On next Aug. 21st, for the happy few hanging out between San Francisco and Los Angeles, if also passionate of the most prized collector cars and motorcycles in the world the venue is unique: the "Concours d’Elegance" that will be held at the extremely chic eighteenth fairway of Pebble Beach.
Born as a restricted social event, the Pebble Beach Concours has grown into becoming one of the most important collector car shows in the world, joined by people coming from all over the globe. This year the Concours will toast its 61st anniversary and among 2011's 20 classes let's mention the "125 Years of Benz, Daimler, Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz" (class I-1), the "Pre-War Sports and Racing" (class K), the "Ferrari Grand Touring" and the "50th Anniversary of the Birth of the Ferrari 250 GTO" (M-1 and M-2) and the "Italian Motorcycles" (X).
ITALIANS - of course - DO IT BETTER: in 2010 edition, among the different classes, Italians won with these masterpieces:
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| 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupé |
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| 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta |
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| 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic Ghia Coupé |
Beside the "Concours d’Elegance", Pebble Beach will also propose its "Tour d'Elegance" presented by Rolex and the "Pebble Beach RetroAuto" opening on Friday, August 19. While the "Pebble Beach Auction", will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st.
