Concorso Italiano 2002
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"Italian Racing Cars & Racing Stars"
Special features included a presentation of Italian Race Cars, a presentation of Italian Race Stars, and a Concours Award for vintage Ferrari.
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The Concorso Italiano 2002, the Italian invasion of Carmel was brought to a heightened pre-auction furry with the attention focused on the Phil Hill Ferrari . Rows of Ferraris stretched more than half a mile ...a sea of red interspersed with the occasional yellow, blue, silver, and black. Aligned 512TRs, 550 Barchettas, and 360 Modena Spyders were highlighted by a threesome of rare F40s and an F50.
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Concorso Italiano: A Celebration of Italian Style. For the 17th time, the Concorso Italiano featured the best of Italian automotive heritage and history. This year, the special features included a presentation of Italian Race Cars, a presentation of Italian Race Stars, and a Concours Award for vintage Ferrari.
The premier feature at this year's Concorso was an impressive array of Italian race cars, including the Ferrari of Washington 360 GT and a Ferrari 355 Challenge race car.
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Flanked by vendors selling everything from model cars to Italian leather goods, the crowds reported close to five-thousand lined up to check out the merchandise and high-powered beauties.
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Over a half-mile of Ferraris were on display at the 17th annual Concorso Italiano 2002, held yearly at the Quail Lodge Resort in Carmel Valley. This year's features included a presentation of Italian Race Cars, a presentation of Italian Race Stars, and a Concours Award for vintage Ferrari. The popular Friday event coinsides with the weekend's Monterey Historic Races and Pebble Beach Concours.
This year's incredible event attracted hundreds of Ferraris filling an entire fairway. Many were driven directly to the Concorso Italiano. An awe-inspiring sight, as always, this year carried many more of the recent models such as 550s and 360 Modenas. These newer cars, which offer outstanding performance, are now reaching the cumulative production numbers adding to the ownership represented at the event. The classic 50's and 60's cars pre-Fiat cars were also well represented, and many people were displaying their cars from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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The rows of Ferraris stretched more than half a mile - a sea of red interspersed with the occasional yellow, blue, black, and even orange. Seeing multiple copies of 512TRs, 550 Barchettas, and 360 Modena Spyders is overwhelming�a highlight was a threesome of rare F40s and an F50.
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Phil Hill, once again, drives his original world championship winning 1961 Ferrari 196 SP Dino. Not seen in 38 years, Charles Wegner's totally originally 1961 Ferrari 196 SP Dino, #0790 was one of the stars of the 2002 Concorso Italiano in Carmel, California.
Please visit: Phil Hill drives first rear engine racing Ferrari - 1961 Ferrari 196 SP Dino
More Photos to Come!!!
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