From 28 to 30 March the Vicenza fair celebrates the passion for the vintage car and looks to the future of mobility, with a wide exposure of iconic models, product previews and vast areas dedicated to spare parts, automobilia and vintage watchmaking
It returns to the pavilions of the Vicenza fair, from 28 to 30 March, Vicenza Classic Car Show, the first spring appointment dedicated to fans of vintage cars. A journey through time among the most beautiful classics, which arrives today with some expected Italian product previews, one above all, the new one Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray E-AWD, the first electrified all-wheel drive corvette to be launched on the market. A unique opportunity to find the car of your dreams, even at low prices, as well as a fun way for newbies to approach the world of collecting thanks to a wide choice of vintage accessories and original spare parts.
the queens
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The glance, entering pavilion 7, is of those who do not betray expectations. Extraordinary cars, lined up on the red carpet of the great occasions to welcome the public, confirming the second edition of Vicenza Classic Car Show as one of those “classic” events not to be missed and to be noted on the calendar. The first three “queens” tell the motor dreams of the rusty 60s: the Ferrari 275 GTB of 1966, very elegant, with the original plaque Pistoia, designed by Pininfarina and made by flakes, to replace the glorious lineage of the 250 GT. Next to them, two other icons of those years: one Lamborghini Miura P400 S of 1969, born from the pencil of Marcello Gandini, with a 12 -cylinder cross -cutting engine, and considered by many to be the first real supercar of history, and the Maserati Mistral of 1966, before a long series of the House of the Trident to bring the name of the winds. The specimen exposed to Vicenza Classic Car Show is the only one in the world in original two -tone shade of factory. The central celebratory area pays homage to the first fifty years of the Ferrari 308with a deployment of models from the most prestigious private garages, which tell the story and evolution of the car born from the pencil of Leonardo Fioravanti: from the windows in the window produced up to the beginning of 1977, the most coveted by collectors, to the GTS version, made famous by Magnum Piwith a removable vinyl roof, up to the four -booking of 1982 which strengthens its myth over the years, both on the street and in competitions. The Ferrari Museums return to Vicenza – Ferrari Museums of Maranello and Museo Ferrari from Modena return to Vicenza fans – with a stand that leads along a path between history and innovation, with the spotlight on Supercars and Ferrari F40 LMracing version of one of the milestones in the history of Maranello. And to the delight of the fans, available to the public there are the latest generation Formula 1 simulators, who from Vicenza project on the circuits of all of Europe made with laser scan technology, from Monza, Mugello, Barcelona, Silverstone, Imola, Nürbürgring, Zandvoort, Spa Francorchamps.
Simca and Bugatti
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The cars of the Nicolis Museum of Verona also parade in Vicenza Classic Car Show, with an exhibition dedicated to the seventies and eighties. Back to the ’70 tells the revolutionary charm of those years through two very particular models: one Matra Simca Bagheravery “disruptive” sports, with internal configuration with three seats alongside, and aeronautical instrumentation, and one Rolls-Royce Camargue From 1975, the first Rolls designed by Pininfarina, at the time perhaps too daring, but today appreciated by collectors for its design outside the box. The futuristic vision of the 80s is celebrated, however, by Delorean DMC-12 of 1981 designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, which reports an entire generation to the emotions of Back to the Future: the model displayed in Vicenza at the stand of the Nicolis Museum paraded on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival on the occasion of the screening of the film Driver On the entrepreneurial parable of John Delorean and appears in the video clip Little things by J.AX & Fedez. As witnesses of a precious cultural heritage, the different federations are back: historic ACI – AC Vicenza animate the weekend of the event with talks and themed meetings, while ASI AutomoClub Italiano Italiana participates with the large “ASI Village” space in Pavilion 6, which hosts its federated clubs and many cars on display: from If Isotta Fraschini Fenc of 1908 e Bugatti T57 brought by the Historic Club Schio, to the Autoblinda Humber Mkiithe only specimen available in Italy of the Club Cingoli and wheels to know the story, to Appia Zagato And Fulvia Sport In the year of the celebrations of his 60th birthday, exhibited by the Zagato Car Club, to the boats of the Veneto car club, which celebrates the 30 years of his summer event “The legend of Bassano” in Vicenza, part of the Tricolor circuit.
Sleeping beauty
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A prolonged stop deserves the Broad Arrow Auctions area, Hagerty’s company, which in Vicenza Classic Car Show has a preview of some of the lots that will be beaten at the auction in May at the prestigious event of Villa Erba, on the occasion of the elegance competition of Villa d’Este. Among these, one Fiat Abarth 1300 OT“Barnfind”, found almost in its original state in a garage of central Italy, which is revealed to the public after 38 years of hibernation. With a long competitive career to the assets, it is confirmed as a very refined collector car. Preview for the audience of the event, in the Broad Arrow area, also one BMW Z8 Roadsterin perfect condition, with just over 20.00 km of road to his credit, and a unique specimen of Fiat 570 Bertone Barchetta Special of 1936, which will auction at Villa Erba with a price of estimate from 325,000 to 375,000 euros. This is the first model created by Nuccio Bertone, starting from a Fiat 500 to Mickey Mouse purchased with his own money, after inheriting the family bodywork from his father. The design presents a series of distinctive features of Bertone, which ran under the flag of the team races Stanguellini in 1947. The car continued to compete successfully until 1950, with four consecutive participations a thousand miles where it classified 2nd place in the Sport 750 class in 1948.
Corvette and tractors
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In Italian preview, the new Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray E-AWD, Electrified All-Wheel Drive debuts, the first electrified all-wheel drive corvette to be launched on the market and imported into Italy by Cavauto. The car, which mounts a 6.2 V8 Combined with an anterior electric motor, it is hosted at the Club 777 stand next to the other supercars of Andrea Levy: the Ferrari 296 Challenge with which the Turin collector participated in the Ferrari Challenge Europe in 2024 conquering 5 podiums and a pole position, and one Radical RXC Spydermodel designed exclusively for the track, with a transverse 6-speed transverse change and rear-wheel drive, which reaches 289 km/h maximum speed, with a 0-100 km/h shot in 2.7 seconds. Among the curiosities of the fair, the presence of Garage 961the only official center that deals with the restoration of the Lamborghini tractors, present in Vicenza with the patronage of the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum: on display at the stand, a tractor of the 1960 Toro house, model 2241r, the first to dress the famous blue-orange livery, entirely restored.
timetables and information
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Vicenza Classic Car Show is open on Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March with hours 09.30- 19.00. The Vicenza fair is located in via goldsmiths, 16 to 400 meters from the Vicenza west toll booth of the A4 Venice – Milan motorway. Cost of the online ticket 15 euros, on site 20 euros. Free for children up to 12 years.
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