Photo Gallery «Picture story Concorso d`Eleganza Villa d'Este 2018 - the Concorso with a difference!»

On May 26 and 27, 2018, the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este took place once again, as always with beauty contests for cars and motorcycles. Saturday is a private event in the park of Villa d'Este, while Sunday is open to the public in the park of Villa Erba. Daniel Reinhard was there and took a different look at the typical conditions at a Concours, as this picture story shows. And there's no shortage of humor.

You don't drive to the Concorso d`Eleganza Villa d`Este by car, but arrive by boat, as befits your status.

Then suddenly the villa on Lake Como shines in the morning sun.

Aha, so this is where the world-famous Concorso takes place, which always fascinates those who already know it.

The motto for 2018 is "Hollywood on the Lake" and ...

... and once again all parking bans are put in the corner.

The cars are lined up in a row in the beautiful park of Villa d'Este ...

... and not only "man" is on site, but also a lot of "woman".

Oops! This DAF truck must have gotten a little lost.

... especially when you can look at them up close at your leisure.

... as long as you have the right lens with you.

The concrete figure looks away from the Lancia. But where is the Roman looking?

But of course, the sight of this Bugatti 57 Atalante will catch everyone's eye.

"Bugatti Pope" Julius Kruta explains the Bugatti Type 59 to his listeners and, of course, the tragic story of how the scarf ...

... got tangled up in the rear wheel of a female racing cyclist and strangled her. So just quickly get rid of the scarf ...

... and tie up all open items of clothing somehow.

Also striking are the matching license plates for the respective car, such as the BMW 507, ...

... or the Aston Martin DB5 from James Bond 007!

If an F1 engine is started somewhere, people come running in droves.

No, the racing engines are not too loud for the judges, but in the heat it is better to discuss the judgments in the shade.

A fan can certainly help to blow some fresh air into your face when the sight of the ingenious Alfa-Romeo trentatre stradale takes your breath away.

Although only a few meters are driven, one or the other ...

... can also be pushed in front of the numerous eyes of the audience.

It's good to have the right tools on site.

Only very rarely are there people in the picture who give it a very special touch, such as Valentino Balboni, the former Lamborghini test driver, in the background.

They usually want to take their own photos, ...

... or just have to provide some supplies, ...

... so it takes a lot of patience for one or the other picture.

The cars are constantly being cleaned and polished so that they gleam in the sun.

Then even the back of the golden Emily is sparkling clean, as you can clearly see here.

It is also clear that these special cars ...

... probably can't be driven with shoes.

Can this umbrella really protect you from 007? Probably not ...

... but the carabinieri protect safely ...

... before the photographers attacked the precious 250 GTO!

At the end of the day, the prizes are presented to the winning vehicles and the whole scenario is of course photographed.

The hot weekend comes to an end, but the next Concorso is sure to return to Cernobbio in 2019.