Concorso Italiano

Luxist Captures Some Classics - and an SP1 - at Concorso Italiano

After doing the trials and tribulations thing for a couple of years, Concorso Italiano has found the perfect sized home in the middle of the action during Pebble Beach weekend. Several lawns full of vintage Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Fiat machinery, not to mention some Bizzarinis and DeTomasos, are all the reminder one needs that when it comes to cars – and food and fashion – the Italians have had it going on for decades. We ate up all the organic sportsters, predecessors of today's supercars filled with preservatives, and walked away full of beauty...

Gallery: Luxist at the 2010 Concorso Italiano

Tags: alfa romeo, classic cars, Concorso Italiano, ferrari, lamborghini, maserati, pebble beach, pebble beach 2010, Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, vintage cars

One-of-a-Kind Ferrari Fioravanti SP1 Debuts at Concorso Italiano

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

They say money can't buy you happiness, but we don't know what else to call the Fioravanti SP1. Commissioned by an undisclosed Japanese collector a couple of years ago, this one-of-a-kind supercar has made its sole public appearance at the Concorso Italiano during the prestigious Pebble Beach weekend.

The product of a joint collaboration between Ferrari and their former (now independent) designer Leonardo Fioravanti, the SP1 is based on the F430, but features unique bodywork, coach-built to the owner's specifications. It was the first vehicle produced under Ferrari's Portfolio program, which teams up clients with design houses to build unique creations like this one and the P540 Superfast Aperta. And this may be the last time it is shown in public, so click on the image above for a closer look.

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101 Years Of Bugatti Cars At Monterey 2010

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Founded in 1909, Bugatti has had a fascinating history as one of the most important collector's cars in the world. Starting in the 1990s, the brand was due for a major comeback led by then owner the Volkswagen Group. Today with the Veyron, Bugatti produces the most expensive new production car in the world with a starting price of about 1.7 million dollars. Several of its highly coveted vintage models yield far more than that at auction.

During the auto festivities around Monterey, CA 2010, Bugatti celebrated 101 years of passion and car making, as well as the release of their new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport car - which was a follow up, higher performance model of the Veyron which was originally released in 2005. The Veyron Super Sport claims a top speed of close to 270mph, and will cost about $2 million. Highly collectible vintage models are valued in the several million dollars each. Bugatti also saw the debut of a new watch - the Bugatti Super Sport timepiece presented by their watch making partner Parmigiani.

Bugatti and Bugatti owners brought out their best to Monterey, especially at the Laguna Seca raceway for the Concorso Italiano. Beautifully restored Bugattis (and a few in original condition) were brought out to be seen and driven. You can see the famous luxury auto maker through different eras, and observe the loving care their owners bestow upon them. I've put together a pictorial showing some of the coolest Bugatti's seen in Monterey at the Quail Lodge event, at Laguna Seca, and at the Pebble Beach Concours de Elegance. Check out the rest of them below in the image galley. Fantastic to see so many rare and beautiful Bugatti cars together - chances like this are extremely rare.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: 101 Years of Bugatti Monterey 2010