Yahoo Autos 2022 Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance Mega Gallery | The show in pictures
COMO, Italy — Held annually, the Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance is, in many ways, Europe's version of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It takes place in a beautiful location, and it brings together an impressive selection of rare and valuable cars. It's a real treat for the eyes, the ears, and, if you're into champagne, the palate. The 2022 edition of the show was no exception: About 50 cars were shipped to Lake Como from over a dozen countries, and it wasn't just the usual suspects. Sure, there were a lot of pre-war cars (including a couple of one-off models), but some of the icons that younger enthusiasts grew up with (like the Lamborghini Countach) were present as well.
This year's event was split into eight categories:
The Art Deco Era of Motor Car Design,
The Supercharged Mercedes-Benz,
How Grand Entrances Were Once Made,
Eight Decades of Ferrari Represented in Eight Icons,
"Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday,"
BMW's M Cars and Their Ancestors,
Pioneers That Chased the Magic 300 KPH,
And a design award for concept and prototypes.
The jury gave the coveted "best of show" award to a 1937 Bugatti 57 S owned by Andrew Picker of Monaco, while the aforementioned classes were won by, respectively: