Concorso Italiano is always one of the most anticipated events of the Monterey weekend. Not necessarily because of the cars – Ferraris and Lamborghinis are more commonplace than Toyota Camry’s on the Monterey peninsula during this particular week – but more because of the atmosphere. Those attending Concorso just seem to be having more fun than anyone else. The show is almost more like a local car gathering where anyone and everyone is invited, and one can catch up with old friends or make new ones.

Lamborghini always has a strong presence at the show, and this year Concorso celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Countach. Several examples representing the different models were present, including the very first Countach ever produced. Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni was on hand to share stories about the creation and development of the car. Also making its first appearance at Concorso was the Superleggera, of which there were several examples. Other notable Lamborghinis included a 1-of-3 Miura Roadster and a Murcielago R-GT racecar.

No celebration of Italian cars would be complete without Ferrari, and this year marked the 60th anniversary of the company. In particular, the 250 GT Cabriolet and California Spyder were highlighted as part of their 50th anniversary. For the first time in several years, a Ferrari also took the Best of Show award – a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS owned by Tazio Denicola of Saratoga, FL.

The rest of the show winners can be found here:

Best of Show: 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS owned by Tazio Denicola
Coppa Milano-Sanremo Award: 1954 Fiat 8V owned by Larry Vivian
Automobile Magazine Award: 1955 Lancia Aurelia Spider owned by Steve and Jeanne Katzman
Modified Luxury and Exotics Award: 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo owned by Scooter Bingham
Hemmings Motor News Award: Lamborghini Miura SV
European Car Magazine Award: 1972 Ferrari Dino GTS owned by Donald C. Wallace
Best Alfa Romeo: 1959 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale owned by Sam Hernandez
Best De Tomaso: 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta owned by Erik Goplen
Best Ferrari: 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS owned by Tazio Denicola
Best Fiat: 1981 Fiat Spider owned by Frank DeSimone
Best Iso: 1967 Bizzarrini Strada owned by Gert Eckstein
Best Lamborghini: 1965 Lamborghini 350 GT owned by Steve Lindsay
Best Lancia: 1924 Lancia Lambda owned by Steve and Lynn Peterson
Best Maserati: 1961 Maserati 3500 GT owned by Harry Garschagen
Best Motorcycle: 1952 Rumi Gobetto owned by John Goldman

For more information on Concorso Italiano, visit www.concorso.com .