The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d'Este 2014 was held the weekend of 23-25 May at the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este and neighboring Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. Warm temperatures greeted the thousands of visitors that traveled to the shores of Lake Como for this exquisite and tradition-steeped display of historical and prototype automobiles. First held at the same location in 1929, the Villa d’Este … [Read more...]
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Amelia Island Concours 2014 – Picture Gallery
The 2014 edition of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance was staged Sunday, March 9th at the Golf Club of Amelia Island in Florida. The 19th annual event celebrated the 100th anniversary of Maserati, the 50th anniversary of McLaren, BMW CSL ‘Batmobiles’, Chrysler Concept Cars, prototype Porsche race cars and Underslung, among others. More than 330 cars and motorcycles from around the world participated in the … [Read more...]
Zoute Grand Prix 2013 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Zoute Grand Prix and Concours d'Elegance 2013 was held 3-6 October in town of Knokke-Zoute on the coast of Belgium. Now in its fifth year the Zoute Grand Prix has made its mark as a permanent part of the Belgian classic car scene. Billed as more than a rally over the Flemish countryside, it's more a society and luxury lifestyle event, a gathering of friends that all have a … [Read more...]
Concorso Villa d’Este 2013 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Villa d'Este, a magical name for every car guy. Some link it to the gorgeous Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS from 1949. Others think of Europe’s best known Concours d’Elegance where that Alfa “stole” its name from. Held for the first time in 1929 on the shores of Lake Como close to the Swiss border, the Concours has established itself as one of the prime-time events to show and to be seen. … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia 2013 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Italy in the spring and 420 classic cars making their journey around the country for a 1000 mile drive. It sounds almost like a fairy tale and perhaps this year it slightly was. In the days preceding the 2013 running of the Mille Miglia, the weather was nice and warm with clear blue skies, yet on Wednesday, when everybody arrived for technical scrutineering, the clear blue skies … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia Concorso 2013 – Report and Photos
Lo Stile Mille Miglia Concorso 2013 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The middle of May always stands for the Mille Miglia, yet in 2013 there was a small surprise waiting. Held in honour of Aymo Maggi, the creator of the Mille Miglia, there was for the first time a Concorso d'Eleganza held out the outskirts of Brescia. Located in an old palazzo that used to belong to the Maggi family and now houses a … [Read more...]
Amelia Island Concours 2013 – Picture Gallery
The 2013 edition of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance was staged Sunday, March 10th at the Golf Club of Amelia Island in Florida. The 18th annual event celebrated the race cars of Harry Miller, the motorcycles of Ducati and the 50th anniversaries of the Ford GT40, Porsche 911, Corvette Sting Ray and Lamborghini. … [Read more...]
Zoute Grand Prix 2012 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Zoute Grand Prix and Concours d'Elegance 2012 was held 4-7 October on the coast of Belgium. Now in its third year the Zoute Grand Prix has firmly settled itself on the Belgian Classic car scene as a force to be reckoned with. For three days in the first weekend of October, there's a big mix of classic, modern and a luxury lifestyle scene in the posh coastal city of … [Read more...]
Le Mans Classic 2012 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager During the first weekend of July 2012 the 6th edition of the biennial Le Mans Classic was held. Started in 2002 this event has become one of the must-attend classic shows in the world. The 2012 Le Mans Classic featured over 400 racing cars storming the La Sarthe racing track divided into six grids. Of course all cars are sorted by ages, after all it wouldn’t be fair to pitch … [Read more...]
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2012 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 was held on the weekend of 25-27 May on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este and neighbouring Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. Concours are all about tradition, and BMW realized the full potential of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este when in they took over the organisation of one of the grandest Concours in 1999 … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia 2012 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager La Mille Miglia, or the 1000 Miles, has become an Italian institution on the classic car calendar. Originally a full-on, flat-out race starting in Brescia and heading down to Rome and back in one go, the Mille Miglia was started in 1927 and ended after 24 editions in 1957 when the race was outlawed from being too dangerous after several fatalities. Even though the entire route … [Read more...]
Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2012 – Report and Photos
Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco, May 11-13, 2012 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Monaco and Grand Prix: Two names that have been combined since 1929 when Monte Carlo held the first Grand Prix. Since then this famous track has never missed a single year on the calendar. In 1997 the first Historic Grand Prix was held to honour its legends from the past. Now traditionally held biennially two weeks … [Read more...]
Belgian Racing Legends 2011 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Belgian Racing Legends exhibition is currently held at Autoworld located in Jubel Park in the centre of Brussels, Belgium. The exposition, focused on the Belgian gentlemen drivers and their cars, will continue until 15 January 2012. One of the key features with setting up Belgian Racing Legends was to honor the late Jacques Swaters and his exploits under the Ecurie … [Read more...]
Antwerp Concours d’Elegance 2011 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Antwerp Concours d'Elegance 2011 was held Sunday, September 11th at Castle Belvedere in Wijnegem, Belgium, on the outskirts of Antwerp. Now in its 7th edition, the Antwerp Concours d'Elegance is becoming as a must-attend on the Belgian Classic Car scene. Event organizer Nicolas Van Frausum has managed every year to steadily let the Concours grow in size but more … [Read more...]
Zoute Grand Prix and Concours 2011 – Report and Photos
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager In 2010, the Bourgoo brothers of Belgium realized a dream with setting up the first rally organized by the Zoute Automobile Club. The Bourgoo’s, who run the Bentley dealership in the high-society town of Knokke-Zoute on the Belgian coast, have always enjoyed driving rallies and wanted to bring the same experience to their region and also involve the city in its planning. … [Read more...]