Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2007

Press Release

Official and final Statement from the Jury

After a two days of Public and Jury examination on the beautiful and sunny shores of Como Lake, after Public vote, in Villa d’Este and in Villa Erba and Jury vote, the final results of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este are as following:

Trofeo BMW Group

Best of Show by the Jury
N° 26 Mercedes-Benz SSK 2-seater Willi White, 1930
Entrant: Ralph Lauren (USA)

Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este

By public Referendum at Villa d’Este
N° 48 Bugatti 57 C Cabriolet Voll & Ruhrbeck, 1939
Entrant: James A. Patterson (I)

Trofeo BMW Italia

By public Referendum at Villa Erba
N° 10 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Flying Star Touring, 1931
Entrant: Arturo Keller (MEX)

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes

By public Referendum at Villa Erba
N° C26 Ferrari P4/5 Pininfarina, 2006
Entrant: James M. Glickenhaus (USA)

Class Winner Prizes

Targa d’Argento to the Class Winner
To the A Class “The Sport and the Style – Greyhounds of the road� winner by the Jury
N° 10 Alfa Romeo 1750 6C GS Flying Star Touring, 1931
Entrant: Arturo Keller (MEX) To the B Class “Comfortable Elegance – Closed Bodies in the 20s and 30s� winner by the Jury
N° 22 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Berlinetta Superleggera Touring, 1939
Entrant: Francesco Bonfanti (I) To the C Class “The Power and the Beauty – Great European cars of the 30s� winner by the Jury
N° 26 Mercedes-Benz SSK 2 -seater Willi White, 1930
Entrant: Ralph Lauren (USA) To the D Class “Sparks before the storm – Open cars from the end of the 30s� winner by the Jury
N° 48 Bugatti 57 C Cabriolet Voll & Ruhrbeck, 1939
Entrant: James A. Patterson (USA) To the E Class “Little Great cars - Exclusivity under two litres� winner by the Jury
N° 58 Maserati A6G/2000 Coupé Zagato, 1956
Entrant: Bruce Male (USA) To the F Class “Italian style – Designs by the great “Carrozzieri� winner by the Jury
N° 72 Fiat 8V Supersonic Coupé Ghia, 1954
Entrant: David Sydorick (USA) To the G Class “A world of Prestige – Outstanding automobiles from different countries� winner by the Jury
N° 92 Aston Martin DB4 GT Coupé Zagato, 1961
Entrant: Peter Read (USA) To the H Class “Birth of a legend – Racing Ferraris of the 50s� winner by the Jury
N° 100 Ferrari 375 MM Spider Pinin Farina, 1953
Entrant: Emilio Gnutti (I)

Special Prizes by the Jury

Trofeo Albrecht Graf Goertz
Special Prize of the Jury
N° 98 Ferrari 340 MM Spider Vignale 1953
Entrant: Umberto Camellini (I) Trofeo FIVA
To the best preserved car by the Jury
N° 08 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Spider Zagato 1929
Entrant: Henri Chambon (F) Trofeo BMW Group Mobile Tradition
To the most sensitive restoration by the Jury
N° 42 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 4-door convertible H.J.Mulliner 1938
Entrant: J.W. Millegan (USA) Trofeo Scaglietti
To the most elegant Ferrari body by the Jury
N° 106 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France Berlinetta Scaglietti 1957
Entrant: Andrew Pisker (GB) Trofeo Rolls-Royce
To the most elegant Rolls-Royce by the Jury
N° 28 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental 2-door Hooper 1932
Entrant: Stefan Schörghuber (D) Trofeo Auto & Design
To the most exciting design by the Jury
N° 70 Ferrari 375 MM Coupé Scaglietti 1954
Entrant: Jon Shirley (USA) Trofeo Automobile Club di Como
To the Car driven from farthest away
N° 50 BMW 335 Cabriolet Autenrieth 1940
Entrant: Per Viberg (N)

Mention of Honour by the Jury

Targa d’Argento Mention of Honour
In the A Class “The Sport and the Style – Greyhounds of the road� by the Jury
N° 02 Hispano-Suiza H6 Tourer Duvivier, 1919
Entrant: Jorge Fernandez (AUS) In the B Class “Comfortable Elegance – Closed Bodies in the 20s and 30s� by the Jury
N° 20 Bentley 4 ¼ Litre Fix Head Sedanca Coupé Hooper, 1939
Entrant: Nicholas Harley (F) In the C Class “The Power and the Beauty – Great European cars of the 30s� by the Jury
N° 30 Tatra 80 Sport Cabriolet Zavody Tatra, 1932
Entrant: Frans van Haren (NL) In the D Class “Sparks before the storm – Open cars from the end of the 30s� by the Jury
N° 40 Cord 812 SC Cabriolet, 1937
Entrant: José Vilanova Permanyer (E) In the E Class “Little Great cars- Exclusivity under two litres� by the Jury
N° 66 Toyota 2000 GT Coupé, 1968
Entrant: Evert Louwman (NL) In the F Class “Italian style – Designs by the great “Carrozzieri� by the Jury
N° 70 Ferrari 375 MM Coupé Scaglietti, 1954
Entrant: Jon Shirley (USA) In the G Class “A world of Prestige – Outstanding automobiles from different countries� by the Jury
N° 90 Bentley S1 Continental 2-door Coupé H.J. Mulliner, 1958
Entrant: Fred F. Kriz (MC) In the H Class “The Birth of a legend – Racing Ferraris of the 50s� by the Jury
N° 104 Ferrari 860 Monza Spider Scaglietti, 1956
Entrant: Norberto Ferretti (I)