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Best of France and Italy, 2025

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A 1926 Bugatti T40 Roadster.

The 2015 Annual Best of Italy and France Show

Story and photos by Joe Duray

The 53rd Annual Best of Italy and France Show was held on November 2. It is probably the oldest car show in Southern California, and occurs annually on the first Sunday of November in a beautiful park in the San Fernando Valley.

It is special in that any car or vintage is allowed to show if it was built in either Italy or France. It is a car show for car owners. There is no car judging, and the cost of registration is minimal. This brings out a large array of cars. This year, approximately 350 cars were on the green. There is no cost for spectator admission.

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Commercial Vehicles at Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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A gem on the ANAS stand, an Autobianchi Giardinera.

Every year, Auto e Moto d’Epoca Bologna overwhelms our correspondents and our pages. Last week Sharp just concentrated on the Fiats at the show and as he reports this week, Italian commercial vehicles of all shapes and sizes are out for display and all are part of the commercial and transportation history of that country. We would be remiss if we did not include a few them.

Captions and photos by Jonathan Sharp

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Villa Erba 2025: Italians

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

It’s easier to understand Villa Erba, Villa d’Este and the Fuori Concorso if we list the schedule:

Saturday, Sunday, May 24-25 Fuori Concorso
Saturday May 24 Exhibition and Inspection of the cars by the Jury, Villa d’Este
Sunday May 25 Transfer of all Historic Cars and Concept Cars to Villa Erba
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Public Day – Il Festival, Villa Erba

After the Fuori show (see last week) is the Villa d’Este concours, which then shifts over to the nearby Villa Erba, still on the lake shore, for the public day, which is what we cover here.

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Villa Erba 2025, Non-Italian

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Christian Troelsfeldt’s 1950 Bugatti Type 101 C by Antem. Of the one prototype and six series Bugatti 101s constructed only one, chassis,101504, carried two-seater coachwork by Antem. Commissioned by Rene Bollore, the second husband of Ettore Bugatti’s widow, chassis 101504 was originally painted dark green with chrome spoke wheels and white wall tires.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

This we covered in two parts last week. This week we continue the event coverage with the non-Italian cars featured at this year’s show at Villa Erba. Villa d’Este Class winners are listed below the gallery.

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Fuori the Bountiful

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Alfa 159

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

This was the fourth edition of the Fuori Concorso, held on the glittering shores of Lake Como on May 24. The theme chosen by the event creator Guglielmo Miani and his chief curator Andrea Luzardi was ‘Velocissimo’ a celebration of Italian motor racing. Spread across the gardens of Villa Grumello and Villa Sucato the event was certainly a sight for sore eyes. Beautiful cars, a gorgeous backdrop and beautiful weather… what more could an Italian car fan wish for. Part 1 below informs the readers via captions, Part 2, Fuori the Beautiful, is a non captioned gallery of our favorites.

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Villa Erba 2024 with Jonathan Sharp

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Arriving at the Villa Erba in style.


Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Note to self, if you attend the Villa d’Este/Villa Erba Concours again (which I probably will!) then take the ferry! It is 3.9 miles from the town of Como, where our hotel was located, to Cernobbia where the Villas are located. It should take about 16 minutes by car and about half an hour by bus. Sunday morning of Concours weekend has not a chance, took me 75 minutes on the bus.
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More from Villa Erba

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From the ‘Faster: the arms race on the road’ class. Brian Ross’s 1957 Ferrari 335S, ex- Pierre Bardinon’s Mas du Clos collection.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The classes for this year encompassed the years 1914 (Rolls Royce) to 2024 (Concepts and prototypes). In addition to the various classes, visitors to the public day at Villa Erba on the Sunday could enjoy a separate display of motorsport milestones and several BMW Art cars in the main convention centre, and a fine display of Gandini designed cars as a tribute to the late great Master on the green outside.

So what was my favorite car? probably the Fiat Dino Aerodynamica, or maybe the Serenissima Agena, or maybe the Alfa 8C. There wasn’t a duff car in the place, and if you do visit, and your really should, remember take the ferry!

For a list of the classes, click on the website at the end of this article.

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36th Annual Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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She thinks we should change the name of VeloceToday to AmoreToday…

Story and photos by Alain Raymond

Three Canadian friends and Italian car enthusiasts returned to Padova for the 36th annual Auto e Moto d’Epoca, one of Europe’s most comprehensive collectible car show and flee market. [Read more…] about 36th Annual Auto e Moto d’Epoca

Concorso Italiano 2019

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Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Brandes Elitch and Hugues Vanhoolandt

August 17, 2019 saw the 34th annual edition of the Concorso Italiano, in the eleventh year of its stewardship by Tom McDowell. It is located on the rolling turf of the Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course on the old Fort Ord military base, adjacent to Monterey Bay. To get right to the point, this is the largest single day Italian car show in the world, with over 800 cars in attendance. [Read more…] about Concorso Italiano 2019

AutoClassica Milano 2018

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Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

The eighth edition of Milano AutoClassica Auto Show was held at Fiera Milano (Rho) on 23rd, 24th and 25th November 2018. A large number of vendors were present with over 2000 vintage cars and an extraordinary range of products, for an estimated total value of over 150 million euros. A large section was dedicated to spare parts, with 150 companies presenting their goods. [Read more…] about AutoClassica Milano 2018

Auto e Moto d’ Epoca, Padova 2018

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Story and below photos by Alain Raymond

Eight vast indoor exhibition halls, several outdoor squares and alleyways totaling more than 750,000 square feet; hundreds of journalists and more than 120,000 visitors from 40 countries; scores of parts, accessory and book vendors; five thousand collectible cars for sale and 1,600 dealers; an incredible variety of visitors, from grey-haired seniors to teenagers, all passionate about cars. That was the 35th edition of Auto e Moto d’Epoca, the largest vintage car marketplace in Europe. [Read more…] about Auto e Moto d’ Epoca, Padova 2018

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