Impressive parade of vehicles in Villa d'Este event

The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este had once again underlined its stand-out status on the exclusive event calendar for historic cars and motorcycles. All eyes were trained on the lineup of precious classic machines and striking concept cars over the two days of the Concorso.

Under a pleasantly warm sun, the event's 'Seventies Style - the Jet Set is back' banner spanned a host of special exhibitions and highlight features, creating a fitting stage for a weekend that will live long in the memory.

The Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este prize decided by public referendum was won by a Ferrari 166M Barchetta from 1950. In the Concept Cars and Prototypes competition, the Bentley Exp 10 Speed Six coupe was presented with the Concorso d'Eleganza Design Award.

The Concorso di Motociclette beauty contest for classic motorcycles was held for the fifth time this year, and a Munch-4 TTS-E from 1973 took the honours with victory in the Trofeo BMW Group for motorcycles.

The parkland and green spaces of the Villa d'Este luxury hotel and adjacent Villa Erba once again provided the perfect backdrop for this illustrious and long-established event centred around historic cars and motorcycles. Visitors from around the world greeted the parades of competition models with waves of applause in recognition of the elegance and aesthetic beauty of the rare classic machines and the extravagance of the prototypes and concept cars.