Held (almost) continuously since 1929, the weekend has two shows, the aforementioned private Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este and a public show the following day at the sprawling Villa Erba. Unlike many premiere car shows, Concorso d’Eleganza is hyper focused, highlighting a very selective offering of between 50 and 60 cars. Walking the show is overload for my brain as vintage F1 engines rev for a large crowd holding their phones aloft. In the frame of a single view I can see a 250 GTO, a 1955 Aston Martin DB3S, a lovely ’51 Ferrari 212 Export, and what may be the most lovely thing ever called a car, a 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. Miuras? Please. One of the DB5s from Goldeneye? Got it. The insanely cool Lancia Stratos Zero Concept? That too. This is quite the place.
Interview A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid Talks Cars, Watches, And Concorso
