It is just about possible to get round it all in one day, though you need to keep moving and not linger as you explore the various Car Club and Factory supported stands, and the numerous dealer collections as well as individual sales, and that’s before browsing in the autojumble. For a lover of Italian cars and rarities like me, it is an absolutely unmissable event. Rare coachbuilt cars, several of which you have probably never even seen in pictures, are much in evidence here, among in excess of 4500 vehicles on display.
#Laycock overdrive squeak full#
If you are expecting the glamour that you get at world-renowned shows like Paris’ Retromobile or the German duo of Techno Classics and Retro Classics, then you might be a little disappointed, for this event always comes across as a bit less exalted in its ambition, but it is absolutely stuffed full of cars, many of which you are unlikely to see anywhere else, and certainly not out of Italy. That sounds like a lot especially when you realise that most of them will attend over the weekend, and indeed it is, but the Fiera, where the event takes place comprises not just 15 exhibition halls but a lot of outdoor space, so the site can accommodate the number of visitors without it becoming unduly crowded.
Held over a four day period every October, the organisers plan for the attendee numbers to reach close to 100,000 people. From small beginnings as far back as 1983 when the first Auto e Moto d’Epoca event was held in the Italian city of Padova (Padua), this has now become the largest gathering classic cars and bikes in Italy.
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