FuoriConcorso quattro is the celebration of the Audi “quattro” technology:
a selection of the most innovative and iconic Audi cars photographed at
night during lockdown, in a never seen before empty streets of
MonteNapoleone District, resulting in a unique spectacle of rarely seen
concept cars, race cars and production cars. MonteNapoleone District, a
symbol of excellence and innovation in the fashion world is the perfect place
to celebrate a technology which changed the automotive world forever…
Concours Year 2023: The only book to record every class and Best in Show Winner from over 50 of the greatest global concours of 2023.
Now in its fifth edition, The Concours Year, presented by Weathertech, is a celebration of the greatest Concours d’Elegance events from around the world. The book includes Special Awards, Best in Class and Best in Show results from more than 50 concours. The Concours Year is the most comprehensive review of the concours scene published. Nearly 300 pages, hardbound and with more than 1000 images of some of the world’s most important cars, this is a book to treasure.
A Year in Concours: The very best of 2023
- Class and Best in Show Winners from Concours events in 2023
- Concept Lawn
- Concours People: The Entrant – Fritz Burkard; The Judge – David Lillywhite; The Restorer – Clark & Carter; The Organiser – Byron DeFoor
- Highlights and Trends of 2023
- Concept Lawn (new concept cars shown at concours events throughout the year)
- Looking Ahead to 2024
- The India Experience – a behind the scene look at the 21 Gun Salute Concours d’Elegance in Delhi
- Concours Judging Rules Explained – a judging rules deep-dive written by the experienced judge Chris Kramer.
Also introducing the inaugural Concours Year Awards.
And documenting Class and Best of Show results from the following Concours:
Cavallino Classic Middle East, 21 Gun Salute, Cavallino Classic Palm Beach, Concours in the Hills, Intermarque Concours d’Elegance, The Amelia, Sydney Harbour Concours, La Jolla Concours, Motorcar Cavalcade, Lugano Elegance, Cavallino Classic Modena, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Concours on Savile Row, Valetta Concours, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, London Concours, Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance, Concours d’Elegance Suisse, Dinard Elegance, Rodeo Drive Concours, Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance, Poltu Quatu Classic, Heveningham Concours, Cartier Style et Luxe (Festival of Speed), Zurich Classic Car Award (ZCCA), Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Misselwood Concours d’Elegance, San Marino Motor Classic, Salon Privé, Classic-Gala Schwetzingen, Concours of Elegance Hampton Court, Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance, Concours d’Elegance Tegernsee, Antwerp Concours d’Elegance, Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Ironstone, Detroit Concours, St Michaels, Ascona Concours d’Elegance, The Boston Cup, Audrain Newport Concours and much more!
Pre-order now for early 2023 delivery
The story of rediscovering a very important historic vehicle and its conservation whereby the car has been treated as a work of art, saving as much as possible of the amazingly well preserved original. Drawing on art and archaeological techniques, prominent Italian collector Corrado Lopresto decided to clean only half the car, leaving the other half frozen in time. In the uncleaned half, Lopresto preserved everything (including the dust) under a thin layer of transparent matt lacquer. The cleaned part has not been restored either, but has been saved by retouching in such a way that the original aspects are not affected. This book “Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca: The Art of Conservation” captures the rediscovery of this historic vehicle and the way it has been preserved – a fascinating tale of art meeting automobile. A very significant car in terms of aerodynamics and body design, this is the specific car on which the evolution from the Coda Tonda version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ to the Coda Tronca was executed
- Hidden for the best part of five decades, the car was rediscovered in the United States in a perfectly preserved state
- Acquired by the legendary Italian collector Corrado Lopresto, one half of the car has been conserved, and the other half has received light restoration to preserve the car in as original a state as possible, making it a unique experiment and example of conservation processes and concepts
- Not only did it win the Best Preserved Award at the Concorso Eleganza Villa d’Este in 2016, it also headlined the special exhibition of historic vehicles at UNESCO, Paris
- No doubt one of the most significant cases of a barn find, which has been preserved in the best possible way, thereby providing an example for the future
- Hard cover with dust jacket
