If you’re anywhere near Bologna this autumn, you’ll want to mark the dates October 24th through 27th in your calendar as Auto e Moto d’Epoca returns for what is set to be the most exciting edition of the event to date. Exhibition spaces are already sold out — including those in this year’s additional hall — meaning attendees of this year’s event will be able to explore a whopping 235,000 square metres of Auto e Moto d’Epoca’s vehicular wonderland.
Guests joining from over 45 countries across the globe will be able to embark on a journey through 4 different exhibition paths, allowing them to experience the past, present, and future of the automobile. The ‘World of Classics’ will set the stage for those who preserve our motoring heritage for the next generation. This year, the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club Italia will be joining in force to celebrate its 40th anniversary, while the Moretti Enonsolo Museum will partaking in the festivities for the first time, showcasing the best coach builders and designers from the 1950s and 1960s.
Elsewhere, the ‘Car Path’ will surely provide hours of fascination, comprised of over 7,000 cars for sale across 6 exhibition halls and 4 outdoor areas. Everything from modern classics to icons of the collector car world will be on display, highlighting the history, culture, innovation and engineering behind some of your favourite cars. Meanwhile, the ‘Motorbike Path’ will ensure fans of everything on two wheels are equally satiated, with highlights including the Ducati 500 GP driven by Phil Read in 1971 — the iconic bike that set the blueprint for the architecture of the Ducati twin cylinder engine that’s still in use to this day.
Finally, if you’ve been searching high and low for those rare parts to finish your project car, the ‘Spare Parts Path’ may be well worth a visit, being the largest lineup vintage spare parts in Europe. We don’t want to give too much away, but owners and fans of the legendary Golf certainly won’t want to miss this edition as Volkswagen Italia has already confirmed they will be celebrating the Golf’s 50th anniversary in style. So, don’t hesitate to secure your tickets below!
