Early bird tickets go on sale for Concorso Italiano
Nothing cures the winter blahs like spicy Mediterranean motor cars. With the snow piling up against the windowpane here in Vermont, and the heating oil delivery truck once again backing into the...
View ArticleA year to celebrate Lancia
If you’re a fan of Lancia, 2006 is your year. No, they’re not returning to the U.S., at least not yet, but there are a number of events celebrating the centennial of the marque, and many opportunities...
View ArticleA day of Italian style
The 2006 Concorso Italiano is rapidly approaching, and if you plan to be there to salute Lancia’s centennial, cars that competed in the Targa Florio, the 35th anniversary of the De Tomaso Pantera and...
View ArticleHemmings heads to Monterey
Hemmings Motor News is headed out to the Monterey peninsula with one aim, and one aim only: to bring you, the loyal members of Hemmings Nation, all the news that’s fit to print from the shows and...
View ArticleMonterey 2009: first impressions
We’re just back from Monterey, and while we’re choking the HMN servers with thousands of photos, we thought we’d share a few images and impressions from the whirlwind of shows, races and auctions we...
View ArticleDat’s Italian, youse jabronis!
With all that green power in evidence – not the biodiesel powering the transit buses, either – your eyes can lock on to a lot of oddballs at Monterey that’s over the top, to say the least. I grabbed...
View ArticleCavorting at Concorso
Try as we might, none of us here can ever get enough of the Concorso Italiano. It’ s a tremendous cultural happening focused around cars from Italy, and surprisingly, elsewhere, surrounded by some of...
View ArticleConcorso Italiano to celebrate unrestored cars
Hey there, you with the unrestored Italian car: Concorso Italiano wants you. This year’s edition of the festival of all things Italian in Monterey, California, will feature a display of all-original...
View ArticleBrio, with two wheels and four
I’ll leave it to someone else to suggest that Monterey week be redubbed Hershey West, but I’m starting to seriously think that you can find just about anything there at some point. Here’s an example...
View ArticleA find from Concorso Italiano
Here’s one you don’t see very often: a 1955 Fiat 8V with a body by Vignale. We spotted this barn find 8V at Concorso Italiano, the great festival of Italian cars that takes place every year in...
View ArticleMonterey snaps: Auctions & beyond
While most of the crew went to the historic races, West Coast Associate Editor Koch & myself spent the bulk of our time at the auctions. All of us made it to Concorso Italiano and Pebble Beach,...
View ArticleConcorso Italiano changes venues, adds southern California event
A pair of DeTomaso Mangustas overlook the 2013 Concorso Italiano field. Photos by Kurt Ernst. For lovers of Italian automobiles, motorcycles, and boats, one of the highlights of Automobile Week in...
View ArticleMore than just Italian cars: Concorso Italiano organizers expand to Desert...
Concorso Italiano photos by David LaChance. Concorso Italiano is one of the cornerstones of the world-famous Monterey Weekend every August. This gathering of Italian cars – heavy on the exotics, with...
View ArticleGallery: Italian masterpieces at Concorso Italiano
Alfa Romeos on display at the 2014 Concorso Italiano. Photos by author. For lovers of Italian automobiles, a visit to Concorso Italiano, held annually during Car Week, may be reason enough to book a...
View Article2015 Concorso Italiano celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Iso Grifo
1975 Iso Grifo. Photos by Jeff Koch. First shown as a concept in Turin, Italy, in 1963, the Iso Grifo was the Italian automaker’s second attempt at a Bertone-styled grand tourer. Like the four-seat...
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