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MUNICH/CERNOBBIO (May 21, 2023) — We’re all looking back on the glittering days spent beside the magical shores of Lake Como. The wonderful grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este created a fantastic stage for the exquisite diversity of historic automobiles contesting this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The exclusive beauty contest for Historic Cars enthralled the numerous visitors and international press world present at the event between 19th and 21st May. They were all rewarded with eight irresistibly appealing award classes – and one glorious overall winner.

A Duesenberg SJ Speedster styled in the coachwork design by Gurney Nutting from 1935 won the contest. On Sunday, the proud owner, William Lyon, was presented with the prestigious winner’s prize Trofeo BMW Group – Best of Show – by Helmut Käs, Head of BMW Group Classic und President of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, and Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange und Söhne. Alongside the dazzling trophy, the winner selected by the Jury also received a unique model of the 1815 Chronograph in white gold. The exquisite watch was created by A. Lange und Söhne exclusively for the winner of the Best of Show.

Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, James Cagney and many other stars drove a Duesenberg during the 1930s as well as Jay Gatsby in the remake of “The Great Gatsby”. The founders of the company Fred und August Düsenberg emigrated to the USA from Westphalia (Germany) in 1880.

Successes in motor sport quickly made their name popular. Duesenberg – now written with ue – self-assuredly positioned itself at the top end of the market with a small series of exclusive models. The crowning glory came in 1932 with the extravagant SJ model. As much as 320 hp was available when the supercharger kicked in and this propelled the huge car to around 220 km / h (140 mph). The turn of phrase “it’s a Duesy” was coined as a synonym for the quality of the vehicles.

The Public Referendum voted for the Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California from 1961 with its elegant coachwork by Pininfarina/Scaglietti. This makes the Historic Car owned by Jonathan Hui, Keybridge Collection, Hong Kong, this year’s winner of the Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este.

A further highlight was the first-time award of the Trofeo Il Canto del Motore for the most beautiful symphonic sound of an engine.

Jonas Kaufmann, one of the greatest tenors of our time, presented the prize to Christophe Count d’Ansembourg from Belgium as a salute to the impressive sound emanating from his Porsche 917 K from 1970.

This year, the public audience was finally able once again to experience all the joys of the festivities on the shores of Lake Como.

Since the Public Day at Villa d’Este was a sell-out long before the beginning of the festive weekend, the extensive parkland of Villa Erba offered fans and guests an event on the Saturday that is
part of the scene in Munich in the form of Wheels & Weisswürscht – or: Amici & Automobili. The members of the numerous BMW Clubs present celebrated automobility in many different dimensions with more than 160 vehicles and 6.000 visitors.

The Sunday was also extraordinarily diverse with the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Public Day – Il Festival that attracted more than 9.000 visitors.

The attractions on offer ranged from the breath-taking performance by the dancer Yoann Bourgeois and the exhibition marking 100 Years Le Mans with legendary racing cars from an entire century through to the magnificent parade of all the award classes in the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023. The Public Day represented a joint celebration of the shared enthusiasm for automobility, sheer driving pleasure and superlative engineering achievements.

This year’s edition of the prestigious beauty contest for classic cars was also defined by numerous celebratory moments. Two award classes were dedicated to impressive anniversaries of automobile culture with “Porsche at 75: Delving into the Stuttgart legend´s iconic and eccentric back catalogue” and “A century of the 24 hours of Le Mans: Heroes of the most famous race in the world”.

We are already looking forward to welcoming you at our rendezvous between 17th and 19th May 2024 on the shores of Lake Como.

Until the time comes round again and we can announce the first details of the next edition, we invite you to reminisce about this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on our Instagram and Facebook  channels.

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 16, 2023) — For some Monterey participants, it’s going to be a 3,000 mile, five-day drive across the United States during the warm days and nights of August. For the nomad band of automotive enthusiasts, affectionately known as “The Rolling Bones” to arrive in Monterey in time for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, it’s as much about the journey as it is the destination. Continue reading

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 16, 2023) – The 2024 Nissan GT-R is on sale in limited numbers this spring at select U.S. Nissan dealers with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)¹ of $120,990. GT-R NISMO goes on sale this summer. Continue reading

GAYDON, UK (May 11,2023) – Aston Martin is celebrating the success of the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One^® Team with the release of an exclusive AMR23 Edition for the world’s most powerful ultra-luxury SUV: the DBX707. Named after the brand’s Formula 1^® challenger, the AMR23 Edition creates a DBX707 that shares a racing identity with both the AMR23 F1® car and the Official Medical Car of Formula 1^®. Continue reading

The stunning new AC Cobra GT Roadster has made its global premiere in London, with confirmed buyers and customers invited to the exclusive reveal, as the legendary sports car makes its sensational return. Continue reading

LOS ANGELES/MUNICH (May 5, 2023) – Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) (“Fisker”), driven by a mission to create the world’s most emotional and sustainable electric vehicles, announces that the first customer has taken delivery of the brand-new Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV. Continue reading

Goodwood is delighted to announce that four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel will attend this year’s Festival of Speed. The newly-retired driver – one of the sport’s most popular figures – will make a special return to the sell-out motorsport event, following his attendance in 2012. Continue reading

Since announcing its entry in one of the world’s most iconic hill climbs, Alpine and Signatech have kept working hard behind the scenes to meet the challenge that awaits them on 25 June 2023.

The most extreme A110 ever
Designed to cope with the subtleties of the 19.93 km race to the clouds, the Alpine A110 Pikes Peak is a true masterpiece of aerodynamics and engine design to meet the challenge of Pikes Peak. Thanks to a close and fruitful collaboration among the Alpine design office teams led by Raphaël Linari (design manager) and those of Signatech led by Lionel Chevalier (technical director) and François Letort (project manager), the car, the most extreme A110 to date, has been converted into a formidable racing machine. Continue reading

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (April 26, 2023) – Hagerty, Inc., (NYSE: HGTY) an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider, today announced the offering of Hagerty Marketplace online auction’s first private collection sale. The recently launched platform allows members and enthusiasts to buy and sell automobiles through a trusted, easy-to-use system. The Retro Motors Collection comprises over 30 cars largely from the 1950s through today, with a focus on American muscle and high-powered European sports cars. 

The Retro Motors Collection will launch on Hagerty Marketplace online auctions beginning Monday, May 15 in a rolling format, with a handful of cars opening for bidding daily and closing five days following each launch. Complete date and time details will be available here. Offered by a lifelong, passionate enthusiast who has been buying and selling collector cars for decades, each car from The Retro Motors Collection has been inspected and cataloged by a Hagerty Marketplace specialist. 

“The Retro Motors Collection is offered by a passionate enthusiast and friend of Hagerty and Broad Arrow who has been collecting his entire adult life. The cars available for bidding offer broad appeal in today’s market and collectors and enthusiasts will appreciate the owner’s affinity for the best-optioned, highest-performing examples of each model. The online auctions platform has seen exciting growth in membership and in the variety of collector cars on offer over the last several months, and we’re thrilled to present the very first private collection via Hagerty Marketplace.”

Barney Ruprecht, Vice President of Auctions, Hagerty Marketplace

Highlights from The Retro Motors Collection embody the owner’s need for speed and passion for power, led by:

A fantastic example of the mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, featuring the fully-loaded 3LT trim level and equipped with the Z51 performance suspension package with Magnetic Ride Control, electronic limited-slip differential, performance rear axle ratio, heavy-duty cooling system, and performance-tuned exhaust. Notably, the collection features six Corvette examples across the history of the model, including a handful of desirable six-speed modern classic Corvettes.               

Desirably equipped with all four factory options, this 2006 Ford GT is finished in classic Centennial White accented by Blue over-the-top racing stripes and optional lightweight forged aluminum BBS wheels. Powered by a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 producing 550 horsepower with a six-speed manual transmission, this highly collectible “Pace Car For An Entire Company” is offered with just over 2,200 miles with its original Ford GT car cover and window sticker.

Another impressive highlight is this outstanding 1999 Shelby Series 1, one of just 249 built and powered by the 4.0 liter V8 equipped with the rare $22,000 Vortech supercharger factory upgrade. Notably, it was originally ordered by Tony Stewart Racing and is signed by both Stewart and Carroll Shelby. Showing just over 1,780 miles and very well-equipped from new and in excellent overall condition.

A low-mileage, unmodified, and well-specified 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider finished in Giallo Modena over a Nero leather interior with contrasting yellow inserts and stitching.  Powered by a 4.3-liter V8 engine mated to a six-speed paddle-shifted F1 transmission, the Ferrari is highly optioned via the Carrozzeria Scaglietti personalization program with 19-inch Challenge wheels, Scuderia Ferrari shields, Daytona style seats, yellow rev counter, carbon fiber dashboard inserts, and more.

A sporting family car, a 2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+ Wagon, finished in designo Cardinal Red Metallic over an AMG Black Nappa Leather with Silver Stitching interior and powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-Liter ‘M177’ V8 engine generating 603 hp. The Wagon was claimed to be the world’s fastest station wagon when new, setting a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 7:45.19 in 2018.     

A luxurious 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster offering remarkable performance. Finished in AMG Le Mans Red Metallic with a Red power-folding soft top over a two-tone Sand and Black designo leather interior, the Roadster is equipped with a hand-assembled 6.2-liter M159 dry-sump V8 engine rated at 563 hp.

To ensure the buying and selling process is as simple and safe as possible, the Hagerty Marketplace team does all the heavy lifting from pre-sale to post-sale logistics, including facilitating payment and transfer of ownership. Each buyer will provide a government-issued identification and credit card before bidding, ensuring that real enthusiasts are behind each bid.

More information on how to register to bid and sell on Hagerty Marketplace online auctions can be found at the website: Hagerty Marketplace.

Hagerty Marketplace also includes collector favorite Hagerty Valuation Tools®, which includes more than 15 years of pricing for 40,000 enthusiast cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles from the post-war era to present.