The view from my window! (I wish.)
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
A holiday to Lake Como in late May for an old car enthusiast usually means you plan to attend the concours at Villa d’Este/Villa Erbe, but since 2019 there has been a third event to tempt you. The FuoriConcorso, held on the lake shore on May 20-21, was created by Guglielmo Miani to celebrate automotive culture both old and new. Curated by Andrea Luzardi and now expanded across three Lake Shore Villas, this year’s event celebrated the art of aerodynamics featuring more than 30 cars from the 1920s to today’s hypercars.
Fiat Abarth record car, outside for a change.
To quote from the website, “FuoriConcorso is a revolutionary event series and community that brings together likeminded car enthusiasts at some of the world’s most iconic and luxurious destinations. The exclusive events and rallys aim to enrich the automotive knowledge of their participants while offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences and a taste of the famous Italian way of life. Since its launch in 2019, FuoriConcorso has been praised by tastemakers and media as one of the world’s freshest, most exciting and most talked-about automotive events.”
Fiat Record Car was shown with the Fiat Turbina.
In addition, Villa Olmo, which was free to visit, contained an interesting and varied cross section of racing and road Porsches, many from the factory museum, to celebrate that company’s 75th birthday. Entrance to the main event was at Villa Del Grumello which contained the older vehicles displayed at various locations around the garden. In addition, outside of the St Moritz pavilion towards the top of the gardens, was a display celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Ferrari BB. It was then but a short walk through the gardens to Villa Sucoto to view the more modern Super/Hyper cars on display in front of the Villa. This also being a life style event, visitors had ample opportunity to enjoy talks on fine wine and coffee, purchase some last minute jewelry, a new MV motorcycle, or some luxury clothing from the Larusmiani Boutique. Whilst the weather was not too kind, our thoughts and prayers throughout the weekend remained for the victims of the flooding in the neighboring region of Reggio Emilia.
Fiat Turbina
Turbina was open to the public.
1954 Porsche 550 Spyder ex Carrera Panamericana
1962 Porsche 804 Formula 1
1963 Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT. Targa Florio first in the GT class, third overall in the hands of Edgar Barth/Herbert Linge.
1969 Porsche 908/02 Spyder
Porsche 956 ex Jacky Ickx/Jochen Mass
Another view
Jaguar XK120 MDU524, The 1953 Jabbeke record car. Driven by Norman Dewis to Land speed class record of 173.159 mph on the Jabbeke motorway in Belgium.
Mercedes 540 K Stromlinienwagen and Jaguar record car
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VW XL1 Concept car
Lancia LC2
Lancia LC2
Lancia LC2
Alfa TZ1
Alfa TZ1
McLaren Speedtail
Pontiac One. Created in 1970 by GM engineer Dave Crook following the vision of GM designer Harry Bentley Bradley for a more streamlined future for the Firebird.
Pontiac One take two.
I believe this to be Eric Comas’s personal road legal Nissan R390 GT1 Le Man car.
From the Lopresto Collection, a 1924 Diatto 20S Torpedo.
1924 Diatto 20S Torpedo
1924 Diatto 20S Torpedo
Diatto Mascot
BMW Classic’s 328 Kamm Coupe
BMW 328 Kamm Coupe
The Mercedes Benz Museum’s 540 K Stromlinienwagen
2007 Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa, number 9 of only 12 built.
2007 Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa
Automobilie Pininfarina Battista
Aston Martin Valkyrie
From Japan the Aspark Owl electric Hypercar.
I understand this is a Ferrari FXX K Evo though I doubt if the plank of wood is factory, or if it is I bet it is an £xxxxx extra!
Koenigsegg Jesko, up to 1600 bhp on E85 Biofuel.
Fondazione Gino Macaluso’s Bentley Continental R Type.
Bentley Continental R Type
I believe this to be a Lola T92/10.
Such an unusual colour for a 365 BB.
Another BB in yellow and ready to race.
Street yellow 512
And a silver BB
The silver BB
Finally a red Ferrari. By this time I was soaked to the skin and making my way back to the hotel in dire need of a drink!
Not part of the show but it made me smile, my type of garden art!
that ’63 porsche which won the gt class in the targa lapped me in the hills–it suddenly appeared in my mirror and i almost sprained my left arm waving him by, because as he appeared he was zigzagging to see which side he was gonna pass me on! i can still replay those few seconds in my mind’s eye. a delightful moment in the world’s best road race!
Excellent images!
Great Coverage! Thanks for sharing all your efforts here. Nice to see w/o the crowds in the way!
Great pictures! Sincere thanks from a person who cannot make it to the shows.