Photo credit: BMW, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Wheelsage
The Villa d’Este Coppa d'Oro to the McLaren F1 proves that the barrier between modern and classic cars has definitively fallen. It was bound to happen sooner or later. And when it did, at Villa d’Este during the famous Italian Concorso d’Eleganza, the classic car collecting world had to accept that time marches on and that models, once called Youngtimers with a hint of humor, can finally enter the elite ranks of collectors. The 2024 Coppa d'Oro, a highly coveted award from an event that originated in the 1930s, was awarded to the 1995 McLaren F1 with chassis number 043.
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