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Nelle foto, immagini delle premiazioni del Concorsod'Eleganza a Villa D'EsteIn the photos, some moments of the prize giving of Concorsod'Eleganza of Villa d'EsteFenegro CashmereFenegroVilla d’EsteConcorsod'ELEGANZAThe Concorso d’Eleganza Villa D’Este hasbecome an important annual appointmentfor those who have a passion forcars. Year after year, collectors from allover the world descend on Lake Como toput on show their prized autos or simply toview others’ masterpieces. As is tradition,at 2.30 pm on Saturday 24th April, 2010,the parade took place in the enchantinggardens of Villa d’Este in front of an eminentjury and of public spectators. The topprize, the “Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este ” wasawarded to the American John BookoutJr., owner of the Maserati A6GCS (1955).On Sunday 25th April, the event moved toVilla Erba, where all of the entrants are onview for the general public. Another Americantook home a prize, the “BMW TrophyItalia”, which was given to American OscarDavis for his Talbot- Lago T150 C SS (1938),a Teardrop Coupé. The event closed witha gala dinner at the Villa d’Este, completewith a lovely fireworks display. Despitesome new features added to this year’sedition, such as a “Workshop on Design”hosted by Mrs. Verena Kloos, Head of BMWGroup Design's Context - Design Studio forAdvanced Development and an exhibitionof amphibian cars, the Concorso maintainedthe same spirit and guidelines that inspiredits debut in 1929, that is to bring togetherthe beauty, elegance and technicalperfection that the automobile industry iscapable of achieving. This year’s Concorsoalso saw a ‘welcome home’ of sorts. The12 cylinder, Packard 1507 (1937), a rarecoupés fitted with a body manufacturedin the factory, that was entered into competitionby Nicola Bulgari, but was onceowned by Marc Droulers, President of Villad’Este S.p.A from 1963to 1966 and fatherof current CEO, Jean-Marc Droulers.Fenegro CashmereFenegrò (CO) - via 25 Aprile, 3 - tel. 031.35.200.70Milano - via Spartaco, 2 - tel. 02.54.56.883www.fenegro.com - info@fenegro.com56 57