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Excerpt: Back in April, we put out an alert for the upcoming Concorso Ferrari in Pasadena, CA. Hopefully you were able to make it out to this year as 152 Ferraris spanning the last five decades showed up to grace spectators and fellow collectors alike. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend (yes, I’m quite heartbroken as this is one of my favorite events on the Southern California calendar), but luckily Autoweek’s Mark Vaughn made it out with his video camera at the ready. Best in show went to Peter McCoy’s 1958 PF Cab Series I after two years of restoration. Put on by…

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Excerpt: Each year the Concourso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este brings out 50 of the world’s best concours contenders. This year was of course no different. Sponsored by the BMW Group and also celebrating Alfa Romeo’s 100 anniversary, the TZ3 Corsa and 328 Kamm were two of this year’s most profiled entrants. Though we’ve seen many of the manufacturer photos released during the event, Carscoop was there in person and caught a bit on video. Be sure to take a look and see why the Concourso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is not only cherished for the automobiles present but for its beautiful setting as well….

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1968 Lamborghini Miura Bertone Roadster

Bertone’s one-off ’68 Miura Roadster took ‘Mention of Honor’ at this weekend’s Concourso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. After being lost behind the scenes to private collectors in the 1990s, the roadster began a complete restoration to ‘original condition’ in 2006 for its 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance appearance. We’re thrilled to see this car still out in front of everyone instead of locked back behind closed doors.

Best in show was taken by a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS Teardrop Coupé.

[Source: BMW, Sports Car Digest]

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Excerpt: Ferrari 599 GTO Presentation, Italian Military Academy 250, 288 and now 599. Ferrari has resurrected the famed GTO moniker (Gran Turismo Omologato). Based on the 599XX racing platform, Maranello’s newest creation is their fastest road car ever. Yes, faster than an Enzo. As you can imagine, production will be limited and word is that all 599 vehicles have already been sold. The letters GTO have always been synonymous with cost and rarity, and though it may set you back nearly $460,000 (before markup), the limited run of 599 seems awfully abundant when compared to the 288 GTO’s run of…

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Excerpt: Delahaye USA Bugnotti Coupe Without argument, Delahaye is responsible for some of the world’s most beautiful automobiles. Despite being founded in 1894, it wasn’t until the mid-1930s when they branched out from building engines and trucks to build their first in-house car. 1935 brought the highly successful Coupé des Alpes and a foray into racing. After a number of successful models, the company struggled during the Nazi occupation of France and the high taxes on French luxury cars that remained after World War II. Delahaye was taken over by Hotchkiss in 1954, who shut down car production and…