VILLA D'ESTE 2013
The organizers of the 2013 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este invited me once again to be part of the Jury. A supreme honor
Villa d'Este opulence is always stylish; even a simple Club Sandwich is a work of art in its own
The President of the Jury orders an attack on the enemy lines
Judging a beautiful Miura SV on Saturday morning with (l to r) Winston Goodfellow, me, Dieter Meyer and Max Balboni, son of Lamborghini legend and old-time friend Valentino. Max is as charming and polite as his father, no mean feat considering the benchmark. I must thank my old friend Jack Riddell, a loyal Lamborghini enthusiast and a much welcome presence at the Concorso, for this beautiful picture that make all of us look way nicer than we actually are
Dr. Danilo Zucchetti is the charming General Manager of the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este. A real gentleman, here he is opening the parade of the 49 classic cars Saturday afternoon, on a splendid convertible Rolls-Royce
The Jury. It's easy to see that the weather was not very hot
No words.....
Three beauties
'A man of wealth, and taste....'
I LOVE this picture with my beloved god-childs Tommaso (on my right) and Filippo (far right in the pic) They are great car enthusiasts and connoisseurs, too
With Harm Lagaaj: a real Master, and a gentleman. He designed most of the Porsches that I have owned and still love
The extraordinary case of a dog driving a Bertone prototype
The 'Prince of our Fairy Tales', as everybody calls extraordinary speaker and classic-cars collector Simon Kidston, celebrating the virtues of the overall winner, Ralph Lauren's Bugatty Type 57SC Atlantic
A magnificent car
Evening on the Lago di Como
Monday morning, Paradise on the lake....leaving this oasis of elegance after the Concorso is always hard, almost painful
