Fuori Concorso 2022 x MAUTO Torino
VILLA OLMO JOINS FUORI CONCORSO
Third edition of Fuori Concorso - an automotive event organised by Guglielmo Miani and the Larusmiani brand - marked also an introduction of Villa Olmo as the third venue for the car feast. Another novelty was a collaboration done with Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin. The large patio in front of Villa Olmo was populated with heritage pieces from the Museum and accessible to the general public for the entire weekend. The selection was very impressive and diversified both in terms of models as well as the periods which the cars represented.
Curious visitors could admire the very first world’s “mass-produced” car – the Benz Motor Velocipede from 1898. Nine years older and three cylinders richer was the Italia 35/45 HP Pechino-Parigi. This very vehicle carried Prince Scipione Borghese with a mechanic and a special correspondent from Beijing to Paris in 60 days, beating their competition by full 20 days. Can you imagine a 16’000-kilometre route back in the early 1900s?
A little bit younger but with plenty of racing heritage was Lancia D24 scoring an impressive one-three in the difficult Carrera Panamericana 1953. Behind the wheel? Fangio, Taruffi and Castellotti. A year later another star – Alberto Ascari – won the Mille Miglia in it. Speaking of Ascari, his World Championship ’52 and ’53 winning monoposto was also present – the Ferrari 500 F2. With the Prancing Horse on the body there were also Ferrari 156 F1 and 246 F1 on display, too!
Plenty of racing bolides were on display! Carrera Panamericana winning Lancia D24 - check. Alberto Ascari’s Ferrari 500 F2 - present!
ROAD LEGAL VEHICLES JOIN THE PARTY
However, these were not only the racing vibes, that overtook Villa Olmo! There were also cars from outside the racing realm from various Italian manufacturers. My close favourite was a duo created by Lancia Beta Spider and Ferrari 308 GTS but what really stole my heart was… an orange Bizzarrini Europa 1900 GT. Originating from 1966 the ‘Baby GT’ from Bizzarrini is rarer than rare. Depending on the sources the model was produced in either 17 or… 12 units. Originally intended to compete with 246 GT Dino and Maserati Ghibli the model was never mass produced as the company went bankrupt three years after its premiere.
Plentiful of cars did not get a mention and there even was… a boat! As it is simply impossible to describe all these gems with their rich history I hope flicking through the photos with pass the right vibes and do its justice! To check out the Sonderwunsch part of Fuori Concorso follow the link here.
Text & Photos: Adam Pekala ©
