What Makes This 1964 Ferrari 250 LM a Best of the Best Winner?

In the rarefied world of classic car collecting, where provenance, design, and engineering converge in automotive masterpieces, few accolades command as much reverence as The Peninsula risClassics Best of the Best Award. This year, the honor goes to a true icon: the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, a car that embodies the golden era of motorsport … Read more

The Most Valuable Car in the World to Fund Environmental Science and Decarbonization Projects

This icon of automotive history is an absolute rarity – one of just two prototypes built at the time. Named after its creator and chief engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, it is considered to be one of the finest examples of automotive engineering and design by automotive experts and enthusiasts worldwide. The Most Valuable Car in the … Read more

The most elegant car of summer 2020 to be crowned at Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda

 

 

The futuristic GFG VISION 2030 and the Bandini Dora to be premiered at 2020 Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda.

Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda – Concours d’Elegance for Classic Cars; @poltu-quatu.com

Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda 2020 – Concours d’Elegance for Classic Cars. The last edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Poltu Quatu Classic saw the Ferrari brand triumph after the victories in previous editions signed Alfa Romeo and Bugatti.

Poltu Quatu Classic returns to the scene of major international events with the fifth edition of the most glamorous Concours d’Elegance of the summer. On July 10th, 11th and 12th, authentic four-wheeled jewels from the most important Italian and European collections of vintage cars will parade through the streets of the Costa Smeralda.

The Jury of the Competition will be chaired for the third year in a row by Paolo Tumminelli, the well-known automotive historian who has created and refined in recent years an almost infallible evaluation system. With him will be the well-known designer Fabrizio Giugiaro who will realize as a tradition the trophy “Best in Show” that will be awarded to the winning car of the Concorso d’Eleganza Poltu Quatu Classic 2020, Luciano Bertolero founder of Auto Classic and great expert Ferrari, Afshin Behnia CEO of Petrolicious, Alberto Vassallo CEO of Car and Vintage and J. Philip Rathgen CEO of Classic Driver, the three best-known social media in the automotive world.

The innovations included in this year’s program are mainly about the day on Saturday that will start in the morning with a long scenic tour of the Costa Smeralda through a route designed ad hoc by the organizers to give the participants unforgettable scenarios to admire behind the wheel of their cars. The rest of the day will be lived in total relaxation in the famous Vesper Beach of Capriccioli made famous by the movie “007 – The Spy Who Loved Me” where the protagonist Roger Moore emerges with his car from the crystal clear water of the Costa Smeralda in the company of Barbara Bach and where the protagonists of Poltu Quatu Classic 2020 will be guests of the Vesper Beach Club. There will be no shortage on the way back to Poltu Quatu the passage and exhibition of the cars of the Concorso in Porto Cervo at the time of the aperitif.

Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda – Concours d’Elegance for Classic Cars; @poltu-quatu.com

The participants will live another beautiful experience between visits to historic villages of Sardinia and days at the beach, driving their luxury vintage cars along the breathtaking scenery of the Costa Smeralda and the daredevils will be able to experience the thrill of high speed at sea thanks to the “Off Shore Experience”, also included in this year’s program by the organizers of the event, in company with the 5 times Motorboating World Champion Aaron Ciantar.

The GFG Style of Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro will bring to Sardinia as a world premiere the two prototypes that were to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show, then canceled, we are talking about the futuristic GFG VISION 2030 and the Bandini Dora the 100% electric “Barchetta” that relaunches the famous Italian brand founded in 1946 by Ilario Bandini.

Confirmed the performance at night of the final parade of cars in front of the Jury that will take place Saturday, July 11th after the Gala Dinner at the Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu in the famous Piazzetta illuminated by day for the occasion together with the “Best in Show” Trophy thewinner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Poltu Quatu Classic 2020 will be awarded with a precious Eberhard watch and a precious Goodwool car cover made in the image and likeness of his car.

The high-jewerly Maison Sabbadini will reward the most elegant woman in the Concorso with one of its famous jewels in the shape of Bee.

As a tradition Simone Bertolero will present the event aboard the legendary Fiat 500 Spiaggina, the favorite car for the summer period by the protagonists of the international Jet Set including Gianni Agnelli and Aristotle Onassis. Also joining him in this edition of the Concorso will be the journalist Savina Confaloni, one of the most appreciated and wellknown faces of the automotive world.

Poltu Quatu Classic Costa Smeralda – Concours d’Elegance for Classic Cars; @poltu-quatu.com

 

The last production C7 Corvette at auction. All proceeds go to charity

    Barrett-Jackson and General Motors made history when they sold the first-production in 2013.  2019 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – LAST BUILT The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions and General Motors will auction the last production C7 Chevrolet Corvette during the 4th Annual Northeast Auction, June 26-29, 2019, at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. The last … Read more

Limited-edition 2020 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Italia unveiled for North America

Alfa Romeo unveiled the limited-edition 2020 4C Spider Italia for North America, limited to only 15 vehicles. With seating for two, panoramic views and the soundtrack of an Italian performance-tuned engine and exhaust, Alfa Romeo 4C Spiders are among the most exhilarating experiences in motoring. At 2019 Chicago Auto Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled the limited-edition 2020 … Read more

Thirty luxurious cars for fifty years of automotive history: Italdesign celebrates its 50th Anniversary at 2018 Turin Auto Show Parco Valentino

  The fourth edition of Turin Auto Show Parco Valentino (6 to 10 June 2018, Torino, Italy) celebrates Italdesign’s fiftieth anniversary with thirty prototypes and production models that have marked the history of Italdesign and, in many cases, also that of mobility. Italdesign’s latest creations will be displayed, in a national preview, from 6 June … Read more