Fuori Concorso, 2024

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The Fuori Concorso founded 5 years ago by Guglielmo Miani and curated by Andrea Luzardi is not really a concorso along the lines of Hampton Court or Pebble Beach. There are no judges, no points are lost because your hose clips are wrong and your emergency window winder was upside down in the glove box, nobody wins and nobody loses. Rather the event is a celebration of car culture held in the green and pleasant surrounds of Villa Grumello and Villa Sucato on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy.

Best in show is your choice, the car you enjoyed seeing most. In previous years the event has celebrated Bentley Continental’s from the 1990s, Turbo cars, Sonderwunsch bespoke factory Porsche’s and last year Aero. This year the theme was British Racing Green, British Racing cars. Plus, for the first time the event was opened up to various other brands that share the Fuori ethos so visitors could also enjoy seeing the products of Koenigsegg, Porsche, Gemballa, Pagani, and the recently announced La Squadra/Zagato AGTZ Twin Tail sports car which was displayed alongside two original Alpine A220 race cars. And unlike last year the sun shone (eventually!) Please note that as placards were not always available, information about many of the cars was scarce. So assume we are guessing at the make and model and forgive us for any errors.

The event does not produce an event booklet, or list individual cars on the web site. No placards either on the Saturday. I assume this to be a 1966 Cooper Maserati T81. What do you think?

Courtesy of Clive Chapman and Classic Team Lotus, Emerson Fittipaldi’s Lotus 72.

I believe this 1969 BRM P139 to be either chassis 02, or 03, as driven by John Surtees.

Whilst window shopping in Milan prior to travelling to Lake Como I spotted this is BRM P160E in the window of event founder Guglielmo Miani’s Larusmiani fashion house. This may be chassis 07 as driven by Clay Regazzoni and Jean-Pierre Beltoise during the 1973 FI season.

And here is what I understand to be the sister car, chassis 10 as driven mainly by Niki Lauda and Henri Pescarolo.

The ex-Graham Hill Embassy Racing Shadow DN1/ 3A from the 1973 season?

Jackie Ickx’s Ensign N177 Ford

It is my understanding that this is Senna’s McLaren MP4/4

The Surtees TS19 that in 1976 caused a bit of a stink with the UK TV broadcasters as the sponsor’s logo not been deemed acceptable for daytime public viewing.

The Alfa Romeo-powered Brabham BT45B

To promote their famous brand of colonia, Acqua di Parma brought along their Garage Italia built Fiat 500 Spiaggina beach car.

The Bentley 4 1/2 litre that was originally owned by Olympic Bobsleigh champion and Battle of Britain fighter pilot Billy Fiske MC.

Lola T70, Alas I know nothing about this car other than it carried a Texas number plate “ED LOLA” and looks like it was road registered.

Lotus XI

LDA 6 is a 1953 Kieft MG.

Lister Costin Jaguar from 1959.

RSF302, Jaguar D Type XKD504, ex Jaguar Works team/Ecurie Ecosse, the first long nose D Type constructed.

The new AGTZ Twin Tail. Described as a 21st Century tribute to the legendry Alpine Renault 220 Race Cars. Based around the current Alpine A110 but, due to the removable tail, longer. The blurb goes on to describe how the driver can easily remove the tail section on a whim, a GT car that melds two designs into one. I rather like it!