Concorso Eleganza Villa d’Este 2017: lake, classics & sun
Class B – Travelling in Style: Around the World in 40 Years.
Luxurious and extravagant automobiles from the pre-war era compete for the favour of the jurors. These candidates were forged in the style of their times and they are not just permitted to exude an aura of decadence – they must epitomise it.
| 12 | Lancia 12 HP Tipo 51 Alfa | 1908 | 4 cyl 2543 cm3 | Miller Bros | C. Lopresto (I) |
| 14 | Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 1926 | 6 cyl 7668 cm3 | Charles Clark | C. Meany (AUS) |
| 16 | Hispano-Suiza T49 | 1927 | 6 cyl 3746 cm3 | H.J. Mulliner | M. Gastaldi (MC) |
| 18 | Itala Tipo 61 | 1928 | 6 cyl 1991 cm3 | Farina | L. Bustelo (AR) |
| 20 | Duesenberg J Convertible Berline | 1930 | 8 cyl 6882 cm3 | Murphy | I. Tiriac (RO) |
| 22 | Lancia Dilambda | 1932 | 8 cyl 3960 cm3 | Viotti | A. Kalimian (USA) |
| 24 | Voisin C23 Charente | 1932 | 6 cyl 2994 cm3 | Avions Voisin | R. Rey (CH) |
Picture Gallery – Villa d’Este 2017 Class B
Class A – Speed Demons: Endurance Pioneers of the Golden Age.
This class recalls endurance contests for the Gordon Bennett Cup, the classic Paris – Rouen Race or the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Two racing cars meet here again which competed against each other on the Brooklands race track at Weybridge/Surrey in the UK, already a legend in the 1930s: the French Ballot 3/8 LC from 1920 and the Bentley 4 ½ Litre from 1929.
| 02 | Ballot 3/8 LC | 1920 | L8 2973 cm3 | Ballot | A. Schaufler (A) |
| 04 | Bentley 4 ½ Litre | 1929 | L4 4442 cm3 | Birkin & Couper | J. Ernst (D) |
| 06 | Bentley 3 Litre | 1922 | L4 2996 cm3 | Park Ward | P. Briggs (AUS) |
| 08 | Bugatti 51 | 1931 | L8 2262 cm3 | Bugatti | R. Collier (USA) |
| 10 | Lurani Nibbio | 1935 | 1 cyl 250 cm3 | Riva | F. Götsche Bebert (I) |
Picture Gallery – Villa d’Este 2017 Class A
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