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BMW may be the sponsor of this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, but it was Alfa Romeo that cleaned up when the awards were handed out over the weekend. Top honors went to a pristine 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS with coachwork by Figoni. The Series XI coupe that could easily be mistaken for a Bugatti of the same era was initially shown at the Paris Auto Salon in 1933 and has gone on to appear at numerous concours around the world. At Villa d’Este, it won not only the Best of Show awards - both those selected by the jury and voted on by the public - but also the prestigious Coppa d’Oro (Gold Cup).
The classic 6C wasn’t the only Alfa to take top honors on Italy’s Lake Como, however, as the 4C concept - first shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and again at the Frankfurt Motor Show that year - won in the concept car category. The public voted it the finest prototype displayed at the concours this year, overshadowing the Aston Martin AM 310 concept and BMW’s own Zagato Coupe, both of which were new debuts at the lakeside exposition. Check out the high-resolution images from the show in the gallery above and the pair of press releases below.Continue reading Alfa Romeo takes top honors at Villa d’Este
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