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Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2019 celebrates the sound of the most beautiful classics and two anniversaries.
Mon Oct 15 15:37:00 CEST 2018 Press Release
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BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este are presenting the world’s most exclusive and traditional beauty contest for historic cars and motorcycles from 24th to 26th May 2019 +++ The motto is: “The Symphony of Engines – 90 Years of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este & BMW Automobiles” +++ The Selecting Committee has defined the first three award classes for classic automobiles and is now accepting nominations.
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Munich / Cernobbio. The symphonious backdrop can
certainly not be described as the “Sound of Silence” when the most
beautiful and exclusive automobile classics parade on the shores of
Lake Como. From 24th to 26th May 2019, the sound in Cernobbio,
Northern Italy, will come out of the tailpipes of around 50 classic
cars nominated for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. They will be
competing for the favour of the Jury and the public spectators with
their visual splendour and also their acoustic charms.
The beauty pageant for historic vehicles will once again be
organised jointly by BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa
d’Este. This year’s motto: “The Symphony of Engines – 90 Years of the
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este & BMW Automobiles”. 1929 saw the
premiere of this competition and the launch of the first series
automobile from BMW – the 3 /15 PS.
The visitors to the anniversary event can look forward to an
extended weekend packed with spectacular performances in the parkland
of Villa d’Este and neighbouring Villa Erba on the shores of Lake
Como. However, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este presents not only
the greatest hits in automobile history but also a glimpse of mobility
in the future. The class of Concept Cars and Prototypes will feature
the automobiles of the future rolling across the gravel catwalk at
Villa d’Este.
Once more, the contest for Historic Cars has eight award classes
in the anniversary year 2019. The entire bandwidth of automobile
history will again be reflected in these categories – from pre-war
vehicles to the cars of legendary music stars from the recent past.
The spectrum of classic vehicles entering the competition will be
drawn from all the major eras of vehicle and music history.
The first three automobile classes have already been defined and
given a name:
DARING TO DREAM: CONCEPTS WHICH ROCKED THE MOTORING WORLD
BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR: SINGING STARS’ CARS
GOODBYE ROARING TWENTIES: THE CLASS OF 1929
The blue-riband list of entrants in the field of competitors is
one of the hallmarks of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The
beauty pageant was held for the first time in 1929 and at that time
it provided the sector with a forum for presenting new automobiles.
Since 2005, the event has been jointly organised by BMW Group
Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, and today it is the
world’s most exclusive and traditional beauty contest for historic vehicles.
The nomination phase has now begun for the Concorso d’Eleganza
Villa d’Este 2019. The Selecting Committee is calling on the owners
of outstanding classics from all the epochs of automobile and
motorcycle history to register their vehicles for the beauty
contest. The committee welcomes nominations for Historic Cars that
can be allocated to the competition categories already defined and
for other outstanding classics.
The official website of the event is now open for online
registrations by owners of exceptional Historic Cars at
Entry tickets and visitor packages can also be booked on the
event website now.