For those fatigued by the hordes populating the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, here is a new goal: The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, a multi-day show and promenade held annually on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. Sponsored primarily by BMW Group and the German watchmaker A Lange & Sohne, the concourse displays 50 of the most expensive and beautiful collectible cars in the world from 1925 to today. The Villa d’Este concours started as a way for automakers to show new cars to prospective buyers and to celebrate winning race cars in town from Milan and Munich. Those included the US$12.5 million Bugatti La Voiture Noire and the priceless BMW Garmisch, which was created as an homage after a lost BMW concept car from 1970. The cars were displayed over the course of three days on the lawn of the Villa d’Este and the Villa Erba estate grounds.

Source: The Edge Markets May 30, 2019 03:47 UTC