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The shore at the Villa d'Este Hotel. Absolutely stunning! |
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A Volkswagen concept car at Villa d'Este. |
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Another nice model at the show! |
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The Vintage Lamborghini Garage gang at the big show in Villa d'Este. |
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A picture of the Inn at picturesque Villa d'Este. |
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Garden entrance at Villa d'Este. |
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The BMW theme car at the Concorso d'Eleganza. |
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The carving station for the complementary lunch! |
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A rare Serenissima shown at the Concorso d'Eleganza. |
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Serenissima engine compartment. |
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Another view of the engine of the Serenissima. |
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A concept car from the Russian Federation. |
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The Russian car front end. Menacing sight. |
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One of the "spectator" cars seen at the show. |
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A Maserati birdcage concept car. |
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Side view of the Maserati Birdcage concept car. |
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Rene the Parts Collector in his facility in Switzerland. |
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Just a few of Rene's 20,000 square feet of parts! |
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The sign at the entry to Rene's facility. |
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Lunchtime at the Villa d'Este Concorso. |
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The very popular dessert table at lunch. |
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Jack with Lake Como in the background. |
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A view of the Marina at Villa d'Este. |
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The hillside overlooking the Inn - old towers cling to the slopes! |
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A rare Invicta at the Concorso. |
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The engine in the Invicta. Pretty! |
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The little fountain in the garden at Villa d'Este. |
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The first ever production XKE. |
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Fabio Lamborghini (Tonino's cousin) at Villa d'Este. |
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Elise takes a break near Lake Como. |
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An elegant restored Mercedes on display. |
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An early Cizeta on parade. |
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The crowd scene at Villa d'Este. |
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Flawless Bugatti on display. |
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More of the beauty at the Villa d'Este Inn. |
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The incredible gardens at the Inn. |
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The Alfa Romeo concept car. I liked it a lot! |
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A Ferrari 250 GTO (Photo by Marcel de Lange) |
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The Serenissima Jet Competizione (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Riva boat in front of the Villa d'Este (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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A Maserati engine (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato. |
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The Maserati Boomerang (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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A speed boat on Lake Como (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Mercedes Benz 710 SS Cabriolet A Thrupp & Maberly. |
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New and old (re-created) Bizzarrini's (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Maserati A6G 2000 Frua Spyder (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale (Photo by Marcel de Lange) |
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Bugatti 46 (?) - who needs an SUV/MPV to carry six people?! |
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The Boomerang obeys the traffic signals (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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An Alfa Romeo Diva on Sunday morning's drive. (Photo by Marcel de Lange). |
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Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Experimental with Spyker cars MD Victor Muller behind the wheel. |
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Another view of the GTZ from Ferrari. (Marcel) |
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No Parking?? No speeka di Engleeze... (Marcel) |
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Maserati's A6G 2000 Zagato's everywhere! (Marcel) |
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Anybody can have a golf bag, but polo gear - now that's more fitting for a Rolls! (Marcel) |
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