce	Phantom II Continental	4-door Convertible	Hooper	1934	M. Doret	U.K.
Squire	1 1/2 Litre Long Chassis	4-Seater Tourer	Ranalah	1935	P. Neumark	U.K.
Bentley	4 1/4 Litre	Drophead Coupé	Hooper	1937	M. Kliebenstein	Germany
Lancia	Astura Serie IV	Convertible	Pinin Farina	1937	S. Karossa	Lithuania

Contemporary concepts build a bridge with modernity.

Manufacturer	Type	Body	Engine	Year	Competitor
Alpine	Alpine Vision	Coupé 2 Seater	4 cyl.	2016	Renault
Aston Martin	Vanquish Zagato Concept	2-door Coupé	12 cyl.	2016	Aston Martin
Bugatti	Vision Gran Turismo	Virtual Racing Coupé	16 cyl.	2015	Bugatti
Pininfarina	H2 Speed	Track car	Hydrogen	2016	Pininfarina
Alfa Romeo	Disco Volante by Touring	Open Top Sports Car	V8 4691 cm3	2016	Touring Superleggera
Mazda Motor	RX Vision	Coupé		2015	Mazda