Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
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Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is a renowned elegance competition for classic
and vintage cars. It has taken place every year since 1929 during the last weekend of April in Villa d'Este
on the shores of Lake Como
, Italy
. BMW Group has organised the Concorso, jointly with the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este, for the last ten years.
Visitors can admire about fifty cars, all built between the 1920s and the 1970s, organized in different categories.
Car makers also take advantage of the event to showcase some of their upcoming models: a working Aston Martin One-77
was officially unveiled to the press during the event.
The winner of the 2009 (80th anniversary) event was an Alfa Romeo 8C
built in 1938, coincidentally the same year its owner, Mr. Jon Shirley
(a former president
of Microsoft Corporation), was born.
Its estimated worth is more than six million euros or eight million dollars.
Classic car
A classic car is an older car; the exact meaning is variable. The Classic Car Club of America maintains that a car must be between 20 and 40 years old to be a classic, while cars over 45 years fall into the Antique Class.- Classic Car Club of America :...
and vintage cars. It has taken place every year since 1929 during the last weekend of April in Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este (Cernobbio)
The Villa d'Este, originally Villa del Garovo, is a Renaissance patrician residence in the Italian town of Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como. Both the villa and the park which surrounds it have undergone significant changes since their sixteenth-century origins as a summer residence for the...
on the shores of Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. BMW Group has organised the Concorso, jointly with the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este, for the last ten years.
Visitors can admire about fifty cars, all built between the 1920s and the 1970s, organized in different categories.
Car makers also take advantage of the event to showcase some of their upcoming models: a working Aston Martin One-77
Aston Martin One-77
The Aston Martin One-77 is a two-door coupé built by Aston Martin.It first appeared at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, although the car remained mostly covered by a "Savile Row tailored skirt" throughout the show, before being fully revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.There was a limited run of 77...
was officially unveiled to the press during the event.
2009 edition
Alfa Romeo 8C
-1935 Monoposto 8C 35 Type C:Eight 3.8 litre versions, sharing no castings with the earlier blocks, were individually built for racing in five months, most being used in the Alfa Romeo Monoposto 8C 35 Type C, as raced by Scuderia Ferrari. The 3.8 produced at 5500 rpm, and had from...
built in 1938, coincidentally the same year its owner, Mr. Jon Shirley
Jon Shirley
Jon A. Shirley was president of Microsoft from 1983 through 1990, and a member of its directors until 2008.Shirley was born in San Diego, California. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
(a former president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Microsoft Corporation), was born.
Its estimated worth is more than six million euros or eight million dollars.