With the awarding of the "Best in Show" prize to a Lancia Strato's HF Zero, designed by Marcello Gandini, the curtain falls on the 2023 edition of The ICE in St. Moritz.
The concours d'elegance, born in 2019 in the Engadine, this year brought 48 of the best vintage and racing cars to the frozen surface of the Swiss town's lake.
Over 11,000 visitors between Friday and Saturday.
On the first day, the public was able to admire the cars lined up, appreciate their details and talk to the owners.
On the second day, the drivers demonstrated their feeling with the competing cars on a dedicated course set up on the frozen surface of the lake.
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The ICE of St. Moritz 2023
"We are very satisfied with this 2023 edition - said Marco Makaus, creator and Patron of The ICE St.Moritz - which confirms the choice of the new format designed over two days: 48 hours of emotions where the natural stage offered by the frozen surface of the lake , welcomed enthusiasts from all over the world".
A format, that of The ICE,.
very different from most of the Concours d'Elegance also for the "inclusive" formula which involves the involvement of the public.
The entrance ticket for the two days started from 25 Swiss Francs, around 25 Euros, with a limited number of places only for safety reasons related to the stability of the surface.
The international jury, made up of personalities from the automotive and lifestyle world, called to evaluate the cars, took into account the history, originality, authenticity, state of conservation as well as driving dynamics.
Strato's HF Zero, designed by Matteo Gandini, is 358 cm long and only 84 cm high.
Presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1970, under the bonnet it mounts a 1600 cc V4, the same as the Fulvia Coupè HF, from which it takes the legacy in the World Rally Championship.
In its final version.
The Stratos was confirmed as a winning car by winning the world title for three consecutive seasons from 1974 to 1976.
The other cars awarded by category at The ICE: Open Wheels, Maserati 420M/58 "Eldorado" from 1958;
Barchettas on the Lake, 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series II;
Le Mans 100, Ferrari 250 Testarossa "Lucybelle" from 1958;
Concept Cars & One Offs, 1970 Lancia Strato's HF Zero;
Queens on Wheels, 1958 Bentley S1 Continental Drophead Coupe.
