The ‘Competition of Elegance in the Park’ was held at the 11th Century castle for the first time last year, exclusively for invited classic car collectors and enthusiasts to celebrate all things automotive. For 2016, however, a small number of tickets will be made available to the public, granting you access to one of the most intimate events in the calendar.
Like last year’s debut event, the 2016 Passione Caracciola will end in Lugano, where the three-time European GP Champion was buried following his death in 1959, after residing there since the War years. However, while the start line of last year’s tour was in the shadow of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, proceedings this year begin in Zurich, where the party will commence with the display of Caratsch’s W25 Grand Prix car.
Owing to its extreme rarity, the Arnolt-Bristol is a relatively unknown classic, which is sad because we reckon it’s one of the finest looking 1950s roadsters out there. Fortunately though, this means prices have yet to explode like many of its (predominantly Italian) contemporaries. This example was bought new by a Kansas oil magnate, who promptly replaced the Bristol engine with the thunderous V8 from a Corvette.
The 27-lot catalogue for Auctionata’s online Need for Speed sale predominantly features classic and modern Ferraris and Porsches, though there are two Mercedes’, a Lancia and two speedboats thrown in for good measure. Admitedly, the selection of machines from Maranello is more diverse than those from Stuttgart, ranging from a 1978 400 to a stealthy 2014 458 Speciale.