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Click above image for big Concorso gallery of pics from Drew Phillips

We’re still sorting through our photos and videos from last week’s automotive fiesta around the Monterey Peninsula. Today’s post is from the Concorso Italiano — one of the largest annual gatherings of all things Italian. As it is every year, Concorso is “A celebration of Italian style,” covering Italian music, cuisine, fashion and tourism, as well as those exquisite cars we all love for their passion. Held at Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course in Monterey Bay, it is a huge gathering of Italian cars and Italian car lovers.

Follow the jump for the rest of the story and a video clip from our friend Duane Steiner over at SoCalSpeedZone.com.

Continue reading Pebble Beach Week 2007: Concorso Italiano celebrates all things Italian

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Just when you thought we were done with our coverage of the classic and collector car events from Montery in the middle of August, here come the videos. We brought a camcorder along for the trip, and a friend or two offered to shoot some additional footage to share with all of you. We’ve finally uploaded and processed the clips and have them up on various hosts to share. To get things started, here’s some video shot by our good friend Duane of SoCalSpeedZone.com. In it you’ll see lots of Lambos displayed on, and then leaving, the Bayonet Black Horse GC at the end of the day. For fans of the Bull, this is total car pron. Duane also contributed the Ferrari video we posted with the original gallery a couple of weeks ago. Follow the jump for the YouTube video or click over to Duane’s site for a higher res version.

Continue reading VIDEO: 2007 Concorso Italiano - Lambos leaving

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Click image above for high-res gallery from Concorso Italiano 2008

The festivities continue around the Monterey Peninsula. We’ve already shown you pics from Gordon McCall’s party and from the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, but today’s coverage picks up an Italian accent. The Concorso Italiano is one of the largest annual gatherings of all things Italian, be it music, cuisine, fashion, tourism, and of course cars. Previously held at the nearby Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course in Monterey Bay, this year’s gathering took place at the Marina municipal airstrip. Just like the past 20-something years, this year’s Concorso brought out some stunning examples of Italy’s finest, cars designed with passione and intended to be driven con brio. And just like in previous years, a few non-Italian cars that bring that same driving thrill were invited in for the party.

While the tarmac didn’t offer the same soft picnic grove as the golf course, the organizers tried their best to make up for it with plenty of shady tents to visit filled with vendors, food and fun. Concorso has always been more laid back than some of the other judged events during the week, and even with the slightly more rigid airport setting there was still a feeling that you were at more of a car club meet than a genuine concours. Check out the gallery by clicking one of the images here and you’ll hopefully see what we mean. The usual Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, and Alfas were joined by a bunch of Lancias, DeTomasos, Fiats, and a smattering of “others” that included German, Japanese, American, and British cars. Our favorite stop was the supercar lineup that featured two MC12s, two Veyrons, an Enzo and an F50. We even spotted Valentino Balboni, Adam Corolla and Jay Leno while we were there. Click away and enjoy.

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