{"id":18829,"date":"2026-05-21T14:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/18829\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:47:13","slug":"the-2026-concorso-deleganza-villa-deste-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/18829\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tPublished on May 21, 2026\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Despite threats of rain and clouds, the sun shone brightly upon the shores of Lake Como, where the Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d\u2019Este has been running since 1929. This year\u2019s event felt as special as ever, offering its typically tiny but eclectic array of competitors along the storybook lawns of the Renaissance-era Villa d\u2019Este.<\/p>\n

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The Vision BMW Alpina, a design study which prefigures a new model that will go to production next year.<\/p>\n

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The long, low Mercedes CLK GTR was built first as a race car and later homologated for road duty.<\/p>\n

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The Volkswagen W12 Nard\u00f2 Concept never made it beyond the two prototypes and one driver seen here, which features inboard suspension and carbon-fiber-fitted luxury.<\/p>\n

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With a silky smooth flat-12 power plant, the wide-hipped Ferrari Testarossa was Maranello\u2019s side-straked flagship when introduced in 1984.<\/p>\n

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One of the last examples of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster to leave the factory, this car remarkably wears its original paint.<\/p>\n

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Shiny, perfectly restored examples of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL tend to be the rule not the exception, which made this lovingly patinated droptop version of the model stand out.<\/p>\n

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SIATA, short for Societ\u00e0 Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori, was a Fiat tuner and accessory supplier which began building lightweight sports cars in the early 1950s. While between 30 and 35 examples of the 208 model were built by 1955, only seven bodied by Balbo remain.<\/p>\n

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This one-of-a-kind 1937 BMW 328 \u201cB\u00fcgelfalte\u201d had the chops to win Best of Show, the Villa d\u2019Este\u2019s top prize.<\/p>\n

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Weighing a trim 1,598 pounds, this lightened roadster competed in the 1940 Mille Miglia and finished sixth overall.<\/p>\n

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While the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance sees over 200 show cars, this year\u2019s Villa d\u2019Este featured only 54 competitors from 13 countries.<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Basem\"Basem<\/p>\n

Basem Wasef is an automotive and motorcycle journalist and photographer with two coffee-table books to his credit: Legendary Race Cars and Legendary Motorcycles. A contributor to publications\u2026<\/p>\n

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