Concorso Italiano
One of the Pebble Beach weekend's most stunning events, Concorso Italiano is packed full of Italian metal new and old, and we mean each of those in both senses. The exotics cover all manner of decades, and the field is populated with cars that are new to the event as well as those that have participated in years past. As we've done for previous Concorsos, rather than gather up the usual Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati models, we looked deeper for some of the show's less typical fare. In 2015, we came up with these eight stunners:
1958 Fiat Multipla
Parked among the low-slung, sexy metal at the Concorso, this taxi-colored Fiat Multipla couldn't have looked more out of place. That said, we're glad it was there—after all, if you've seen one Ferrari, you've seen them all, right?
1958 Fiat Multipla
The Multipla packs three rows of seating into a footprint that's roughly the same size as that of the current-generation, modern Fiat 500 hatchback. Efficient!
1964 Alfa Romeo TZ-1
This slightly scruffy example of a neat Alfa Romeo race car caught our eye because, well, it was scruffy. The TZ shared componentry with the more common Giulia, but it was otherwise totally purpose-built for the business of racing.
1964 Alfa Romeo TZ-1
Looking almost like a miniature Ferrari 250GTO, the TZ is tiny, and its three-window backlight is unique. But it had a light curb weight and a zippy twin-cam engine.
1965 Ferrari 275GTB
Okay, we know we said we would ignore the same ol’ Ferraris, but this 275GTB was too gorgeous to pass up. We spotted it sitting alone and parked away from, well, anything else in the middle of a clearing, and it struck us with its classic lines and endlessly deep paint. With a 3.3-liter Colombo V-12 and those looks, we'd sit next to it any day.
1965 Ferrari 275GTB
1966 Iso Grifo
A pseudo American hiding in the midst of a slice of Italy! This '66 Iso Grifo, if it's running its original engine, has Corvette power. But those looks, and that paint!
1975 Ferrari 308GT4 Dino
When you think Ferrari, you probably also think Pininfarina, the Italian style house responsible for the aesthetics of most Ferraris. In the mid-1970s, however, Bertone was given the task of designing the 308GT4, and Ferrari thus entered the ranks of the wedge-ish. We think that the early 308s were quite handsome, even if their 2+2 seating feels a bit forced. (This is a small mid-engined car, after all.) This Dino model's black paint adds a bit of elegance and subdues the design's harder edges.
1975 Ferrari 308GT4 Dino
Not only is the 308 a neat piece for its series of Ferrari "firsts" (first Bertone design, first V-8 in a road car, among others), it's also fairly affordable today. Hagerty places the average market value for the breed at just under $50,000.
1978 DeTomaso Pantera
DeTomaso Panteras came in all manner of costume over the years, but the early, body kit–free models are our favorites.
1978 DeTomaso Pantera
With healthy Ford power, and drop-dead Italian bodywork, the Pantera combines the best of two automotive cultures.
1979 Fiat X1/9
A brownish-tan Fiat X1/9 . . . at Concorso Italiano? Hey, this plum example is both Italian and exceptionally nice, so why not?
1979 Fiat X1/9
Okay, fine, we admit it: We included the X1/9 because it has one of the hands-down best badges known to man. Besides a five-speed manual, it has a four-cylinder mounted east-west in a cramped bay behind the seats and those oh-so-'70s safety bumpers.
1983 Lamborghini Jalpa
Stroll the lawns on which the Concorso takes place, and a few things are immediately apparent. First, there are way, way, way too many Ferraris. Second, everything—Fiat X1-9s included—seems to be tinted red by the sheer number of red-painted cars littering the place. And third, the Lamborghini area is almost red-free. Instead, there's an attention-grabbing tapestry of yellow, orange, green, blue, and white Lambos doing what Lambos do best: Get noticed. Then there was this red '83 Jalpa, bucking the trend by joining a different trend. We dig.
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