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The first automotive elegance contest near northern Italy's Lake Como at the Villa d'Este hotel was held in 1929. The winner of the 1931 event was an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 roadster with Carrozzeria Touring's "Flying Star" bodywork. Eighty-one years later, another Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 took top honors as the favorite of the professional jury, the selectively invited public on Saturday, and the general public on Sunday at the Villa Erba: three coveted trophies, in fact.